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A 20-year-old veterinary student has sought help from the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women to investigate the mysterious death of her mother, a Thai masseuse who was found dead in a spa in Japan last week.
Security has been stepped up at and around the youth centre in the Yala municipality of Yala province, where the traditional Lak Phra festival, or Buddha procession festival, begins today, marking the end of the Buddhist Lent, despite threats by insurgent groups to disrupt the event.
US President Donald Trump has asked Thailand and Cambodia to sign a peace deal while he attends the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur later this month, according to informed sources at the Foreign Ministry.
“No one is born to be a murderer, no one is born to be a killer, all this murder and killing, all these mistakes come from greed and desire”, said Phra Ajarn Anilman, the leader of a transformative therapy program at Bang Kwang Central Prison.
A Taiwanese passenger was arrested at Don Mueang airport today, after he tried to smuggle several protected species of animal to Taiwan.
The Governor of the State Railways of Thailand, Veeris Ammarapala, has resigned, effective October 30, after being in the office since September 19 last year.
The US Senate has confirmed Sean O’Neill, a former consul general in Chiang Mai, as the next US ambassador to Thailand.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been preparing to cope with potential flooding in communities along the Chao Phraya River unprotected by a permanent flood wall, due to a combination of northern runoffs, high tides and heavy rain forecast for this month.
A small fire broke out on the 4th floor of the parliament building yesterday, allegedly caused by a member of parliament who discarded a lit cigarette butt in rubbish bin.
The cabinet approved the co-payment scheme today, which is scheduled to run from October 29th through December 31st, under which Thai citizens, aged 16 and up, will be entitled to have a one-time payment of 2,400 baht each for those already in the tax system and 2,000 baht each for those outside the tax system wired into their accounts via the “pao tang” or “thung ngern” applications.
Five former leaders of the now defunct United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), otherwise known as the ‘red-shirt’ movement, were sentenced to four years and four months in prison today by the Criminal Court, for leading the violent protests against the government of then prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva between January 31st and April 13th, 2009.
Many Democrat party old guard have been checking their memberships, following reports that senior party figures, including former-party leader Chuan Leekpai, support Abhisit Vejjajiva’s bid to return as party leader.
Sidoarjo, Indonesia - The search for victims of last week's Indonesian school collapse ended on Tuesday with the death toll climbing to 67, an official said.
Justice Minister Rutthapon Naowarat told the media today that he has already submitted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s petition for a Royal pardon to the Office of the Secretary-General of the Cabinet for consideration.
October 7, 2025: Sometimes “Democracy doesn’t work in the kitchen” applies to politics, too, but the French can’t help it.
Facing global supply chain disruption and the rise of protectionism, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas is urging Thai businesses to transform immediately, pointing to ESG adoption, technology integration, and agile supply chain networks as the cornerstones of long-term competitiveness.
