The national household debt has increased by 3.6%, compared to the first quarter, to about 16.07 trillion baht in the second quarter of this year, representing 90.7% of GDP, according…
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The national household debt has increased by 3.6%, compared to the first quarter, to about 16.07 trillion baht in the second quarter of this year, representing 90.7% of GDP, according…
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Former Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha was yesterday granted an audience with Their Majesties the King and Queen, during which he took the oath as the newest member of the…
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Move Forward MP for Bangkok Rukchanok Srinork will ask the Criminal Court to postpone the reading of the verdict, scheduled for December 13, in a case in which she is…
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As it tries to find its way back on the radar screen of international diplomacy, Thailand needs to strike a fine balance in its relationship with the world’s two superpower…
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The National Soft Power Development Committee (NSPDC) has decided, in principle, to approve about Bt5.1 billion to promote 11 elements of Thailand’s soft power, from food and festivals to music,…
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Five core members of the now defunct People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC), a political pressure group which engineered the mass protests against the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in…
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The decision, by the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, to suspend e-ticketing for tourists visiting six national parks from today is being criticised as untimely and poorly planned….
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Seventeen of the 32 Thai nationals taken hostage by Hamas during their attack on Israel on October 7, and who were released this week, arrived in Bangkok this afternoon. They…
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Civic groups battling to eradicate HIV/Aids in Thailand are ready to “Let Communities Lead” – the theme of World Aids Day 2023 on December 1 – but say they need…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin posted an X message today, expressing his thanks to all parties concerned for their help in securing the release on Wednesday night of four more Thai…
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Former prime minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has been appointed a member of the Privy Council, according to the Royal Gazette. It said His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn has appointed Gen Prayut…
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A fire ripped through a building of a university in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Hua Hin district this afternoon, destroying computers and other property. The damage is estimated at about Bt3…
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Watanya Bunnag, better known locally as “Madam Dear”, officially declared her candidacy today for Democrat party leader. The election is scheduled for December 9, to replace Jurin Laksanawisit who resigned…
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One of the two MPs, who were expelled earlier this month from the Move Forward Party for alleged sexual harassment, has found a new political home. Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit, a former…
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Two more Thai nationals have been released by Hamas, raising the number of Thai hostages freed from captivity to 19. The two – Pattanayuth Tonsokree and Owas Suriyasri – have…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin declared the government’s determination today to address the chronic informal debt problem, which is affecting many people, by mobilising the police, local officials nationwide and the…
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The director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Pol Col Suriya Singhakamol, has been removed and appointed as the deputy permanent secretary of justice by the cabinet. No explanation…
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Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to improve transportation networks to boost bilateral border trade, according to Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. He made the statement after a meeting with his…
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Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara has left for Israel to accompany 17 Thai nationals, recently freed by Hamas, back to Thailand, according to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Tuesday. Parnpree…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has appointed Chatchai Bangchuad, deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council, to head the government’s team in peace talks with the main insurgent group in Thailand’s…
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Pol Sub-Lt Vichai Sureeyut, a former police officer who was affectionately called a “crazy man who loves planting trees” and was responsible for planting more than three million trees since…
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The Thai Ministry of Public Health has adopted four precautionary measures to cope with a respiratory illness which is now spreading among children in northern China. Several experts in infectious…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is scheduled to meet with his Malaysian counterpart, Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, at the Sadao immigration checkpoint in Songkhla province on Monday, to discuss bilateral border…
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While carbon credits are hailed in some quarters as a solution for the climate crisis, environmentalists warn they could send the planet spiralling into an even worse disaster. The carbon…
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The Thai Foreign Ministry has released the names of the second group of Thai nationals freed from captivity by Hamas. They are all male, namely Nattaporn Onkaew, Komkrit Chombua, Anucha…
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Tehran, Iran – Iran said Saturday it helped broker the surprise release of Thai nationals who had been held by Palestinian militants in war-ravaged Gaza since their shock attack on Israel…
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The Transport Ministry and the Northern Bangkok Monorail Company, operator of the Pink Line train service, have agreed to extend the free trial run until January 2nd, instead of December…
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The first 10 Thai hostages were released by Hamas yesterday and they are now being taken care of at the Shamir Medical Centre in Tel Aviv, the Thai Foreign Ministry…
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Twelve Thai nationals who were held hostage by Hamas have been freed, said Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Friday night. The Thai Foreign Ministry has confirmed the news, and Thai…
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Two Thai tourists were killed in Turkey when their tour bus slammed into a roadside sign on Thursday (local time), according to Thai Foreign Ministry spokesperson Kanchana Patarachoke today. The…
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Nearly two dozen Thai nationals believed held by Hamas in Gaza may be released on the sidelines of a hostage swap deal taking place between Israel and the terror group,…
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Operators of the Purple Line and Red Line suburban train services suffered a combined loss of Bt7.4 million per day between October 16 and November 14, after fares were capped at…
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Thailand is abuzz with excitement as the much-anticipated Loy Krathong celebrations kick off with the “Delightful Colours of the River, Loy Krathong Celebrations 2023” festival. Loy Krathong, often referred to…
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The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has impounded 29 plots of land, worth about Bt282 million, owned by Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun, on suspicion that the assets might have…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin appears to be in hot water over comments he made concerning requests for favors in the police reshuffle during a meeting of Pheu Thai MPs and…
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London, United Kingdom – The four megastar members of K-pop girl group Blackpink were given one of Britain’s most prestigious honours Wednesday by King Charles III, recognising their work as environmental advocates. The…
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A teacher was injured in an attack by a knife-wielding man who broke into a school in Khon San district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Chaiyaphum, while the children and…
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Aroon Boonchom, president of Islamic Committee of Bangkok, was elected as the new Chularajmontri (Muslim spiritual leader) of Thailand on Wednesday, replacing Aziz Phithakkumpol who died in October. Aroon will…
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The Consumer Council will propose that the cabinet cap train fares on the Pink Line at Bt20, instead of between Bt20 and Bt45, as will be proposed by the Ministry…
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Social Development and Human Security Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has ordered an urgent investigation into the presence of numerous Chinese beggars in Bangkok, to uncover whether international human trafficking is involved….
