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Thailand plans to submit bid for F1 race in 2028

World 15:30 26/05/2025

Thailand is planning a bid to host a Formula One street race in its capital Bangkok in 2028 and will seek cabinet approval for its proposal next week, a government official said on Monday.

COVID-19 still under control in Vietnam amid rising cases in Thailand

Vietnam News 16:18 14/05/2025

Amid surging COVID-19 cases in Thailand, Vietnam still keeps the virus at bay with 148 cases and no deaths logged across 27 provinces and cities since early this year, according to the Ministry of Health.

Thailand afraid of losing SE Asia’s leading position in tourist attraction to Vietnam

Travel 14:36 08/05/2025

Some tourism operators in Thailand have expressed concern over the rapid growth of Vietnam’s tourism industry, fearing it will lose its position as the top Southeast Asian destination to Vietnam in the next few years.

Thailand celebrates its New Year with water festival

World 10:21 14/04/2025

BANGKOK -- Revelers dressed in colorful shirts and goggles fired water guns at each other at the start of the Thai New Year on Sunday, a festival that is marked with water as a symbol of renewal, cleansing and a fresh start.

Thai consumer confidence hits 5-month low in March on tariff concerns

World 14:14 10/04/2025

BANGKOK - Thai consumer confidence dropped for a second straight month in March to hit its lowest level in five months due to higher living costs, sluggish economic growth and concern over U.S. trade tariffs, a survey showed on Thursday.

'Fear and anxiety': Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes

World 13:19 07/04/2025

Shaken hours earlier by a massive earthquake, Phatsakon Kaewkla's terror was magnified when he came home to find gaping cracks in the walls of his 22nd-floor Bangkok apartment.