Tag: #Bangkok
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Thailand’s largest company CP Group signs rail deal
Bangkok, Oct 25 (AFP/APP): A consortium led by Thailand’s largest conglomerate CP Group on Thursday signed a $7.4 billion deal to build a high-speed railway connecting three airports, the spine of an infrastructure scheme set to transform the southern coast into a tech hub. A who’s who of the country’s business and political elite took…
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Thai badminton star cleared of doping
Badminton Champion Ratchanok Intanon test negative for doping and clear for Olympics
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First Thai cave rescue movie promises thrills at Busan premiere
Bangkok, Oct 2 (AFP/APP):From flooded passages lit by headlamps to urgent voices echoing off cramped walls, the director of “The Cave” — the first big-screen retelling of Thai rescue operation — promises to capture the peril of the mission when it premieres at Busan International Film Festival. “No one is going to say, ‘Oh that…
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Thailand’s northeast inundated after tropical storm
Bangkok, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):Floods in northeastern Thailand have submerged homes, roads and bridges, leaving more than 23,000 people in evacuation shelters as anger grows over the government’s “slow” emergency response. Torrential rain has lashed the country for the last two weeks, causing flash floods and mudslides in almost half its provinces, with families evacuated from…