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Myanmar claimed on Monday that "discriminatory measures" are shutting it out of the ASEAN bloc after a summit last week saw the organisation continue to blacklist the country's post-coup leadership.
The Thai private sector has voiced strong support for the government’s 400-billion-baht loan decree, saying it is necessary to boost the Thai economy amid the global oil crisis and economic volatility caused by the ongoing armed conflicts in the Middle East.
Iran sent its response to the latest U.S. proposal to end the Iran war via Pakistani mediators on Sunday, but U.S. President Donald Trump quickly rejected it in a social media post as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!” — the latest setback to efforts to resolve the standoff in the Persian Gulf that has throttled shipping and sent energy prices soaring.
Ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole this morning, after serving eight months in prison, walking out of Bangkok Remand Prison to cheers from supporters and an emotional reunion with members of the Shinawatra family.
‘Red-shirt’ supporters have been streaming towards Klong Prem Central Prison today, preparing to welcome former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is due to be released on parole tomorrow morning after serving eight months of his one-year jail term. Some of Thaksin’s supporters have started erecting makeshift shelters as they prepare to camp outside the prison. Temporary stalls selling food, drinks and souvenirs have also appeared, creating a lively atmosphere. One of Thaksin’s...
The opposition People’s and Democrat parties submitted a motion to the Constitutional Court today, via the Speaker of the House, challenging the legality of half of the 400 billion baht loan to be sought by the government to fund its plan to migrate from a dependence on fossil fuels to alternative clean energy.
The Thai prime minister has reiterated that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet was officially informed of Thailand’s decision to withdraw from the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding on maritime boundaries, known as MoU 44, during their recent meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Cebu.
The Embassy of China in Thailand has issued a statement regarding a Chinese national arrested in connection with a large cache of illegal weapons discovered in Chonburi province.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul paid an unannounced visit to Phuket today to meet local officials over vendors encroaching on public beaches by paying protection money to influential figures.
Incumbent Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt remains the preferred candidate among most Bangkok voters in the gubernatorial election on June 28, according to Suan Dusit Poll.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the arrest of a Chinese suspect in connection with the discovery of a large arms cache in Chon Buri province would be taken into account in the government’s review of its visa-free entry policy.
The Thai military is trying to secure the release of a Thai man suspected of being held by Cambodian authorities after he accidentally ventured into Cambodian territory while searching for forest products near the border opposite Kab Choeng district in Surin province.
Timor-Leste will chair ASEAN in 2029, four years after its admission as the bloc’s 11th member.
Well-respected Thai virologist, Dr Yong Poovorawan, is advising people in Thailand not to be unduly concerned over the recent outbreak of Hantavirus among passengers on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship, MV Hondius, sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde. Three of those on board have died.
Police are questioning three people of interest, including a chief petty officer in the Royal Thai Navy, in connection with the arrest of a Chinese suspect and the seizure of a large cache of war weapons from a luxury house in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province.
Thailand’s National Communicable Diseases Committee has ordered a comprehensive study to be conducted on Hantavirus and risk assessments made to determine whether the virus should be classified as a dangerous communicable disease.
