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Man falls to his death at Bangkok train station

A pharmacist, 62, fell to his death at the Tha Phra electric train station on Charan Sanitwong Road in Bangkok Yai district late Sunday morning. Police said he and his wife had health problems.

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Netizens dislike pricey Phuket airfares

Social media saw many comments this week from local travellers complaining about the high price of airfares to Phuket.

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Bid to lift afternoon alcohol sales ban rejected

A government committee has rejected a proposal to scrap the long-standing ban on sales of alcoholic beverages between 2pm and 5pm, citing the risk to public health and safety.

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King ‘doesn’t require road closure for motorcades’

His Majesty the King stopped road closures for royal motorcades long ago and has advised police to let general vehicles share the roads with motorcades, according to the Ministry of Defence.

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PM2.5 levels soar

Levels of PM2.5 soared in most Bangkok districts on Wednesday, prompting the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to call on employers to allow their staff to work from home Thursday and Friday.

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No monitoring for Thaksin?

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra may not be subject to electronic monitoring after his release on parole this weekend, the Department of Probation says.

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Thailand and Australia to consider visa waivers

Thailand and Australia have agreed to consider the possibility of introducing a mutual visa exemption scheme for travel and business activity between the people of both nations.

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Chinese woman held for keeping lion in hotel room

Police have arrested a Chinese woman for illegally keeping a lion cub in a hotel room in Phuket.

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Motels under strict monitoring to ensure safe Valentine's Day

Screening of people visiting motels and night-time entertainment venues will be more stringent to ensure the safety of minors on Valentine's Day, according to the Royal Thai Police.

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Five-day holiday for Songkran festival

The cabinet has declared Friday April 12 a special government holiday, ensuring a five-day weekend for the Songkran festival.

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Govt to push artificial insemination to boost birth rate

CHIANG MAI: The Ministry of Public Health will soon announce measures to promote artificial insemination among people wanting to be parents.

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Rally against Thaksin's release, warning of bigger protests

A small group of protesters gathered outside the Justice Ministry on Monday opposing the expected release of Thaksin Shinawatra from prison without having spent a day behind bars.

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Royal motorcade activists to face charges

The people who honked their car horn and tried to cut in on a royal motorcade early this month will be charged later this week, the national police chief said on Monday.

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Brit falls into reservoir, search underway

Rescue workers were searching for a British man, 24, who reportedly fell from a kayak into the reservoir of Rajjaprabha Dam in Surat Thani on Sunday morning.

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Air Force to give up Don Mueang golf course

The air force has agreed to give up its Kantarat Golf Course located between runways of Don Mueang Airport and allow access to some of its other properties for the development of state projects, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.

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13 tourists injured in van crash, driver killed

A Thai driver was killed and all 13 young Danish passengers injured, three of them seriously, when their van veered off a hillside road and plunged into a ravine in Pai district of Mae Hong Son province on Thursday night.

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Warning given against blocking royal motorcades

Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset issued a warning against obstructing royal motorcades, saying such actions would be met with severe consequences in the future.

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School gunman surrenders

Police successfully persuaded a gunman to surrender after he released hostages, including his ex-wife, at a school in Maha Sarakham on Thursday.

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Man opens plane door during takeoff

A Canadian national was arrested in Chiang Mai after opening an emergency door on a Thai Airways International (THAI) flight bound for Bangkok, triggering the emergency evacuation slide.

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110m-year-old dinosaur fossils found

A new set of dinosaur fossils, estimated to be up to 110 million years old, has been found in Nam Phong district of Khon Kaen.

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Lop Buri wants fewer monkeys

The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation on Wednesday launched a plan with Lop Buri authorities to control the city’s monkey population.

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Ministry wants 'dust-free' hospital rooms

The Ministry of Public Health says it plans to provide "dust-free" hospital rooms for at-risk patients in 30 provinces following a rise in the number of people affected by PM2.5.

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Thaksin faces old charge of lese majeste

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra still faces a criminal charge of lese majeste from 2016, and the attorney-general will decide if he will be indicted, the OAG spokesman said on Tuesday.

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Gang-fighting campus to send new students elsewhere

Despite the threat posed by gang rivalries with other schools, first-year students can still enrol at the Uthenthawai campus of Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok (RMUTTO), the minister for higher education said on Tuesday.

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Education minister ridiculed for admiring N.Korea

Education Minister Permpoon Chidchob is still receiving negative comments more than three weeks after expressing his admiration for North Korea's education system.

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