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Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) police have searched six locations in central Thailand in an effort to gather evidence supporting fraud and money laundering charges against international fixer Benjamin Mauerberger, also known as "Ben Smith," and his Thai wife. The Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for the couple.
The situation emerging from the US Supreme Court striking down Donald Trump’s arbitrary tariffs on imports as unconstitutional raises more uncertainty for global trade and new challenges for the next Thai government.
The war in the Middle East will impact the Thai economy in various ways, but the economic fundamentals are stable and strong, with a financial sector flexible enough to cope with the risks posed by external volatility, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said today.
Stricter checks of passengers’ belongings have been implemented at all Thai airports in compliance with safety standards and requirements imposed by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Thailand has beefed up security in certain tourist destinations popular among Israeli visitors following the United States–Iran strikes on Israel that began on Saturday.
As tensions continue to escalate, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has instructed its embassies in countries involved in the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran to ascertain how many Thai nationals wish to be evacuated and to prepare contingency plans, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said today.
The February 8 election delivered seismic changes in Thailand’s political landscape, as new fault lines erupted to erase the decades-old urban-rural divide.
Thailand’s labour ministry has ordered a temporary halt to the provision of Thai labour to the Middle East, following the attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel and Iran’s retaliatory attacks on Israel and other Gulf states.
The Senate has endorsed Chirute Visalachitra as the newest member of the Election Commission (EC), marking a new chapter in its ongoing power struggle with the Upper House.
The State Audit Office (SAO), already under fire over the deadly collapse of its unfinished headquarters last year, has poured fuel on the flames by releasing a song.
Thailand’s export sector has started 2026 on a strong note with a nearly 25 per cent year-on-year surge, but intensifying global trade frictions including renewed tariff threats from the Trump administration, raise doubts on sustaining the momentum.
At least 22 flights between Phuket and several Middle Eastern cities have been cancelled since yesterday, when the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate against US military targets in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) stunned markets on Wednesday (February 25) when its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut the key interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.00 per cent – the third‑lowest policy rate in the world behind Switzerland and Japan.
Thailand has reserves of 4.925 billion litres of crude oil and finished oil products to meet domestic demand for 38 days, Veerapat Kiatfuengfoo, deputy permanent secretary of the Energy Ministry, reported today.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten Tehran against further escalation.
Russia has officially requested a summit this year with ASEAN leaders to commemorate the 30th anniversary of their dialogue relations, according to an informed source.
