Saritdet Marukatat

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Thailand's hottest places are in northern region

2 weeks ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

PUBLISHED : 28 Apr 2025 at 14:21 People flock to Lam Chae dam during a warm day in Khon Buri district in Nakhon Ratchasima province on March 27. (Photo: Prasit Tangprasert) Northern provinces have dominated the hottest locations this year as Thailand begins to transition from summer into the rainy season.
Klatham wins by-election, takes seat from Bhumjaithai

2 weeks ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

Small party 'sets its foot' in Nakhon Si Thammarat PUBLISHED : 28 Apr 2025 at 11:05 Listen to this article Play Pause Kongkiat Ketsobat of the Klatham Party kneels on the stage to thank supporters during last-minute campaigning in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Saturday, ahead of Sunday's by-election.
Rankings of Thai universities dip in latest Asian survey

3 weeks ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

PUBLISHED : 25 Apr 2025 at 16:05 Listen to this article Play Pause Silpakorn University Central Library has 170,000 books and publications in the arts, design and history. (Photo: Pattarawadee Saengmanee) Top universities in Thailand have seen their rankings drop in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) rankings, which also highlight that their leading peers in Singapore and Malaysia remain ahead.
Salvage work nears end at collapsed building: 'We will find everyone'

3 weeks ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

DNA samples needed to match missing persons PUBLISHED : 25 Apr 2025 at 13:17 Listen to this article Play Pause A family member of a worker trapped in the collapsed State Audit Office building watches the salvage work on March 30 with hopes of finding their loved one.
Thai Pavilion unfit for Osaka Expo theme?

4 weeks ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

Expo visitors call Thailand Pavilion a missed opportunity PUBLISHED : 18 Apr 2025 at 14:18 Visitors walk outside Thailand Pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo: Thailand Pavilion World Expo 2025 Facebook account) The Thai pavilion at the Osaka Exposition has faced criticism for being a costly project that failed to answer the theme set by the organisers and missed an opportunity to showcase the country's strengths to global visitors.
Cat lovers eager to adopt small feline found alive in collapsed highrise

1 month ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

PUBLISHED : 7 Apr 2025 at 15:48 Listen to this article Play Pause Vet Wipawadee Pathom-rapeepong poses with 'satong' on Monday, with activist Guntouch Pongpaiboonwet, alias Gun Jompalang, behind her. (Photo: Wipawadee Pet Clinic Facebook account) Cat lovers have flocked to a pet clinic's Facebook page, all hoping to adopt a small cat found alive by a sniffer dog amid the devastation of the collapsed State Audit Office building.
Myanmar pardons 4 Thai fishermen arrested in November

1 month ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

Paetongtarn welcomes the release, crew men to be expelled to Thailand PUBLISHED : 28 Mar 2025 at 10:39 Naval patrol vessels dock in Ranong after rescuing the crew from Thai trawlers that were fired upon by three Myanmar warships on Nov 30, 2024. (Photo: Royal Thai Navy) The Myanmar government has granted pardon to four Thai trawler crew members following repeated efforts by Thailand to secure their release after their arrest in November last year.
Thai Airways diverts London flight to Brussels after Heathrow shut

1 month ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

PUBLISHED : 21 Mar 2025 at 14:33 A general view of Heathrow Airport near London in 2016. (Photo: Reuters) Thai Airways International (THAI) decided to reroute a flight from London to Brussels on Friday due to a fire at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. Flight TG910, which departed Suvarnabhumi Airport at 12.44am, arrived at Brussels Airport in Belgium at 6.57am local time (12.57pm Thailand time), according to flight tracking websites flightradar24 and Flight Aware.
Sungai Kolok office resumes border passes after blasts

2 months ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

Malaysians in Kelantan urged not to cross border to Narathiwat for food PUBLISHED : 14 Mar 2025 at 13:17 District chief Supeeyan Taemohseng, wearing blue, inspects the damage at one of the buildings in the district compound of Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat province, on Thursday.
Court annuls 50-year-old regulation on student hairstyles

2 months ago | bangkokpost.com | Saritdet Marukatat

Enforcement was detrimental to students' well-being, court says PUBLISHED : 5 Mar 2025 at 18:06 Listen to this article Play Pause Students are no longer forced to wear their hair shaved short-back-and-sides. (Photo: Patipat Chanthong) The Supreme Administrative Court has revoked a controversial 50-year-old Education Ministry regulation that severely limited the way students could style their hair. The court's ruling, announced on Wednesday, is final.