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Japanese clothing giant Uniqlo today (January 15) pledged to improve working conditions at its Chinese suppliers and beef up monitoring following claims that the firms were putting employees at risk.

The National Anti-Corruption Corruption Commission (NACC) has officially notified well-known Channel 3̕s TV host Sorayuth Suthassanachinda, and two other persons to turn themselves in to the public prosecutors on January 30 to face charges of cheating the state-owned MCOT Plc of over B138 million in advertising revenue in 2005 and 2006.

Until Flight QZ8501 went down everything had gone right during a spectacular 13-year run of success for AirAsia, which unlocked a booming market of budget travellers in the region.

It can be done if the lease is written properly under the Thai law.

With its Training Centre officially opening this year, Siam Guardian Services (SGS) will launch its accredited safety courses publicly on January 29 with a free seminar on safety.

PHUKET: Sheer frustration at the stubborn wrong-headedness of people who ignore red flag warnings at beaches exploded on Monday (January 12) when a beach lifeguard at Naiharn shouted at and then kicked a Russian tourist.

The Consular Section of the Australian Embassy in Bangkok will conduct a Consular outreach visit to Phuket on Wednesday 21 January 2015.

Charlie Hebdo made a defiant return on Wednesday with a new issue that sold out across France in record time, as Al-Qaeda posted a video claiming last weeks deadly attack on its cartoonists.

BANGKOK: The Immigration Department has opened for applications by foreigners for permanent residence in Thailand, ThaiVisa reports. The application period runs until January 30, a month later than usual.