The governing Pheu Thai Party is convinced it can persuade the second-largest coalition partner, Bhumjaithai, to drop its opposition to legalising casinos.

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Pheu Thai aims to woo casino critics

The governing Pheu Thai Party is convinced it can persuade the second-largest coalition partner, Bhumjaithai, to drop its opposition to legalising casinos.

The government has dismissed claims that it lacks funds to finance the organising of the sixth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Aimag), scheduled for November.

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Asian indoor games funding trouble denied

The government has dismissed claims that it lacks funds to finance the organising of the sixth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Aimag), scheduled for November.

Cheap farm produce and consumer goods from China are coming into the country via high-speed trains through Laos and flooding local markets in the Northeast of Thailand, placing local business owners in a challenging position, vendors say.

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Cheaper Chinese farm produce ‘coming in by train’

Cheap farm produce and consumer goods from China are coming into the country via high-speed trains through Laos and flooding local markets in the Northeast of Thailand, placing local business owners in a challenging position, vendors say.

Wissanu Krea-ngam, a political veteran expected to be appointed as the legal adviser to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, says the premier has several ways to defend himself in the ethics case brought against him in the Constitutional Court.

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PM recruits Wissanu amid ethics woes

Wissanu Krea-ngam, a political veteran expected to be appointed as the legal adviser to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, says the premier has several ways to defend himself in the ethics case brought against him in the Constitutional Court.

A joint air force-army drill was under way in Sukhothai province on Thursday to harmonise ground force and air support in a simulated war to deal with a border conflict.

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Forces drill for border skirmish

A joint air force-army drill was under way in Sukhothai province on Thursday to harmonise ground force and air support in a simulated war to deal with a border conflict.

Sidelined national police chief Torsak Sukvimol and his wife will acknowledge a charge of failing to report their two properties in London to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) at the beginning of next month.

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Torsak to meet graft-busters next month

Sidelined national police chief Torsak Sukvimol and his wife will acknowledge a charge of failing to report their two properties in London to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) at the beginning of next month.

The referendum law is being amended in six areas, with electronic votes now being permitted, and the first round of the referendum on rewriting the constitution is expected towards the end of the year, according to the panel studying the issue.

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Referendum law tweaked for charter rewrite

The referendum law is being amended in six areas, with electronic votes now being permitted, and the first round of the referendum on rewriting the constitution is expected towards the end of the year, according to the panel studying the issue.

Several Japanese companies are interested in investing more and expanding their production bases in Thailand, in areas including biofuel production, green packaging, artificial intelligence (AI) and electric vehicles, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Thursday.

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PM encouraged by Japanese business interest

Several Japanese companies are interested in investing more and expanding their production bases in Thailand, in areas including biofuel production, green packaging, artificial intelligence (AI) and electric vehicles, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said…

The Ministry of Public Health has warned people who claim to have healing powers that they can face charges with jail terms of up to eight years.

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Bogus ‘healers’ could face legal action

The Ministry of Public Health has warned people who claim to have healing powers that they can face charges with jail terms of up to eight years.

The government is to include primary fertility treatment in its 30-baht universal healthcare coverage programme to tackle Thailand's low birth rate, according to the public health minister.

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B30 fertility treatment to tackle low birth rate

The government is to include primary fertility treatment in its 30-baht universal healthcare coverage programme to tackle Thailand