Household electricity unit rate for September-December cut to 3.89 baht
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has agreed to set the household electricity price for September-December at 3.89 baht/unit, down by six satang/unit, excluding VAT.
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has agreed to set the household electricity price for September-December at 3.89 baht/unit, down by six satang/unit, excluding VAT.
Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has issued a legal warning to protect Lampang’s famous ‘Chicken Bowl’ (Charm Kai Lampang), reiterating that unauthorised use of its Geographical Indication (GI) name or national GI logo is illegal.
Chalong Riewrang, a former three-time MP for Nonthaburi, is back in the spotlight after he apparently shot dead a senior local official before phoning into a live YouTube broadcast to confess his crime
The Thai government will not allow insurgents in southern Thailand to use the recent surge in violence as leverage in peace talks, said Secretary General of the National Security Council Chatchai Bangchuad.
Authorities in northern and northeastern provinces remain on high alert following continuous rainfall, with several provinces bordering the Mekong River accelerating drainage efforts, installing pumps and warning residents in low-lying areas to prepare for flooding.
Thailand has denied reports that it plans to use military and security cooperation as leverage in trade negotiations with the United States, saying the talks will focus solely on the country’s economic interests, fairness and trade balance.
Rukchanok Srinork, People’s party MP and chairwoman of the House committee on budget monitoring, has vowed to press ahead with an investigation into the government’s ‘TH-AI Passport’ project, suspecting that the terms of reference (TOR) may have been tailored to favour specific contractors.
Police in Khon Kaen’s Muang district have deployed officers to protect a temple at the centre of a long-running land ownership dispute with the family of a man who donated 21 rai (3.36 hectares) of land for its construction, following threats to have the temple demolished.
A gunman opened fire with a shotgun at a local street festival in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Dan Khun Thot district late Wednesday night, injuring six people, several of them severely.
The family of Thai travel vlogger Bowornthat Pengsuk, better known as ‘Hlun Solo’, plans to scatter part of his ashes in the Mekong River so that the young traveller can “explore a new world” as he embarks on his final journey.
Phuket-born rock prodigy Rattikarn Amloy, 16, known in the music world as “Nene Royal”, has advanced to the live shows of America’s Got Talent (AGT) 2026, following praise from music critics and international rock music fans, who have praised her for bringing renewed attention to rock music.
A bodyguard to four Shinawatra-allied prime ministers, Police Colonel Watanyu Witthayapalothai seems to have had nine lives in a decades-long career marked by political storms.
The government is considering amendments to the firearm law to impose tighter controls on guns, covering importation, sale, ownership and transfers of ownership, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul proposing that gun ownership licences be renewed every three years instead of remaining permanent.
Day briefly turned to night in Spain on Wednesday, as the country witnessed its first total solar eclipse in more than a century, plunging it into eerie darkness in one of nature's greatest spectacles.
Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing’s recent visit to Thailand, intended to advance Bangkok’s policy of calibrated re-engagement with Nay Pyi Taw, may have been counterproductive, as reflected in the strong criticism at home and in the region, and the negligible gains on resolving Myanmar’s protracted crisis.
The US and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping on Tuesday as prospects for ending the Iran war appeared to dim, with Tehran saying the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless Washington accepts its conditions.