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Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China

STORY: Thailand launches first experimental tokamak device in collaboration with China DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tokamak device 2. various of Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand in the opening ceremony 3. various of tokamak device 4. various of Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT) 5. various of tokamak device 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): THAWATCHAI ONJUN, Executive director of the TINT 7. various of tokamak device 8. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG YUNTAO, Director of ASIPP 9. various of tokamak device STORYLINE: Thailand's first experimental tokamak device was officially launched on Tuesday in collaboration with China. The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in January and commenced trial runs in May. Thawatchai Onjun, executive director of the TINT, emphasized th

Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs

STORY: Thai Election Commission endorses 500 lower house MPs DATELINE: June 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thailand's Election Commission announcing election results 2. various of MPs receiving certificates 3. various of Pita Limjaroenrat and his coalition partners holding a press conference STORYLINE: Thailand's Election Commission (EC) on Monday officially announced results from last month's general election, paving the way for the parliament to convene and choose a new prime minister. The polling body has endorsed all 500 members in the House of Representatives, which includes 400 constituency seats and 100 party-list seats, EC secretary-general Sawaeng Boonmee told a news conference. According to the approved vote results from the May 14 election, a total of 18 political parties have won seats in the House of Representatives. The Move Forward Party secured the highest number of seats, with 151, followed by the Pheu Thai Party, which won 141 sea

Chinese investment helps boost Thailand's economy, says EEC panel head

STORY: Chinese investment helps boost Thailand's economy, says EEC panel head DATELINE: May 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of electric vehicles 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHULA SUKMANOP, Secretary general of Thailand's EEC policy committee 3. various of electric vehicles at the Thailand International Motor Expo and an electric vehicle factory in Thailand 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHULA SUKMANOP, Secretary general of Thailand's EEC policy committee 5. various of Thailand's East Economy Corridor STORYLINE: Chula Sukmanop, secretary general of Thailand's East Economy Corridor (EEC) policy committee, said that the increasing Chinese investment, highlighted by electric vehicle (EV) industries, has helped boost Thailand's economy and green development in recent years. Chula added that as the major vehicle production and export base in Southeast Asia, Thailand has attracted growing numbers of Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers over the years, echoing Thai go

Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party announces coalition to bid for gov't DATELINE: May 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference by the Move Forward Party and its coalition allies 2. various of Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat speaking at the press conference 3. various of party leaders at the press conference 4. various of Thailand's parliament (file) STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party on Thursday announced a multi-party coalition in a bid to form a government after emerging as the largest party of the lower house of the parliament in the country's general election. The coalition, comprised of eight parties, was led by the Move Forward Party and joined by Pheu Thai Party, with the second most seats in the lower house as well as several other smaller parties previously in the opposition, Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat told a press conference, saying that the coalition has a projected 313-seat out of the total 500-seat Hou

Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election

STORY: Thailand's Move Forward Party seeks coalition after oppositions win majority in general election DATELINE: May 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Election Commission 2. various of Ittiporn Boonpracong, chairman of the Election Commission 3. various of vote counting at a polling station after the election 4. various of Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party STORYLINE: Thailand's Move Forward Party is seeking to form a coalition government with other opposition parties as unofficial vote counting results showed the oppositions have won the majority of seats in the lower house of parliament. The Move Forward Party, with a strong base among young voters, emerged as the largest party in the House of Representatives with 151 seats, ahead of the other major opposition and pre-election favorite Pheu Thai Party which won 141 seats. As of 99.18 percent vote counting which is completed so far, Move Forward Party and the Pheu Thai Party each

Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election

STORY: Voters go to polls in Thailand's general election DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:17 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters at polling stations in Bangkok 2. Political leaders and candidates voting at polling stations in Bangkok STORYLINE: Thai voters went to the polling stations on Sunday in the Southeast Asian country's general election. The polls started at 8:00 a.m. (0100 GMT) and will continue until 5:00 p.m. local time (1000 GMT) on Sunday. More than 52 million Thai citizens are eligible to vote in the election. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is seeking reelection, turned up at a polling station in the capital Bangkok in the morning to cast his ballot. He called on Thai people to vote in the election to exercise their rights. In the run-up to the polling day, parties in Prayut's government were trailing behind in the opinion polls behind major opposition parties, including the Pheu Thai Party links to former PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the

