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Embattled Agriculture Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit said today that he has ordered a panel to investigate the transfer of Rachen Sillaparaya, director general of the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department, to an inspector general position attached to the ministry, to clear up any doubts over the transfer’s fairness.
The resignation of a top civil servant within the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has sparked allegations of ministerial abuse of power barely a month into the new Cabinet’s tenure.
Cambodia has threatened to turn to the UN maritime mechanism if Thailand pulls out of their long-standing agreement signed in 2001, said Kung Phoak, secretary of state at Cambodia’s Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The Cabinet is expected to deliberate over a 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree today, aimed at cushioning the Thai economy against the escalating conflict in the Middle East, according to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Thailand will officially enter the rainy season between May 15 and 17, although rainfall is expected to be intermittent, with possible thunderstorms in the late afternoons and evenings.
Two sub-districts in Tak Bai district of the southern province of Narathiwat have been declared public disaster zones by the provincial governor after multiple forest fires broke out last Friday and continue to rage uncontrollably.
The Meteorological Department has today issued an advisory for northern Thailand, forecasting thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds, hail and heavy rain in some areas as a high-pressure system from China moves in.
A ceasefire between Iran and the United States was teetering Monday as the two countries traded fire over the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the United Arab Emirates reported attacks for the first time since the truce was declared nearly a month ago.
The government is organising a new round of public hearings on a mega-land transport development project linking the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea in the southern region.
A study group monitoring the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) development project is questioning the conduct and judgment of Bhumjaithai Party MPs in 12 southern provinces for initiating and supporting two SEC-related bills that would allow foreign investors to rent or lease land in the South for up to 99 years.
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva topped the popularity list of opposition figures, followed by People’s Party MP Rukchanok Srinork. Opposition leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut ranked third, according to a survey by Suan Dusit Poll.
The Fisheries Department’s chief has been invited to explain the transparency, cost-effectiveness and performance of the Thailand FishAI application today, following mounting complaints over its limited functionality.
A YouTuber and online creator has apologised to those affected by his stunt in which he mixed grout products with flour and smeared it on others during the Songkran Phra Pradaeng festival late last month.
Kuerk Bay, also known as “Donald Duck Bay,” in Mu Ko Similan National Park, has been ranked 10th on the list of the world’s 50 best beaches for 2026.
Thailand fell seven places to rank 92nd in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, as Southeast Asian nations largely struggled against a tide of legal harassment and systemic censorship.
The US Embassy in Yangon officially reopened the Jefferson Center in Mandalay on April 30, following extensive renovations necessitated by a major earthquake in 2025, according to a report by The Global New Light of Myanmar.
