
PM insists high-speed rail contract must be fulfilled
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insists the high-speed rail linking three major airports must adhere to its original contract, urging negotiators to settle disputes or take legal action.
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insists the high-speed rail linking three major airports must adhere to its original contract, urging negotiators to settle disputes or take legal action.

Effective disaster management must prioritise systematic risk assessment and monitoring rather than merely reacting to emergencies, an academic at Prince of Songkhla University said.

The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) is studying plans for the nation's first 300-megawatt nuclear plant by 2037, budgeted at 60 billion to 70 billion baht.

Phuket authorities have mobilised emergency teams to assist residents and clear roads after flash floods and mudslides hit Patong early Monday morning, with continued heavy rain raising concerns about further flooding.

Fish vendors at a municipal market in Muang district of Prachin Buri are complaining that their daily sales have slumped as consumers worry that fish are being raised or caught in water contaminated with industrial waste.

Heavy rain triggered flash flooding and mudslides in Phuket overnight, blocking roads and prompting emergency crews to clear debris and assist affected residents.


CPRAM, a subsidiary of the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), has explained that its registration for the protection of four holy basil strains is related to the use of their leaves in its ready-made food division and that it has no intention of comm

Eight people were injured after an express passenger boat on the Chao Phraya River struck a pier at Taksin Bridge on the Phra Nakhon side of Bangkok at about 1.50pm today.

A 67-year-old woman drove her car through the glass frontage of a shopping mall in Bangkok’s On Nut area on Wednesday, injuring six people, including a six-year-old girl.

The Thai Army has proposed sending Thai cadets to study at China’s Academy of Armoured Forces as part of efforts to strengthen military cooperation between the two countries.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has lifted the public disaster designation in six more districts following an improvement in flood conditions, leaving only Nhong Chok and Lat Krabang still classified as public disaster zones.