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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Cabinet to extend social security cover to farm, street, domestic workers
The Labour Ministry will propose an expansion of social security coverage under Section 33 to include agricultural workers, street vendors and domestic workers.
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Visas of troublemaking visitors to be revoked
The Tourism Minister backs revoking the visas of foreigners who cause conflicts in Thailand, following recent disputes between Israelis and locals in Koh Samui and Phuket, while unrest in the far South should not affect the Malaysian market during next week's National Day holiday.
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