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ARCACHON, France (AP) — Massive forest fires forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux as the flames raged out of control.
The death in hospital on Friday of a sound technician, who sustained severe injuries in the July 12 pub fire in Chatuchak district, has increased the death toll to 36.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul received Chinese Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun at Government House yesterday, during an official visit aimed at enhancing bilateral security and defence ties.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas to review the screening process for state welfare card scheme applicants, 9.3 million missed out.
Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck’s disqualification as chief of Thailand’s telecom regulator has raised legal doubts over decisions made during his tenure, including his vote that paved the way for Southeast Asia’s largest telecoms merger.
Defence Minister Lt Gen Adul Boonthamcharoen has offered an apology that his remark, pertaining to the deadly attack by insurgents in Ra-ngae district in Narathiwat on July 22 which left five paramilitary rangers dead, had caused public misunderstanding and criticism of him for being uncaring.
The one-trillion baht land bridge project, intended to open a major logistics route between the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea by train and motorway, has finally been shelved due to its lack of economic feasibility, risk of financial loss and environmental impacts.
During the ASEAN Summit in the Philippines, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has asked his US counterpart, Marco Rubio, for help Thailand to avoid the new 12.5% tariff being imposed on Thai imports, and those from 59 other countries.
The Public Health Ministry has ordered a fact-finding investigation into the conduct of a group of doctors and nurses at the Ang Thong provincial hospital after they held a buffet party in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), after which a newborn baby was found dead.
Metropolitan Police officers rescued a seven-year-old boy yesterday in a raid on a rented house in the Bang Sue area of Bangkok that was being used as a drug den, arresting suspects and seizing illicit substances.
Khao Kheow Open Zoo has officially launched a new exhibit featuring ‘Nong Nueng’, an eight-year-old female clouded leopard and social media favourite, to promote public awareness and education on rare wildlife behaviours.
A viral video of a Thai woman confronting a group of loud foreign teens on a Bangkok BTS Sky train has ignited a nationwide debate over public etiquette and tourist behaviour.
A 12.5% import tariff imposed by the United States under Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act could threaten Thai exports worth more than 1 trillion baht over the final five months of the year, trimming full-year export growth to 6–7%, according to a prominent trade expert.
Several countries have imposed or are considering social media bans on under-16s, after Australia enacted a ban in December 2025, citing the protection of youngsters’ mental health and wellbeing. Experts feel, however, that Thailand is not ready to follow suit.
The rain clouds that gather over Thailand each July mark the beginning of Khao Phansa, or Buddhist Lent, a three-month retreat when monks remain at their temples to study, meditate and devote themselves to monastic practice. For local communities, it is a time of merit-making and centuries-old traditions that have been passed down from one generation to the next.
By 5.30 in the morning, the Trok Mor alley in Old Bangkok is already awake.
