Over 46,000 suspected foreign-controlled firms under investigation
The Commerce Ministry has launched a crackdown on nominee-owned companies and the trade in substandard imports, said Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan today.
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The Commerce Ministry has launched a crackdown on nominee-owned companies and the trade in substandard imports, said Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan today.
Three bank employees, including a manager, in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri, along with two interpreters, are in police custody for allegedly helping members of a Chinese call centre scam gang to open accounts in Thailand, which were allegedly used to park their ill-gotten gains, before they were transferred elsewhere.
The Palang Pracharath party has dismissed viral reports claiming that its leader, Gen Prawit Wongsuwan, was injured when he slipped on the stairs of a temple on May 19th.
Yingluck Shinawatra is bracing for a crucial court ruling this week, with both her wealth and prospects of returning to Thailand after eight years in exile hanging in the balance.
Well-known Thai rock musician “Sek Loso” was sent to Min Buri prison on Tuesday for three years and 20 days, after the Supreme Court found him guilty of obstruction, illegal possession of firearms and drugs.
A 10-member panel, tasked with reviewing the Medical Council’s resolution regarding the treatment of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has requested additional documents from the Council.
The Thai premier has assigned the Army, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the Foreign Ministry to negotiate with the Myanmar government to halt the discharge of wastewater contaminated with heavy metals into the Kok and Sai rivers.
Washington, United States - US President Donald Trump unveiled new details Tuesday on his plan for a "Golden Dome" missile shield system to protect the country against attacks, saying it should be operational in about three years.
The Public Health Ministry is advising everyone to take care of their health and that of their children in light of the resurgence of respiratory diseases, such as COVID-19, influenza and RSV, which have a tendency to spread rapidly during the rainy season.
Bangkok will be hosting the three-day Bangkok Pride Festival 2025, which is expected to include Asia’s largest Pride parade and to be among the top ten most attended Pride events in the world.
A 33-year-old construction worker, who fell into a sinkhole in Bangkok’s Pom Prap Sattru Phai district yesterday, is believed to be dead, but his body has not yet been recovered.
Hanoi, Vietnam - Vietnamese authorities have arrested a beauty queen and influencer for fraud after she promoted gummies she claimed were rich in fibre on her social media channels, the Public Security Newspaper reported.
Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said today that he has assigned the party’s lawyers to file a defamation suit against Kusumalavati Sirikomut, a former Pheu Thai MP and a reserve senator, in retaliation for her petition to the Election Commission (EC) calling for the dissolution of the Bhumjaithai party.
All government coalition parties have pledged to vote in support of the budget bill for the 2026 fiscal year, according to Varawut Silpa-archa, minister of social development and human security and leader of Chart Thai Pattana party today.
Visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced plans to reactivate the Indonesia–Thailand Energy Forum (ITEF) as a concrete step toward strengthening energy security cooperation with Thailand.
The Cabinet approved the reallocation of budgets today, totalling 157 billion baht from the Central Fund, including the funding originally intended for the struggling “digital wallet” scheme, to support projects which will help stimulate the sluggish economy.