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The 74th Miss Universe pageant, held on November 21 at Impact Challenger Hall in Nonthaburi, north of Bangkok, ended much like how it began — surrounded by discussion and divided reactions.
Justice Minister Rutthapon Naowarat admitted today that he had received a summary report from the Corrections Department’s fact-finding committee, confirming that some influential Chinese inmates of the Bangkok Remand Prison had sex with women, who were brought in from the outside, in a room beneath a staircase in the prison.
Thailand's Commerce Ministry is negotiating with a state-run Chinese food processing holding company, which has been designated to import 500,000 tons of Thai rice under a government-to-government deal announced recently.
This week’s developments must have increased the political temperature by a few degrees, but the fact that they manage to do so is the very reason why nobody should be optimistic.
Miss Mexico Universe, Fatima Bosch, won Miss Universe 2025, while Miss Thailand Universe, Veena Praveenar Singh, was named first runner-up in the beauty pageant held in Bangkok today.
The designs of the medals for the upcoming 33rd SEA Games and the 13th ASEAN Para Games have been unveiled. They prominently exhibit Thai identities with a subtle combination of sporting concepts and Thai art.
A wild elephant was found dead yesterday, possibly electrocuted, in a fruit orchard in Kaeng Krachan district of Phetchaburi.
The Corrections Department has transferred the director of the Bangkok Remand Prison, after a raid uncovered excessive privileges being granted to powerful Chinese detainees, including prohibited electrical appliances, luxury amenities and even regular visits from women.
The 33rd SEA Games group-stage football match between hosts Thailand and Cambodia, two neighbouring countries that have been embroiled in a border dispute in recent months, has been deferred by a day to take place on December 11 at the same venue, Rajamangala National Stadium.
Four southern provinces of Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phatthalung and Songkhla provinces are facing flooding, after they were lashed by very heavy rain in the past few days, induced by a cold front.
Thailand is introducing a generous debt assistance scheme aimed at helping millions of individual borrowers who owe less than 100,000 baht each.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has announced the three prime ministerial candidates for his Bhumjaithai Party, including the popular Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun.
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva submitted evidence to the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) today, allegedly implicating about a dozen Thai nationals, including a former minister and a current minister, of involvement with transnational cybercrime syndicates.
A recent mine explosion along the Thai–Cambodian border not only cost a Thai soldier his leg, but has raised serious doubts about Thailand’s diplomatic ability to manage the peace process and safeguard its economic interests, while questioning ASEAN’s credibility as a mediator.
The temperature in the northern and northeastern regions in the next 24 hours is forecast to dip by a further 1-2oC, while the central region, including Bangkok, and the east will remain cool and windy. Most of southern region is forecast to see heavy to very heavy rain, according to the Meteorological Department.
The Thai Navy has accused the Cambodian Defence Ministry of spreading false claims among the international community that Thai troops opened fire while an ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) in Cambodia was inspecting the border in Pursat province, opposite Thailand’s Trat province.