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Excessive amounts of PM2.5 dust were detected in 23 areas of Bangkok and peripherals today, according to the Air4Thai website. The areas were PM2.5 exceed the standard level of 37.5…
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Thailand’s GDP this year is forecast to grow by 2.5%, down from 3% as earlier projected, as growth in the third quarter of the year was just 1.5%, due to…
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The most anticipated beauty pageant in the world, the Miss Universe Pageant started life as a model search promoting a swimsuit brand but is now regarded as an annual global…
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The importation of all species of iguana into Thailand has been banned, effective last Friday, after many green iguanas have been sighted roaming free in the wild, especially in Phatthana…
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A total of 266 Thais, many of whom were lured to work in Myanmar with promises of attractive pay, but were forced to work for Chinese-operated online scam gangs in…
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Former leader of Move Forward party, Pita Limjaroenrat, was booed by students and alumni of the Bangkok Christian College at the Jaturamit football tournament final, between Bangkok Christian College and…
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Nicaragua wins the title of Miss Universe 2023, in a historic crowning moment filled with glamour and tears of joy. Sheynnis Palacios bagged Nicaragua’s first Miss Universe crown at the…
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Generational change has swept through the ruling Pheu Thai Party leadership, with new executives including its youngest-ever leader, 37-year-old Paetongtarn Shinawatra, mainly in their 30s or 40s. Party seniors in…
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Hundreds of thousands of teachers in Thailand, both working and retired, are suffering under severe debt. At the last count, some 900,000 teachers had incurred a total of 1.4 trillion…
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Those unfamiliar with Thai culture might be curious as to the story behind the meticulously crafted costume worn by Miss Universe Thailand Anntonia Porsild in the national costume round of…
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Thirteen hospitals and about 30 school buildings in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai have minor cracks following the earthquake, measuring at 6.7 magnitude on the Richter scale, which struck Kengtung…
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The National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has introduced online registration today for people who have green iguanas in their possession. By noon, 53 people in 30 provinces had…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin touted Thailand as the hub of the regional economy with new potential for trade and investment in multifaceted fields.In his keynote speech yesterday at the APEC…
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An earthquake, measuring at 6.4 on the Richter scale, struck Kengtung of Shan state in Myanmar on Friday morning at 8.37am. It was followed by four aftershocks, according to the…
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Three activists have been sentenced to nine months in prison by the Criminal Court, after being found guilty of illegally organising a protest in Bangkok in February 2021, when the…
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Government House has served as the office of Thai prime ministers since March 1942, but Srettha Thavisin will be the first to make the place his home. The country’s 30th…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has finally brought some clarity to the source of funding for the controversial digital wallet handout scheme, but many aspects of the scheme remain problematic, raising questions…
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The Constitutional Court announced today that it will continue deliberating on a petition filed against former Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat, in the ITV’s shareholding case, next Wednesday, which…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said that the Pheu Thai party has prepared a Plan B to enable it to implement the controversial digital wallet scheme, in the event the government’s…
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Thailand’s Central Committee on the Price of Goods and Services (CCP) has agreed to allow the ex-refinery price of white sugar to increase by two baht per kilogram and is…
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People in Bangkok, its suburbs and in eastern provinces will feel the cold weather this Thursday through to the weekend, when the temperature is forecast to drop by two to…
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The concept of having Chinese police patrol with Thai counterparts in Thailand has met with a mixed reaction with those in Pattaya expressing support. Rumpueng ‘Lisa’ Hamilton, president of the…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says he has never talked about inviting Chinese police to come to Thailand to join their Thai counterparts on patrols in tourist destinations, to boost the…
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The police investigation into an incident in which a truck fell into a hole on a Bangkok road last week found nothing to indicate that bribery of police was involved,…
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The national police commissioner has opposed the concept of inviting Chinese police to patrol with their Thai counterparts, ostensibly to increase the safety of Chinese tourists. Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol…
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The Thai prime minister’s idea to invite Chinese police to patrol with their Thai counterparts, to help provide security for Chinese tourists in Thailand, lit up social media during the…
Read MorePrime Minister Srettha Thavisin says he is confident that the government’s loan bill, needed to fund the digital wallet scheme, will sail through parliament with the support of the coalition…
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The environmental damage done by one of Thailand’s most colorful festivals, Loy Krathong, has grown so high that many netizens want people to stop floating their krathong in natural waterways….
