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Paetongtarn is Thailand’s 31st prime minister

The House of Representatives on Friday elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the 31st prime minister of Thailand.

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Paetongtarn proposed as PM

The parties in the coalition government have selected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as nominee for the country’s next prime minister when the House of Representatives meets today.

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Five injured in Chao Phraya boat collision

Five people, including two foreigners, were injured when an empty boat hit their express boat on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Thursday.

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Chinese gang hunted for B70m robbery

Police are hunting for four Chinese nationals who broke into a luxury house in Pathum Thani and forced their Chinese victim to transfer $2 million (70 million baht) in digital money to them.

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Three die in family toilet

Police have warned of the danger of mixing sulphuric acid and caustic soda to clean a clogged pipe, after three people died in a small toilet at a family home in Chon Buri.

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Srettha dismissed as PM

The Constitutional Court has found Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin guilty of a gross violation of ethics for appointing ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister. The ruling resulted in Mr Srettha being dismissed after less than a year in office.

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Passenger injured taking video from train

A passenger leaning outside a door on a moving train and recording social media content was hit by a pole while travelling between stations in southern Thailand.

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Public urged not to give beggars cash

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will launch a campaign urging the public to stop giving money to beggars.

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Foreign ownership ‘could mean more illegal hotels’

Hotel operators are concerned about changes to foreign ownership rules for real estate because they believe it could lead to more illegal hotels in Thailand.

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Worker killed by falling lift at Suvarnabhumi

A lift mechanic was crushed to death when an elevator he was repairing crashed down on top of him at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday.

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Russian beggar arrested on Koh Phangan

A Russian man detained on the tourist island of Koh Phangan following residents

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Woman survives brand-new BMW crash

A driver survived unscathed when her brand-new BMW car veered off a curve and hit a power pole in Phimai district of Nakhon Ratchasima on Monday morning.

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Thai lawyers to sue over tilapia invasion

The Lawyers Council of Thailand is planning to file a lawsuit against private companies and state agencies which are responsible for the spread of blackchin tilapia, an invasive species from west Africa which is quickly taking over the country

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Drunk Icelandic man fights with Pattaya driver

A drunk Icelandic man has been injured after getting into a fight with his Bolt driver in North Pattaya on Saturday night.

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Two luxury Samui villas demolished

Koh Samui Municipality demolished two luxury villas that were being constructed without permission on a hillside on Koh Samui after the owners failed to conduct the demolition themselves as per the municipality

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Thai flag raised without Thai athlete in Paris

Viewers were left confused on Friday night when the Thai flag was raised during a medal ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics, even though no Thai athlete had won a medal.

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All Move Forward MPs move to new party

All 143 members of parliament from the court-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP) joined their new political home on Friday, with the main opposition

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Thailand wins Olympic weightlifting silver

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Authorities want Karon beach cleanup

Local authorities have called for an urgent beach cleanup at Phuket

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Student ‘stabbed and burned to death’

A university student was stabbed and burnt to death in a room in Nonthaburi on Wednesday, with the suspect captured by a security camera.

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Panipak wins second Olympic gold

Taekwondo athlete Panipak Wongpattanakit made history at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, becoming the first person from Thailand to win two gold medals.

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Court dissolves Move Forward Party

The Constitutional Court on Wednesday disbanded the Move Forward Party (MFP) and banned its executives for 10 years.

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Tourists rescued from flooded cave, guide drowns

A tour guide drowned when a flash flood swept into Nam Talu cave in Khao Sok National Park on Tuesday evening.

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Algerian beats Thai in women's Olympic boxing

Imane Khelif, the boxer at the centre of a gender dispute, beat Thailand

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River overflows, 600 houses flooded

About 600 houses were flooded when the Pa Sak River overflowed in the northern province of Phetchabun on Tuesday morning.

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