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Hundreds wed as same-sex marriage law takes effect

Same-sex couples across Thailand got married at district offices and shopping malls as the long-awaited Marriage Equality Act officially took effect on Thursday.

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Most of Thailand still faces red levels of smog

Ultrafine dust levels were in the red (hazardous-to-health) in 44 out of Thailand

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Koreans caught running gambling websites

Two South Koreans have been arrested by police for allegedly operating online gambling websites from a house in Udon Thani province.

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Road-rage driver in court for killing motorcyclist

Police took a road-rage motorist accused of intentionally crashing into and killing a motorcycle delivery rider to Bangkok South Criminal Court on Wednesday.

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Dust levels 'red' in most of Thailand

Ultrafine dust levels were in the red (hazardous-to-health) in 46 out of the 77 provinces and in Greater Bangkok on Wednesday morning, with only 10 provinces reporting moderate to good air quality.

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Schools close as air quality falls

Several schools across the capital have been forced to close as PM2.5 pollution across the city continued to increase to unhealthy levels.

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Road-rage driver kills Bangkok delivery rider

A delivery rider was killed when a car driver rammed his bike in a road rage incident on Sukhumvit Road in Watthana district of Bangkok on Tuesday afternoon. The driver was arrested and faces a murder charge.

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Police arrest 13 for selling coke in Nana

Thirteen people were arrested in Bangkok over the weekend for selling illegal drugs to tourists along Sukhumvit Road.

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Unsafe air covers Thailand again

Unsafe levels of ultrafine dust were reported in 70 of the 77 provinces on Tuesday, with the worst air pollution detected in Greater Bangkok.

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Major crackdown planned on drugs, call scams, human trafficking

The government is putting together a six-month campaign tackling drug problems, call centre gangs and human trafficking, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.

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Thaksin asks Naomi Campbell to help turn Thais into supermodels

Supermodel Naomi Campbell will visit Thailand next month to offer advice to Thaksin Shinawatra on his idea to groom Thais to be models, the former Thai prime minister has said.

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Foreigners die after music festival in Phuket

Two foreign visitors died after attending a world-renowned electric dance music festival in Phuket on Saturday night.

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Elephant tramples on fair visitors in NE Thailand

An elephant trampled on five people at a fair when fireworks were lit during the opening ceremony in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu on Saturday night, but no-one was seriously hurt.

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Three Koreans sentenced for murder near Pattaya

A court in South Korea has handed down jail terms to three men charged for brutally murdering their compatriot near Pattaya last year.

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Phuket faces growing garbage crisis

Plastic bottles and empty beer cans roll on the sea floor in the waters around Phuket, while more garbage piles up on the island itself.

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Japanese scam gang boss arrested at Bangkok airport

One more Japanese man who is believed to be a former member of the yakuza has been arrested in connection with a busted call centre gang in Thailand, the Immigration Bureau said on Wednesday.

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Indian nationals regularly attacked by motorcyclists in Pattaya

Several Pattaya locals have accused some motorcyclists and pillion riders of slapping Indian visitors’ heads as they ride past them.

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Alleged mastermind of Lim Kimya's murder identified

Police are looking for a 43-year-old Cambodian visitor who allegedly directed the murder of a Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok last week.

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Illegal foreign hairdressers arrested in Bangkok

Four South Koreans and one Myanmar national have been arrested at a hair salon in Bangkok for working in an occupation reserved for Thai nationals.

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Phuket jet ski collision kills Chinese tourist

One Chinese tourist was killed and another is in hospital after their rented jet skis collided off Phuket on Tuesday.

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Cold spell ‘to last until mid-February’

Cold weather in Thailand will last until mid-February as a result of the La Nina phenomenon, and this summer will not be as hot as previous years, experts say.

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Turkish man tied up and robbed in Pattaya

A Turkish man was tied up and robbed in a condominium room in Pattaya early on Tuesday morning.

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Extra prison time for policeman who killed campus dog

The Court of Appeal has increased the severity of the prison sentence given to a police officer who bludgeoned to death the dog that was the unofficial mascot of Chiang Mai University.

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33 Chinese tourists saved from sinking boat off Phuket

Thirty-three Chinese tourists were safely rescued from a sinking catamaran off Phuket on Monday afternoon.

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Huge waves, floods batter Surat Thani, Koh Phangan

Strong waves and flooding due to higher sea levels wreaked havoc in coastal communities in seven districts of Surat Thani, including Koh Phangan, on Sunday.

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