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The founder of Super Poll for cyber security is advising government security agencies to take additional precautionary measures against possible cyber attacks related to the proposed “digital wallet” scheme. Assistant…
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A school teacher was killed and a vocational student seriously injured in a shooting near a school in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei district on Saturday morning. Khlong Toei police say they…
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A court has released on bail the owner of a ten-wheel truck that fell into a hole on Sukhumvit Road earlier this week. Wutipat Janjarintrakorn has been charged with instructing…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has hit back at Move Forward deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul, who said that the government’s decision to resort to a loan bill to procure funding for…
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Move Forward party-list MP and deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul said today that the government’s decision to procure loans to fund the digital wallet scheme is risky, because it may violate…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced a new set of guidelines today for the controversial digital wallet scheme, under which all Thais who are 16 or older, who have a monthly…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin announced his government’s intention to promote Thailand as a global festival destination, in the hopes of boosting tourism across the country and attracting more foreign tourists…
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The dinner at a Bangkok restaurant for leaders of the governing coalition parties on Wednesday evening had no special political significance, nor was it related to any premiership quest by…
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PM Srettha Thavisin will hold a press conference this afternoon to reveal what he called the “full package” of information on the digital wallet scheme, which his party promised to…
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Move Forward Party MPs Wuttipong Thonglour and Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit were expelled from the party after it was decided by the party’s disciplinary board that they had sexually harassed party volunteers….
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The Metropolitan Police Bureau has set up a panel to investigate the gross weight of the 10-wheel truck which fell into a hole on Sukhumvit Road, at the entrance of…
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Thwarted Thai election winner Pita Limjaroenrat vowed Thursday to run for prime minister again, defying conservative forces that blocked him from the job earlier in the year and despite a…
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Police are still combing a forest in southern Thailand to hunt for the convict who made a daring escape from a hospital last month was reported earlier today to have…
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Four former police officers attached to Bangkok’s Huai Kwang police station were sentenced to five years in prison today by the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases. They…
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The Thai Bankers Association (TBA) has offered an assurance that their mobile banking applications are secure and safe. This assurance was in response to news of the arrest of a…
Read MoreChavalit Thongduang, the convict who escaped from a southern hospital on October 22, was killed today during an exchange of gunfire with police. Chavalit, who was serving 21 years in…
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A ten-wheel truck plunged into a hole on Soi Sukhumvit 64 in Phra Khanong district this morning (Wednesday), worsening the traffic congestion. The accident happened at about noon, obstructing three…
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Seven more sets of remains of Thais killed in Israel are scheduled to arrive at Suvarnabhumi international airport on Thursday afternoon, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry. A total of…
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The Thai cabinet approved rice price intervention measures today, aimed at discouraging farmers from rushing to sell their crops to rice traders or millers, but to store their harvests in…
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The Move Forward party decided today to expel Bangkok MP Chaiyamparwaan from the party after he was found, by the party’s disciplinary committee, to have committed an act of sexual…
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The director of the Thai box-office hit “Sap Pa Rer” (The Undertaker) has urged Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his government to support the Thai movie industry and not just…
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Bangkok’s neighbouring province of Samut Prakan has been ranked having the world’s 9th worst air quality. The place has not enjoyed a single day of good air quality in 12…
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More than half of the respondents to a recent opinion poll want the 10,000 baht one-time benefit, under the digital wallet scheme, to be given to every Thai who is…
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Given the huge difference between penalties for abuse of methamphetamine and for selling the drug, the government’s plan to classify people convicted of possessing more than five methamphetamine tablets as…
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Two more Thai nationals are confirmed to have been killed in Israel, raising the Thai death toll to 34. An additional Thai is also reported to have been abducted, bringing…
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Move Forward party leader Chaithawat Tulathong has said that he will call a meeting of the party’s executive committee next week to consider whether Bangkok MP Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit has complied…
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The air quality in 77 areas of Bangkok and its suburbs, measured in the past 24 hours, was below standard with the amount of PM2.5 dust in atmosphere exceeding 37.5…
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Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has dismissed a claim by a media outlet that he is a puppet of the Thai military for his government’s decision not to dissolve the Internal…
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The National Security Council (NSC) will remain leaderless for ten more days, after its former secretary general, Gen Supot Malaniyom, retired in September. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin chaired a meeting…
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The government should launch the digital wallet scheme next April, because the Thai economy will need an injection of cash for economic stimulation, otherwise it will be too late, said…
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The opposition Move Forward party has decided to expel one of its MPs, Wutthipong Thonglao, an MP for Prachin Buri, after he was found to have committed an act of…
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Blackpink star Lisa’s Chinese social media page on Weibo appears to have been taken down, weeks after she performed a burlesque routine in Paris that sparked a huge debate on…
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