You have just arrived in Thailand and need money for a street-food stall, local bus or small shop. The ATM gives you a crisp 1,000 baht note, and the vendor looks at it as if you have handed over a government bond. Thailand issues banknotes in denominations of 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 baht. …
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More than 200 community representatives from eastern Thailand, joined by Greenpeace activists, protested outside Gastech 2026 in Bangkok yesterday, September 14, warning that new gas investment could lock Thailand into fossil fuel dependence for decades. Campaigners from Greenpeace Thailand and communities in Chachoengsao, Prachin Buri and Rayong gathered outside BITEC Bangna as Prime Minister Anutin …
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Police say the 32 year old fled a six-year sentence in China and hid in Bangkok. She was caught near Suvarnabhumi Airport after flying back from Kuala Lumpur.
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Thailand’s Election Commission (ECT) decided to pursue legal action against 77 people over alleged collusion and manipulation during the 2024 Senate election, while dismissing complaints against 222 party executives, MPs and political office holders who were previously accused. The Thai Senate collusion case emerged after the 2024 Senate election, when complaints alleged that groups of …
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Police say the Bangkok guard filmed punching a single-mother rider and pulling a gun had no licence. His security firm has been given a formal warning.
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