The House of Representatives overwhelming voted 414:2 today to kill the Senate’s version of the Clean Air Management Bill, which was allegedly watered down to favour of the business sector and to centralise the management mechanism.
Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow will visit Malaysia this Sunday to discuss the wave of unrest in Thailand’s southernmost provinces, as violence continued early this morning with a village headman’s assistant shot dead in Narathiwat province.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hosted the Thai women’s national volleyball team at Government House, following their historic victory at the 2026 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, which secured their long-sought qualification for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
A 14-year-old student who opened fire at a school in Kamphaeng Phet province yesterday used a 9mm Glock handgun stolen from his father and had been suspended after doctors diagnosed him with depression, investigators have said.
The lingering effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon are taking a heavy toll on northern farmers, as a prolonged dry spell is leaving rice crops in Lampang province’s Thoen district withering away.
Thailand’s data centre board will hold its first meeting tomorrow, under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas, to review laws and regulations governing data centres and plug some loopholes being exploited by some unscrupulous operators.
The Energy Ministry’s Department of Energy Business will file a complaint with police today against the operator of a data centre in Bangkok after finding that it had been storing more than 200,000 litres of diesel for emergency generators without a licence. Thitiphat Chotidechachainan, secretary to the energy minister, said the offence carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison, a fine of up to 200,000 baht, or both if the operator is found guilty. Thitiphat said she inspected the...
Thailand and Singapore have agreed to strengthen their strategic partnership in key areas, including green energy, defence and the digital economy.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Ministry of Energy have stepped in to reassure the public over the local impact of data centre operations in the capital, insisting that the situation remains fully under control while temporary bans on new construction permits and fuel storage licences are enforced.
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has raised its 2026 economic growth forecast for Thailand to 2.1–2.5%, up from the previous projection of 1.6–2.0%, citing stronger-than-expected expansion in exports and private investment.
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrived at Laem Chabang port this morning for its first port call in nine months, with about 5,000 US sailors and Marines set to spend their shore leave in Pattaya under restrictions, including a ban on visiting cannabis shops and taking part in certain high-risk water activities, including jet skiing and parasailing.
Thai food and grain exporters are being advised to monitor market trends in China closely and to explore new markets, as China is seeking to reduce its dependence on imports of food and grain, particularly rice and sugar, and to increase its exports, according to Nantapong Chiralerspong, director general of the Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO).
