PM orders probe into copter shooting claim
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered an investigation into allegations that security personnel fired on civilians from a helicopter during recent unrest in the southernmost provinces, despite a firm denial from the Fourth Army Region commander.
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Foreigners given a say on tourism fee
The government is conducting an online public hearing for both Thais and foreigners on the proposed 450-baht tourism fee for foreign tourists and the fund's budget usage, insisting the procedures must be transparent and open to assessment.
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Palestine flag in Phuket shop angers Israelis
PHUKET – An argument between a mobile phone shop owner and two Israeli tourists over a “Free Palestine” flag has drawn attention after video of the exchange was posted on social media.
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Second death sentence for serial killer ‘Aem Cyanide’
The Criminal Court on Tuesday handed down a death sentence against Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, better known as “Aem Cyanide”, for fatally poisoning a creditor in Nakhon Pathom province in December 2020.
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100kg boar takes a stroll along the highway
A 100-kilogramme "wild boar" let out of its pen for a walk instead wandered off onto a nearby elevated highway, startling motorists and disrupting traffic on Monday. His owner took more than an hour to sweet-talk him into returning home.
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Remote surgery 'successful'
Thailand has performed its first remote robotic surgery for prostate cancer, with a surgical team in Bangkok operating on a patient about 250 kilometres away in Nakhon Ratchasima.
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