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Gang-fighting campus to send new students elsewhere

Despite the threat posed by gang rivalries with other schools, first-year students can still enrol at the Uthenthawai campus of Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok (RMUTTO), the minister for higher education said on Tuesday.

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Education minister ridiculed for admiring N.Korea

Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob is still receiving negative comments more than three weeks after expressing his admiration for North Korea's education system.

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Chinese-made elephant pants face import ban

The Customs Department has been told to ban Chinese imports of elephant-patterned pants as the pattern's copyright has now been registered, the Commerce Ministry said on Monday.

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World Songkran Festival to last 21 days

The government will organise World Songkran Festival activities nationwide from April 1-21, according to a spokesman.

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Srettha orders faster services at Suvarnabhumi

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin made a surprise visit to Suvarnahabhumi airport on Monday, and told officials to speed up immigration and baggage claim for travellers.

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Two foreigners fall to their deaths

Two foreign men, a Swede and a Briton, fell to their deaths in Pattaya about half an hour away from each other early Sunday.

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Brit charged over sex with underage girls

A British man has been arrested in Bangkok on charges of buying sex from underage girls following the arrest of two women acting as procurers in Hua Hin last August.

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Govt may end alcohol sale ban

The government may soon end the afternoon ban on alcohol sales to boost tourism.

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Schoolboy detained for stabbing two students in Trang

A 14-year-old schoolboy was held for stabbing two fellow students during a brawl near their school in Yan Ta Khao district of Trang on Thursday evening. The victims sustained serious wounds.

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Thais among top social media users

Thailand is among global leaders in time spent on social media and number of users of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and e-commerce, according to a digital report.

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Dissident Russian rock band deported to Israel

Members of a Russian rock band opposed to the Ukraine war have left Thailand for Israel a week after authorities threatened to deport them to Moscow.

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Arrest warrants sought for extortion gang suspects

Police will pursue arrest warrants for at least two people over their alleged involvement in extortion attempts by a group led by political activist Srisuwan Janya.

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Russian band still in Bangkok prison

Members of a Russian-Belarusian rock band are still in a Bangkok prison following their arrest while performing in Phuket.

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Man 'accidentally' shoots another driver

A man was hit in the leg by a bullet while sitting in his car in a Bangkok car park on Monday night. Police arrested the driver of another vehicle who admitted his gun accidentally fired.

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Capital’s PM2.5 levels soar

Levels of PM2.5 pollution surpassed the safe threshold throughout Bangkok on Tuesday morning.

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Thailand falls 7 places in corruption survey

Thailand has fallen seven places, to 108th out of 180 countries, in the annual survey on corruption published by Transparency International.

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Swiss man 'strangled' Thai wife

A 53-year-old Swiss man admitted to police that he accidentally strangled his Thai wife during an argument, but police found a playing card lodged in her throat.

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Police give reasons for school stabbing

The teen student who stabbed and killed another boy at school on Monday claimed the victim had been demanding money and assaulting him over the past two weeks, police say.

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Russian rock band faces deportation from Thailand

Members of a Russian rock band critical of the war in Ukraine are facing possible deportation home from Thailand after they were arrested in Phuket for working without a permit, officials told Reuters on Monday.

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Student fatally stabbed during morning assembly

A secondary school student fatally stabbed another student in the neck and abdomen with a fruit knife during morning assembly, in Suan Luang district on Monday.

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Briton dies in stunt gone wrong

A 33-year-old British man died on Saturday after his parachute failed during a jump from the top of a 29-storey Pattaya condominium for his social media page.

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Teacher pierces 36 students' lips

A female teacher punished 36 students aged 7-8 years old by piercing their lips with the same safety pin after none of them had admitted to spitting out chewing gum on their classroom's floor.

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German arrested over theft at Phuket hotel

A German who stole 86,000 baht in cash from a counter at a hotel in Patong and smiled at a security camera before fleeing on Thursday has now been arrested.

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Man seriously hurt in Chiang Mai bear attack

A Swiss man working as a volunteer for a wildlife foundation in Chiang Mai’s Chiang Dao district was seriously injured by an Asiatic black bear while feeding it in its enclosure on Thursday afternoon.

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Uni students need English to graduate

University students must have their English language skills tested and meet Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) standards before they can graduate, said the government.

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