Thailand’s soft power touted in US cities
The Commerce Ministry will organise a dual soft power event in the United States from July 9 to 14, 2025, aimed at promoting and expanding recognition of Thailand’s culinary and film industries.
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The Commerce Ministry will organise a dual soft power event in the United States from July 9 to 14, 2025, aimed at promoting and expanding recognition of Thailand’s culinary and film industries.
As Thailand pursues more free trade agreements (FTAs) with other nations, Trinh Nguyen, an economist at Natixis, said that the country remains vulnerable, as regionalisation is not a realistic solution.
Paetongtarn Shinawatra is not the first Thai prime minister to be suspended by the Constitutional Court – and she's unlikely to be the last.
Thailand will delay the return of 20 ancient artefacts to Cambodia due to rising border tensions between the two countries and budgetary constraints, newly appointed Culture Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said today.
The People’s Party has no objection to the prime ministerial candidates from the Bhumjaithai and Pheu Thai parties being appointed as interim prime minister, if Paetongtarn Shinawatra is removed from office by the Constitutional Court, said deputy leader Sirikanya Tansakul.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for holders of Political Offices sealed witness testimonies, and details of documents presented during today’s hearing in the case concerning former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s controversial stay in the Police General Hospital, while purportedly serving a prison sentence.
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen has renewed his call for a boycott of strategic goods from Thailand, including electricity, internet services, fuel, and gas.
The tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has suspended registration for the 50:50 tourism promotion via the website today for updates, after the system suffered technical disruptions.
Beijing - A Chinese national who went missing in Thailand after accepting a photoshoot job has been rescued, according to China's embassy in Bangkok, which cautioned Chinese citizens against simply accepting job offers.
Dr. Suchatvee Suwansawat, deputy leader of the Democrat party, has resigned, effective today, to join forces with Khunying Kalaya Sophonpanich, a former deputy leader of the party, to form a new political party, to be called “Thai Kao Mai.”
Thailand is increasingly turning to regionalisation to secure its economic future, as geopolitical tensions and tariff disruptions continue to reshape the global economic landscape, according to Dr. Andrew Staples of GeoPol Asia.
The sea around Phayam Island, in the Andaman Sea off the southern province of Ranong, covering a total of 240 hectares, has been declared a protected zone, in which all kinds of water sports and fishing activities, garbage dumping and discharge of waste water are banned.
Five opposition parties have declared that they will work together to keep a check on the performance of the government.
The debate on whether Paetongtarn Shinawatra could participate in the Cabinet swearing-in ceremony as the new cultural minister is heated and remains inconclusive. But it is just the tip of the mega iceberg her entire government ship is heading nonchalantly towards.
Thailand’s Wildlife Crime Intelligence Centre detained a Sri Lankan male at Suvarnabhumi International Airport on July 2nd, for attempting to smuggle three pythons out of the country in his underwear.
Army spokesman Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree insists that the recent repositioning of the location marker for Prasat Ta Muen Thom on Google Maps, from Surin province in Thailand to Cambodia, is not legally binding.