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Before their repatriation next Wednesday, seven of the 18 Cambodian PoWs have asked for a special favor from the Thai Army. They are seeking dental checks and treatment, but their request was politely denied due to cost.
The flooding situation in several central provinces is deteriorating, as the water level in the Chao Phraya River keeps rising due to increased discharge through the Chao Phraya Dam in Chainat province.
The image of a student football team squeezed into the two rows of seats in the back of a modified pickup truck is winning hearts across Thailand. It was captured as the team was travelling back to Chachoengsao province after winning a match this week.
Kla Tham Party Secretary General Phai Lik has confirmed reports that a member of his party has submitted a petition to the Election Commission (EC) seeking the dissolution of the People’s Party.
Despite two decades of dazzling global recognition—including a prestigious Palme d’Or from Cannes and viral box-office hits—leading Thai filmmakers warn that the nation’s cinema is being held back not by a lack of talent, but by systematic structural flaws and inadequate industry budgets.
Thailand Boxing Association (TBA) and eight other sports associations are aiming to secure a combined total of 39 gold medals, pushing Thailand’s overall target for the upcoming 33rd SEA Games — to be held on home soil next month — to over 160 golds.
Leave Bangkok behind and hit the open road north. In just three hours, skyscrapers give way to open sky, the air grows softer, and the city life fades into wind-swept rice paddies and temple bells.
A recent remark by a Thai retired army general that Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is a “spy” meddling with the Thai-Cambodian conflict has caused quite a stir in the Malaysian political circles with a law-maker demanding diplomatic action over the matter.
Thailand and Singapore signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday on food security, under which Singapore has agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of Thai rice over the next five years.
Defence Minister Gen Nattaphon Nakpanich said today that the 18 Cambodian PoWs, currently being held in the Thai Army’s custody, will be released on November 12, but only when Cambodia fully complies with the withdrawal of heavy weaponry from border areas and fully cooperates in mine clearance.
A total of 270 Indian nationals who recently escaped from Myanmar’s KK Park scam centre into Thailand’s Mae Sot district have been declared persona non grata and will be deported to India, said Pol Lt-Gen Panumas Boonyalak, Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau.
Half of the central province of Ayutthaya is currently inundated, as the water levels in the Chao Phraya and Noi rivers have steadily risen, after the Royal Irrigation Department increased the rate of discharge through the Chao Phraya dam to 2,700m3/s.
Tokyo police have arrested a man on suspicion of forcing a 12-year-old Thai girl to work and allegedly provide sexual services at his massage parlour.
This week’s election results in the United States do primarily three things: They uplift the Democrats, unnerve the Republicans, and overshadow a highly-significant opinion poll conducted just days earlier.
Their Majesties King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida will make a state visit to the People’s Republic of China next week, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul departed for Singapore this morning for a one-day official visit, aimed at strengthening ties and cooperation with the island state in various areas.
