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Two political activists have separately petitioned the Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Office of The Election Commission of Thailand (EC) to investigate Agriculture Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit over his abrupt transfer of Rachen Silparaya, former director general of the Department of Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation, to become an inspector general attached to the ministry.
Attending the “As if he were here” event at Bangkok Kunsthalle last Sunday felt less like a memorial and more like a gravity check.
The Office of US Trade Representative, in its 2026 Special 301 Report, has kept Thailand on the IP watch list along with 17 other countries, Auramon Supthaweethum, director general of the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP), disclosed today.
Paris (France) (AFP) – The closure of the Strait of Hormuz as well as tensions in the Red Sea are reshaping trade routes, with Africa becoming a hub of global container ship traffic, according to logistics and maritime sources.
For most students, securing a place at Thailand’s elite Triam Udom Suksa School means years of grueling study to pass the daunting entrance exam. A decade ago, however, a select few found a short cut.
The opposition-leading People’s Party has launched a full-frontal assault on Anutin Charnvirakul’s government, taking the rare step of forming a shadow cabinet to scrutinise government actions and present alternative policies.
Thailand believes that engagement with the new administration in Myanmar is necessary to help resolve the crisis in the country and bring it back to the “ASEAN family,” according to former foreign minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara.
Agriculture Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit is in the public spotlight over the abrupt transfer and subsequent resignation of the former director-general of the Department of Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation, Rachen Silparaya, to the position of inspector-general of the Agriculture Ministry, following a report that one of Suriya’s nephews had asked to see Rachen regarding an undisclosed matter, but was declined.
A 22-year-old university student has been charged with three serious offenses after his powerful BMW slammed into the back of a delivery rider, killing him instantly on a road in Pathum Thani’s Khlong Luang district.
The Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo officially announced today that its newest star, a female pygmy hippo calf, has been named ‘Moo Daeng’ (Red Pork) following a massive public poll that garnered over 370,000 votes.
The Ministry of Interior’s Department of Provincial Administration, working with the Department of Business Development, has launched the ‘Thai Chuay Thai’ (Thai Helps Thai) initiative today, offering discounted consumer goods and student uniforms at 878 Blue Flag outlets across the country to ease the cost of living ahead of the new school term.
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be moved to house arrest, state media reported on Thursday (April 30), more than five years after the military ousted the civilian government she led and jailed the Nobel laureate.
The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is currently reconsidering the renewal of ride hailing platform Bolt’s operating license, following a series of regulatory violations, especially a high-profile incident involving a female student who was forced to jump from a moving motorbike.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand voted unanimously today to maintain the benchmark policy rate at 1%, the lowest level since late 2022.
Faced with weak domestic demand, the Anutin Charnvirakul administration is considering numerous measures to deal with the fallout of the oil crisis caused by the Iran war.
Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun has explained why she decided to team up with an influential online vendor, ‘Pimrypie’, to sell durian online at 100 baht per fruit on Tuesday.
