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The National Anti-Corruption Commission on Friday filed a lawsuit against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, two newspapers, and three other defendants over alleged corruption in the Thailand 2020 roadshow project.

Thailand’s first legal casino should be located in a remote area, to help boost the local economy while reducing the income gap with more developed parts of the country, an MP sitting on the newly formed House panel dealing with the matter suggested on Friday.

From next month, haemodialysis will be free for patients with kidney failure under the universal healthcare system, Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.

The Finance Ministry predicts a 4-per-cent growth in Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year, fuelled by higher domestic spending and 7 million foreign tourists.

The city administration will install AI traffic cameras at intersections and zebra crossings throughout Bangkok in an effort to improve road safety, Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Friday.

Surveys by political parties contesting Sunday’s by-election in Bangkok indicate a close-run race, with young-generation voters favouring one candidate and older voters leaning toward others.

Eminent virologist Professor Yong Poovorawan on Friday affirmed that a booster dose of mRNA vaccine is 22 times better for protecting against the Omicron strain than an inactivated Covid-19 vaccine.

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Thailand are through to the quarter-finals of the AFC Women's Asian Cup despite losing 2-1 to Australia in their final group-stage match in India.

The death caused an internet uproar and widespread condemnation of the officer.

Surat Thani Immigration Police have arrested a Myanmar man for allegedly smuggling six of his compatriots into Thailand last year.

An important bill to amend the traffic law to improve public safety may be enacted in time for enforcement in July, a member of the House committee on transportation said on Thursday.