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Landmine casualties hit 4-year high as states exit ban treaty
Read more: Landmine casualties hit 4-year high as states exit ban treatyGENEVA – Deaths and injuries from landmines and unexploded ordnance hit a four-year high in 2024, driven by conflicts in Syria and Myanmar as well as European countries moving to withdraw from the treaty banning their use, a new report showed on Monday.
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Fast times as 48,000 join Bangkok marathon fest
Read more: Fast times as 48,000 join Bangkok marathon festHer Majesty the Queen flagged off runners and later joined the half-marathon event at the 8th Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok, which drew more than 48,000 participants and saw top runners from Ethiopia and Kenya secure overall victories.
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Pact to enhance value of farm products
Read more: Pact to enhance value of farm productsThe Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has teamed up with the Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) to enhance the value of Thai agricultural products.
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BoI prepares chip strategy
Read more: BoI prepares chip strategyThe Board of Investment (BoI) is preparing to propose a new strategy enabling Thailand to evolve beyond producing advanced electronics.
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Border aid packages get govt nod
Read more: Border aid packages get govt nodFinance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira has endorsed a package of economic relief measures proposed by the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) to assist communities affected by the recent unrest along the Thai-Cambodian border.
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Preserved corpses at ‘HIV temple’ to be cremated
Read more: Preserved corpses at ‘HIV temple’ to be crematedAuthorities will cremate more than 20 preserved corpses found at Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu, long known for caring for people living with HIV/Aids, in Lop Buri on Saturday, following a public outcry over the temple’s long-standing display of Aids patients’ remains in its museum.
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Car-pawning scams broken up
Read more: Car-pawning scams broken upPolice have made seven arrests in two separate cases in which people desperate for money were persuaded to pawn their cars, after which the scammers sold them off in Thailand and abroad. The damages exceeded 100 million baht.
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Answers sought about missing takraw bonus money
Read more: Answers sought about missing takraw bonus moneyA former Thai national sepak takraw player has spoken out on behalf of five younger compatriots who were promised bonuses of 2 million baht each for winning gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games but received only 100,000 baht each.
