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People’s Party push for reform
Read more: People’s Party push for reformAfter losing ground on Section 112, also known as the lese majeste law, the opposition People’s Party (PP) is seeking to reinforce its reformist credentials by focusing on charter change, while critics raise their eyebrows at Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s ‘comeback’ speech as they wait for her replacement to be unveiled.
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Thai trademark watchdog sharpens its teeth
Read more: Thai trademark watchdog sharpens its teethThe Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has intensified its efforts to protect Thai brands from being opportunistically registered by foreign entities through its Trademark Monitor initiative.
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Celebrate the first birthday of MooDeng – Thailand’s pygmy hippo and global sensation
Read more: Celebrate the first birthday of MooDeng – Thailand’s pygmy hippo and global sensationKhao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri province, Thailand, is holding a four-day festival to celebrate its global internet star Moo Deng. The pygmy hippo marks her first birthday on July 10, 2025, leaving behind the animal infancy that boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics.
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158 blacktip reef sharks spotted in Maya Bay
Read more: 158 blacktip reef sharks spotted in Maya BayThai marine researchers have reported a remarkable sighting of 158 blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) off the coast of the southern province of Krabi.
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‘Hippo Birthday’: Thailand’s Moo Deng turns one year old
Read more: ‘Hippo Birthday’: Thailand’s Moo Deng turns one year oldCHON BURI — Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, leaving behind the animal infancy that boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics.
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Phuket sees 5.85 million visitors in first 5 months
Read more: Phuket sees 5.85 million visitors in first 5 monthsRussians, Chinese and Indians were Phuket’s largest groups of tourists in the first five months of this year, generating around 223 billion baht in revenue, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
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MPs take up amnesty proposals
Read more: MPs take up amnesty proposalsThe House of Representatives on Wednesday began intense deliberations on five bills to foster social harmony and grant amnesty for political offences, submitted by MPs and citizen groups.
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Thaksin talks up new ‘soft power’ push
Read more: Thaksin talks up new ‘soft power’ pushAfter being conspicuously quiet during two weeks of high political drama in Thailand, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the public eye on Wednesday with a splash — talking up his daughter’s favourite project.