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Police plan to introduce the “Pattaya Model”, a new set of crime prevention measures, in other provinces popular with tourists after success in finding a number of criminal suspects in this beach resort city.The results of the crime prevention model has encouraged the Tourist Police ...

The 34th Asean Summit culminated last week with the ratification of two green initiatives that should bode well for the future of the planet.The Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris and the Asean Framework of Action on Marine Debris aim to strengthen regional cooperation to ...

While 42 seafood processing companies have joined a campaign to ensure fair wages, a lack of rights to access basic education for 200,000 children living with migrant workers, including the fishery sector, is still a big problem, according to Plan International Thailand.Keep reading ...

Over 3 million state welfare smartcards have been distributed to recipients, mainly the disabled, the elderly and bedridden patients, who registered in the added round for the state-sponsored subsidy and welfare scheme for low-income earners.Keep reading ...

Capital market regulators and the Investment Analysts Association (IAA) are working together to produce securities research to enhance investment information, aiming to cover about 100 fundamental securities for small and mid-sized listed companies within three years.Keep reading ...

The new daily train service between Bangkok and Ban Klong Luk border station in Sa Kaeo province will start running on July 1, the State Railway of Thailand announced.There will be four trips a day, two in each direction, acting SRT governor Worawut Mala said ...

The annual survey of vegetables and fruits by the Thailand Pesticide Alert Network (ThaiPAN) found high toxic contamination on 41% of sampled vegetables and fruits, and the problem was bigger at retail stores than wet markets.Keep reading ...

Thailand’s tourism growth is on track, with the number of international arrivals set to reach 9 million in the second quarter of 2019 despite several negative factors, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand.Keep reading ...

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation has warned universities nationwide to strictly regulate their annual initiation rites for freshmen or so-called rab nong ceremonies and ban all activities which can cause harm to students.Keep reading ...

The government is planning new “special economic zones” aimed at better supporting Thailand’s defence technology industry.The plan, backed by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon who on Wednesday chaired the Defence Council meeting, will be carried out under the 2019 Defence Technology Act.Keep reading ...