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OnlyFans model arrested for promoting gambling

A 23-year-old internet model has been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly persuading people to gamble online, police said on Thursday.

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Koh Phangan foreigners arrested for working illegally

Several foreigners were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly operating a daycare facility and a wakeboarding service centre on Koh Phangan.

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Hospital chief admits slapping and stripping teen

A lawyer has asked police to press charges against Maj Gen Dr Rienthong Nanna, the director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, who has admitted to slapping the face of a 14-year-old boy and ordering him to walk naked out of the hospital as punishment for smoking in a restroom.

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Tuk-tuk driver fined for overcharging tourists

The Department of Land Transport has suspended a tuk-tuk driver's licence and fined him 2,000 baht for overcharging Japanese tourists.

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Men in costumes at temple start trend

Temples and palaces in Bangkok have seen more Asian tourists dressing in Thai costumes, with a recent viral video clip showing male travellers dressed in female clothing.

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Scoot begins Singapore-Samui flights

Samui hopes for an increase in holidaymakers from Singapore now a second airline has begun regular flights to the island from the city state.

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Jailed activist weakened by hunger strike dies

Jailed activist Netiporn “Boong” Sanesangkhom, 28, was pronounced dead at Thammasat University Hospital late Tuesday morning, over three months after she had started a dry hunger strike.

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Govt wants to sell 10-year-old rice

Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai on Monday said that the government wants to sell the last stocks of decade-old rice.

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Calls to revive 'red cars' in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai tourism operators are urging the local government to help revive the transport service provided by the province's iconic rot daeng ("red cars") as more passengers have switched to other forms of transport.

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Alarm bells ring as Covid situation worsens

Experts are becoming concerned about the worsening Covid-19 situation over the past weeks, with health authorities issuing warnings on the spread of the new Omicron sub-variants.

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Complaint against 'son' of Lord Buddha

An eight-year-old boy is facing a legal complaint over claims that he is the reincarnated son of the Lord Buddha who possesses magical powers to "connect people's minds".

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Suspect in barrel murder arrested in South Korea

One of three suspects in the murder of a man stuffed in a concrete-filled barrel found in Chon Buri has been arrested in South Korea.

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New Zealander arrested after 6-year overstay in Pattaya

A 60-year-old New Zealand man was arrested on Friday in Pattaya for overstaying his visa by nearly six years, police said.

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Man survives four days trapped in Bangkok sewer

A man was rescued from a sewer in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Saturday, after reportedly being trapped for four days.

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Nana thief falls off bridge during chase

A wallet-snatcher was severely injured late Friday while attempting to evade capture by descending four metres from a pedestrian bridge just outside Sukhumvit Soi 2.

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BTS says staff quick to respond to station assault

The operator of Bangkok's Skytrain services has come out to defend its safety procedures, after it came under heavy criticism following an assault on a woman at Kheha station on Tuesday morning.

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Outrage after child pees in temple

Tourism and Sports Minister Sermsak Pongpanit has blamed a foreign couple for letting their child urinate in public inside the Grand Palace.

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Cannabis U-turn could bring protests, lawsuits

The government’s move to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic threatens to trigger street protests and lawsuits by owners of thousands of dispensaries that have sprung up across the country since decriminalisation two years ago.

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One dead in Rayong gas tank blast

One person has died after a massive pyrolysis gasoline (pygas) tank exploded and caught fire at Map Ta Phut Tank Terminal Co Ltd (MTT) in Rayong on Thursday morning.

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Truck hits clearance bar, causes traffic jam

Traffic was nearly paralysed after a truck hit a height clearance bar at Phaya Thai intersection in Ratchathewi district of Bangkok on Thursday morning.

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Masturbating train station thief was high on drugs

A 26-year-old man who later admitted to being high on drugs has been arrested for masturbating in public, assaulting a 30-year-old woman and stealing her bag at Kheha BTS skytrain station on Tuesday.

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PM: Cannabis to be relisted as a narcotic by year-end

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday said that cannabis would be relisted as a narcotic by the end of 2024.

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Building collapses during demolition

A building collapsed while workers were demolishing it alongside Charan Sanitwong Road in Bangkok on Wednesday morning.

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Visa waiver extended for Indians, Taiwanese

The cabinet has approved a plan to extend visa exemptions for tourists from India and Taiwan for six more months, as the country seeks to boost the number of foreign arrivals.

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US fugitive arrested in Bangkok

Police have arrested a 37-year-old American for extradition to the United States, where he faces trial on serious charges of violence and abduction.

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