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Health Ministry campaigns to encourage Thai couples to have children

 

File photo: Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew

 

The Ministry of Public Health has begun a program to increase the birth rate in Thailand, by encouraging Thai couples to have children, with possible financial incentives.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313543-health-ministry-campaigns-to-encourage-thai-couples-to-have-children/

 

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“Madam Pang” applies for presidency of Football Association of Thailand

 

Nualphan Lamsam

 

Nualphan Lamsam, known locally “Madam Pang” and manager of Thailand’s national football team, applied for the position of president of the Football Association of Thailand today.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313544-“madam-pang”-applies-for-presidency-of-football-association-of-thailand/

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Investigation ordered into video of Chinese man wearing Thai police uniform

 

 

An urgent investigation has been ordered into a viral video clip depicting a Chinese man wearing a Thai police uniform, accompanied by a Thai man in police training attire opening a car door for him, said police spokesman Archayon Kraithong on Wednesday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313485-policeman-in-hot-water-for-letting-chinese-tourist-wear-uniform/?do=findComment&comment=18534114

 

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People in Phu Kradueng district in favour of cable car project : district chief

 

Phu Kradueng

 

The district chief officer of Phu Kradueng district, in Thailand’s north-eastern province of Loei, has claimed that almost all the people there are in favour of the proposed cable car, to promote tourism in the province with an expectation that the project will generate up to 70 billion baht in annual revenue.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313518-cable-car-project-causes-concerns-of-potential-overcrowding-at-phu-kradueng/?do=findComment&comment=18534119

 

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Chalawan Thailandicus Fossils Declared National Treasure

 

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BANGKOK (NNT) - Rare fossils of an extinct giant reptile, Chalawan thailandicus, from the late Jurassic period, have been declared Thailand’s 44th national treasure by the Department of Mineral Resources. The announcement, published on the Royal Gazette’s website, highlights the fossils’ rarity and special value, found in Nong Bua Lamphu and Mukdahan provinces.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313551-chalawan-thailandicus-fossils-declared-national-treasure/

 

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Thai Rice Exports Surge as Indonesia Faces Reduced Harvest Due to Drought

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has reported a surge in Thailand’s rice exports as Indonesia’s rice industry was hit by El Ni?o-triggered droughts and a delayed monsoon season during the first 10 months of this year.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313552-thai-rice-exports-surge-as-indonesia-faces-reduced-harvest-due-to-drought/

 

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PM Affirms Ongoing Works to Free Thai Hostages

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has confirmed the government’s ongoing efforts to assist Thai hostages held in Gaza since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7. Dismissing rumors of abandonment, he stated that further hostage releases are contingent on the next ceasefire.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313553-pm-affirms-ongoing-works-to-free-thai-hostages/

 

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Thai students rank below average in global education survey

 

PHOTO: The Borgen Project

 

The reputation of the Thai education system is taking a hammering lately, with the latest findings showing 15 year old Thai students rank below average compared to their peers in other countries.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313554-thai-students-rank-below-average-in-global-education-survey/

 

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Boy saved from drowning in Phuket lagoon, another missing

 

PHOTO: 77kaoded

 

A Burmese boy has been rescued after nearly drowning in a Phuket lagoon, while a Thai boy is still missing. The Phuket Express reports that local residents managed to pull one child from the lagoon, which is in the northern sub-district of Srisoontorn.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313555-boy-saved-from-drowning-in-phuket-lagoon-another-missing/

 

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Thailand’s former COVID spokesman dies

 

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Natapanu Nopakun, the deputy foreign ministry spokesman who presented press briefings in English for the government-run COVID-19 centre, died on Monday.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313556-thailand’s-former-covid-spokesman-dies/

 

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Thailand’s Songkran festival recognized as Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage

 

 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin expressed his delight as the Songkran Festival of Thailand was included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313557-thailand’s-songkran-festival-recognized-as-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage/

 

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Cooler weather in the north and northeast tomorrow

 

 

A new moderate cold front from China is now covering the northern and north-eastern regions of Thailand. This will cause temperatures to fall by 1-2 degree Celcius in the next 24 hours, according to the weather forecast by the Meteorological Department.

 

Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1313559-cooler-weather-in-the-north-and-northeast-tomorrow/

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