Thai ballet dancer chases dream in SW China's Chongqing

STORY: Thai ballet dancer chases dream in SW China's Chongqing DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: CHONGQING, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Sakura practicing and performing ballet dance 2. SOUNDBITE (English): SAKURA, Thai ballet dancer STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): SAKURA, Thai ballet dancer "Hello, my name is Sakura, and I'm from Bangkok, Thailand. Now I'm a ballet dancer with Chongqing Ballet Theater. I started ballet when I was eight. And the more I dance, the more I kind of fall in love with it. And so I decided to become a professional ballet dancer and be serious on dancing. So at that time, my teacher recommended me the ballet company which is in Chongqing. And at that time, I also really liked China. I really liked Chongqing, because it's quite like a popular place for Thai people to come visit. So I was very interested, so I decided to come to the Chongqing Ballet Theater and audition here. And then I got in. So I was really happy to be working in Chongqing, whi

Surge in Chinese tourists during holidays revitalizes Thailand's tourism industry

STORY: Surge in Chinese tourists during holidays revitalizes Thailand's tourism industry DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Pattaya beach 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): SUCHART, Employee of Polly Speedboat 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CHANAPAN KAEWCHAIYAWUTH, Vice president of the Thai-Chinese Tourism Alliance Association 4. various of Chinese tourists STORYLINE: Thailand is seeing a surge in the number of Chinese tourists during the May Day holiday, the first long holiday after the Spring Festival holiday in January. The influx of Chinese tourists has provided a boost to Thailand's tourism industry, which has been eagerly awaiting the return of international visitors. SOUNDBITE 1 (Thai): SUCHART, Employee of Polly Speedboat "I feel like everything is improving, especially with the increasing number of (Chinese tourists) after the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also helped our economic situation. If Chinese tourists continue to come back, it woul

Thailand's northern provinces report unsafe levels of air pollution

STORY: Thailand's northern provinces report unsafe levels of air pollution DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of air pollution in Thailand's northern provinces of Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai STORYLINE: Air pollution continued to plague Thailand's northern provinces, with air quality in some regions reaching unhealthy levels, government reports showed on Monday. The Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported that air quality in most of the country's 17 northern provinces reached unsafe levels, with PM 2.5 soaring to 561 micrograms per cubic meter in some areas in Chiang Rai province, 11 times higher than the national safe limit of 50 micrograms. People in Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Nan and Chiang Mai provinces are advised to take extreme caution this week, PCD official Sakda Tridech said on Monday. The Thai government has attributed the intense air pollution to smoke from forest fires and agricultural burning. Satellite images from the Th

Thailand's consumer inflation hits 14-year high in June

STORY: Thailand's consumer inflation hits 14-year high in June DATELINE: July 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:44 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of port, containers 2. various of Thai Bank, Thai baht (file) 3. various of cutaways of a car factory 4. Thailand supermarket 5. cutaways of Thai railway station 6. cutaways of Thai subway STORYLINE: Thailand's consumer inflation rose to a 14-year high in June, with the central bank under mounting pressure to normalize its monetary policy, official data showed on Tuesday. The consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, increased 7.66 percent year on year in June, the highest level since July 2008, according to the Ministry of Commerce. On a monthly basis, the CPI edged up 0.9 percent from May, with the pace of growth moderating from May's 1.4-percent rise. For the first half of 2022, the CPI rose 5.61 percent from a year earlier, according to the ministry. The surge in prices, despite the government's imposing price caps on certain go

Thai gov't claims order restored in Bangkok, provinces

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai solders pull sniffer dogs at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, where antigovernment protesters had taken refuge following a crackdown by troops, on May 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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