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Mel B, the former Spice Girls member and America’s Got Talent judge, has won the hearts of Thai viewers after pressing the show’s Golden Buzzer and sending 16-year-old Thai singer Nene Royal straight into the show’s final.
The water level in Doi Tao Lake, located upstream of the Bhumibol Dam in Chiang Mai’s Doi Tao district, has dropped significantly, leaving local fishermen and floating restaurant operators high and dry and threatening a major blow to the area's tourism industry.
Family members, close friends, prominent figures from the entertainment industry and a large crowd of devoted fans gathered at Yang Phra Aram Luang Temple on On Nut Road in Bangkok on Wednesday to pay their final respects to beloved actor and travel host Ray MacDonald.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul assured opposition MPs that his entire cabinet, himself included, will closely monitor the disbursement of the 400 billion baht borrowing under the Executive Decree, to ensure that the money is spent worthily and effectively, after the House of Representatives passed the Decree by 285 to 141, with 52 abstentions.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has praised and congratulated Nene Royal, a 16-year-old Thai singer and guitarist, for bringing recognition and pride to Thailand after sailing through to the final round of America’s Got Talent 2026, a deputy government spokesperson said today.
Thai authorities have intercepted illegal electronic waste hidden inside shipping containers at Laem Chabang Port, as part of a joint crackdown on cross-border hazardous waste trafficking, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported today.
A late-night fire has destroyed six houses and partially damaged three others in a crowded community in Dusit district, leaving one man with minor burns, officials said.
President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on immigrant visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the US government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House.
Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has explained to parliament that the Executive Decree to borrow 400 billion baht is “not a blank cheque,” but is necessary to maintain economic stability during the multiple crises stemming from high global price rises.
A joint multi-agency task force launched an operation in Chiang Mai on Wednesday, targeting a massive graft network that illegally issued non-citizen identity cards to over 5,000 foreign nationals, including Chinese citizens who paid up to 100,000 baht each.
The armed forces have proposed an automated border surveillance system for Sa Kaeo and Chanthaburi provinces, where conventional border walls and fences cannot be built because of the terrain, said its spokesman, Major General Vithai Laithomya.
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) voted unanimously today to maintain the benchmark policy rate at 1.00%.
