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Thailand to review stiff fines in new booze law
Read more: Thailand to review stiff fines in new booze lawA Thai government committee overseeing alcohol policy will meet on Thursday to review new rules that impose harsh fines for drinking during times when sales are prohibited, government spokesman Siripong Angkasakulkiat said on Tuesday.
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Thailand severs defence contacts with Cambodia over landmine blast
Read more: Thailand severs defence contacts with Cambodia over landmine blastThailand has closed all defence channels used to contact Cambodia in the wake of the latest border landmine explosion, which injured four soldiers, Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit said on Tuesday.
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Thailand taking legal action against Cambodia for damage caused by attacks
Read more: Thailand taking legal action against Cambodia for damage caused by attacksActing Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has ordered officials to press criminal and civil lawsuits locally and internationally against Cambodia for the damage caused by its attacks on Thailand.
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Red Cross reps visit captured Cambodian soldiers
Read more: Red Cross reps visit captured Cambodian soldiersInternational Red Cross representatives on Tuesday visited 18 captured Cambodian soldiers and witnessed the good care being given them by the Thai army, according to the Royal Thai Army.
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Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul reclaims No. 1 world ranking
Read more: Thailand’s Jeeno Thitikul reclaims No. 1 world rankingThailand’s Jeeno Thitikul has reached No. 1 in the Rolex Women’s World Golf Rankings for the second time in her career.
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Thailand hopes key meeting will ease border tensions with Cambodia
Read more: Thailand hopes key meeting will ease border tensions with CambodiaThailand expects border tensions with Cambodia to improve after the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting planned for later this week.
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Cambodia urged to honour its dead and collect their bodies
Read more: Cambodia urged to honour its dead and collect their bodiesDeputy Defence Minister Nattapon Narkphanit has called on the Cambodian government to honour its soldiers who fell in the border clashes with Thailand by retrieving their bodies without delay.
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Scholarships offered to families of fallen Thai soldiers
Read more: Scholarships offered to families of fallen Thai soldiersThai universities and schools have offered full scholarships to the families of Thai soldiers who died or were wounded during the five days of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.