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The majority of respondents want Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt to first tackle corruption in procurement, according to a poll survey conducted from August 29 to September 5 by Bangkok No Corruption Group.

A mother has asked a public hospital in Pathum Thani to take responsibility for the death of her baby, believing that the boy died when she was in labour during the "extraction" process.

Phayao province has been named an official member of Unesco Global Network of Learning Cities, along with Sukhothai and Hat Yai.

All Bangkok police stations were ordered on full alert to rescue motorists who might become stranded on flooded roads in the capital on Wednesday evening.

Overnight downpours triggered a run-off in the Muang district of Rayong province that hit and trapped a song-thaew truck on a road, leading to a tense but successful mission in rescuing 15 students.

The Cabinet has approved a Natural Resources and Environment Ministry proposal to name the helmeted hornbill as Thailand’s 20th reserved wildlife species on Tuesday.

Pack your bags and get ready for an adventure: Phu Kradueng National Park in Loei will allow tourists to visit and stay overnight from October 1 this year to May 31 next year.

A Cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved a move to fully utilise the land owned by the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA), said government spokeswoman Traisulee Taisaranakul on Tuesday.

People across Thailand have been warned of possible flash floods and runoffs due to heavy rains on Wednesday.

A cabinet meeting on Tuesday approved in principle a draft of the Trial Procedures for Traffic Cases Act, with the aim to set up a specific justice division to process traffic cases instead of going through criminal trials, deputy government spokesperson Ratchada Thanadirek said on Tuesday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Department of European Affairs, in collaboration with King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to Thailand, organized the “EV Hackathon: Future EV Mobility Creative Contest for Sustainability #EV4Sustain” on August 27-28 2022 in celebration of the 160th anniversary of the establishment of Thai-German diplomatic relations.

Several areas in Bangkok have been hit by floods after heavy downpours since Tuesday evening and late into the night.

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a central budget of 1.57 billion baht to boost government agencies’ water management potential until next year.