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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday she opposes changing the imperial family's male-only succession rules, as pressure mounts on lawmakers to address the issue of the monarchy's survival.
The Thai Journalists Association (TJA) issued a statement today urging the Election Commission (EC) to reconsider its police complaint accusing a news photographer, along with five others, of committing multiple offenses, including criminal association.
To get a good idea of the current Thai political situation, think of the latest iPhone ad, where they slide an iPhone face-down down a long meeting table to prove its screen has amazing endurance.
A Thai soldier lost his right leg this morning after stepping on an anti-personnel landmine near the Thai-Cambodian border in Kap Choeng district of Surin province.
The Thai Embassy in Mexico is advising Thai nationals residing in or planning to travel to Mexico to exercise caution and avoid high-risk areas following a surge in violence after the recent death of El Mencho, the leader of the Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), in a security operation.
Thailand’s 2.5 per cent economic expansion in the fourth quarter of 2025 was proof that the country had exited the ICU, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said recently. He was alluding to many observers labeling Thailand the “sick man of Asia” due to its economic growth lagging behind regional peers for the past several years.
The Election Commission (EC) has lodged complaints with the Crime Suppression Division against six individuals, including Parit Wacharasindhu, spokesman for the People’s party, and former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn, accusing them of obstructing election officials in the performance of duties, inciting public unrest, being members of a criminal organisation and illegal disclosure of confidential information without authorisation.
The Bhumjaithai Party has decided to abandon the 10:1 quota system for the allocation of cabinet seats among coalition partners, according to well-informed party sources.
Thailand’s Senate approved the nomination of Chirut Visarnchit, former director-general of the Land Transport Department, as a new election commissioner today, by a vote of 144:1 votes, with 26 abstentions.
The Disease Control Department is advising consumers not to eat raw or undercooked pork or pork products from animals that died of Streptococcus suis (S. suis) infection, following the deaths of three out of 49 people infected with the disease.
The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has denied claims in viral social media reports that one of its privates died from exhaustion last year following prolonged training while he was known to be unwell, and that the force attempted to cover up the incident.
Imprisoned former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will become eligible for release on parole in May and whether he will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device will be decided by a sentence reduction panel, according to a statement issued yesterday by the Corrections Department.
The declining number of traditional salt-making activities in the region can be blamed on several factors, chief of which is the decreasing number of farmers who are interested in continuing the industry.
Thailand is recalibrating its strategy toward conflict-ridden Myanmar, with a more practicable approach, driven largely by its own security and economic interests.
Khanom khrok, a small Thai coconut pancake, has been listed among the 100 best desserts in the world for 2026 in an online survey conducted by TasteAtlas, which is recognised by many as the “World Food Atlas.”
The Bank of Thailand has imposed limits on the trading of gold via online platforms, which use the baht currency for settlement, of Bt50 million per person per platform, effective from March 1, in an attempt to ease pressure on the baht currency, according to Lalida Periswiwatana, deputy spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office.
