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Thailand Announces E-Visas For Indian Nationals From January. Check Details

December 11, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Royal Thai Embassy in New Delhi has officially announced the rollout of Thailand’s Electronic Visa (e-Visa) system in India, effective January 1, 2025. The system, aimed at streamlining the visa application process, will also include an offline payment option, offering added convenience to applicants. In its announcement, the Embassy highlighted that the…

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Thai Woman Endures 18 Years Of Pain; X-Ray Reveals Needle Lodged In Her Vagina

November 12, 2024 admin

A Thai woman has been experiencing nearly two decades of constant, stinging pain after a suture needle was left in her vagina post-childbirth, according to a report in SCMP. The 36-year-old woman from the Cho Airong district in the Narathiwat province has been suffering severe abdominal discomfort since then but unable to find any treatment….

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School Bus With 44 Students Catches Fire In Thailand, Multiple Feared Dead

October 1, 2024 admin

Bangkok, Thailand: A devastating fire tore through a Thai bus carrying 44 students and teachers on a school trip Tuesday, officials said, with up to 25 feared dead. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said there were fatalities and offered condolences to the victims’ families. Transport minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said the number of fatalities was not clear…

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Thai king signs same-sex marriage into law

September 24, 2024 admin

The King’s formal approval marks the culmination of years of campaigning and thwarted attempts to pass equal marriage laws. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Thai king has signed same-sex marriage into law, the official Royal Gazette announced on Tuesday (September 24, 2024), making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the biggest place…

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Rural Doctors for Thailand | The healthcare organisation winning Asia’s top honour

September 12, 2024 admin

Healthcare comes at a cost, but there are those who strive to increase access and reduce prohibitive expenses. Several countries have mooted the idea of universal health coverage as a component of public health and social welfare. Among those who have succeeded in their goals is Thailand. The collective of doctors which spearheaded the effort…

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Thai Politician Under Investigation After Slapping Woman Reporter For Asking Question

August 23, 2024 admin

The incident took place on Friday. Thailand’s parliament has said that it will investigate veteran politician and former army chief Prawit Wongsuwon after he was filmed slapping a journalist as she tried to ask him questions. According to the BBC, Mr Wongsuwon, the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader, struck a ThaiPBS reporter on the head…

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Thailand’s new PM Shinawatra keen to explore untapped potentials in ties with India

August 19, 2024 admin

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra attends a press conference at the Pheu Thai party headquarters. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Monday (August 19, 2024) thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his greetings and said she looked forward to working closely with him to build upon the existing ties…

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra becomes Thailand’s youngest Prime Minister

August 16, 2024 admin

On the campaign trail in rural Thailand last year, Paetongtarn Shinawatra reminded voters of her influential billionaire family’s legacy of populism in what was her electoral debut. The 37-year-old, who spent weeks at the hustings while visibly pregnant, delivered mixed results. Her Pheu Thai party came only in second in 2023’s election but cobbled together…

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Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin faces possible ouster in court case

August 12, 2024 admin

Thailand Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin could be thrown out of office this week when the country’s Constitutional Court rules on his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction. The case comes a week after the same court disbanded the kingdom’s main opposition political…

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Thailand court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but failed to take power

August 7, 2024 admin

Former leader of the Move Forward Party, Pita Limjaroenrat, center, leaves from the Constitutional Court that ordered the dissolution of the party in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 7, 2024 | Photo Credit: AP A court in Thailand on August 7 ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in last year’s…

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