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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today that the law governing night entertainment venues and their zoning should be reviewed in the aftermath of the fatal pub fire in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on Sunday night, which has left 30 people dead so far and about 70 others injured, over 20 of whom are in a serious condition.
Foreign investors bought Thai government and central bank bonds worth 30 billion baht in the first six months of the year, according to the Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA), amid economic uncertainty caused by the Middle East conflict.
The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) has enlisted legendary Muay Thai fighter Buakaw Banchamek to spearhead a cultural and trade push in Europe, part of a broader government strategy to drive Thai exports and secure new international markets.
A husband and wife were injured when a stockpile of fireworks stored in their garage exploded in Muang district of Phetchaburi province today.
Most people assume an exhibition begins with the first artwork. It does not. By the time you arrive at the first painting, sculpture, video work, or installation, your experience has already been shaped from several footsteps ago.
Nene Royal has been a familiar face in Phuket for years, earning a reputation as a talented young street performer, accomplished guitarist and budding rock musician despite her age.
The Criminal Court has rejected the Department of Special Investigation (DSI)’s application for arrest warrants against 22 suspects, including People’s Party MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, for alleged involvement in forex trading fraud.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has ordered all district chiefs to conduct nightly inspections of entertainment venues and restaurants in their jurisdictions which provide live music and serve alcohol, to ensure that they are strictly complying with safety standards or close them immediately if they fail.
Several foreign embassies in Thailand have expressed their deepest condolences following the devastating fire in a Ladprao pub called ‘Na Ladprao’, located near Ladprao 1 Road in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district, while international media outlets have raised pointed questions regarding Thailand's safety standards and regulatory enforcement.
The US launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has sought warrants from the Criminal Court for the arrests of 30 individuals, including People’s party MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, for alleged involvement in forex trading fraud.
The death toll from the Chatuchak pub blaze has climbed to 30 as another two critically injured victims die in hospital, according to the Chatuchak District Office.
The families of those who died in Sunday night's pub fire are eligible to receive up to 300,000 baht each in state compensation following the blaze at the Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao pub in Bangkok's Chatuchak district.
Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has announced a major overhaul of the capital’s public transport system, spearheaded by a new common ticketing plan with fares limited to between 17 and 45 baht per trip, set to launch in early 2027.
US military strikes on Iran entered a second day on Monday in a new surge of fighting over the status of the Strait of Hormuz that endangered a fragile interim agreement and sent oil prices spiking.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to consult the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning on revising regulations governing the materials used in the construction and decoration of night entertainment venues and restaurants with live music following Sunday night's fatal blaze.
