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The Kla Tham party candidate, Kongkiat Katesombat, has won yesterday’s by-election in Constituency 8 of Nakhon Si Thammarat province, with 37,294 votes against 28,417 for the runner-up, Sawai Loengseenil of the Bhumjaithai party.
Beijing, China - Beijing on Monday insisted that "no phone call" took place recently between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, after Donald Trump said he had spoken with the Chinese leader.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was on an official visit to Nakhon Phanom province today, said she was still suffering from fatigue and a high fever, which forced her to cancel some of her scheduled activities in the afternoon.
Bowing to political sensitivities, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra swept under the carpet all controversial issues with Cambodia, notably pesky maritime disputes and joint exploration of hydrocarbon resources in the Gulf of Thailand, during her official visit to the neighbouring country on April 23-24.
Chonburi police had to shield a Chinese national, accused of murdering Thai transwoman, from angry relatives during a re-enactment yesterday at the apartment where the crime took place.
Thailand is set to join military exercise “Talisman Sabre” for the first time, scheduled for mid-July, aimed at strengthening defence cooperation, Admiral David Johnston, chief of the Australian Defence Force, has said.
Vancouver, Canada - The suspect in a Canadian car-ramming attack that left 11 dead at a Filipino street party acted deliberately and had a history of mental health problems, police said Sunday, warning the toll could rise.
Sixty-three people are confirmed to have died and thirty-one others remains missing one month since the collapse of the new State Audit Office in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on March 28th, following a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
The opposition People’s party is urging the government to secure a quick appointment for tariff talks between Thai and US delegations, after the first appointment this month wasabruptly postponed by the US administration.
A recent opinion poll found that 46.18% of respondents believe the controversial entertainment complex bill, even without the casino element, is unlikely to pass in the Lower House. Meanwhile, 45.73% said they are not interested in the entertainment complex project at all, according to the findings from the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) poll. The NIDA survey collected the opinions of 1,310 people aged 18 and over, from various occupations and educational backgrounds...
While Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal may now be the new face of railway travel, the historic Hua Lamphong Station is far from being forgotten.
Rome— President Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia’s Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon.
A new cultural organization, the Galileo Chini Foundation, was officially launched on April 2nd at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC). The foundation aims to support and develop Thai artists across all disciplines, celebrating the enduring legacy of Galileo Chini, the Italian Art Nouveau master whose work significantly shaped Thailand’s artistic heritage.
Newly recruited personnel across all public sector entities will receive a second-year salary increase of 10%, effective May 1, 2025.
Samples of sediment taken from the Kok riverbed, in Muang district of Chiang Rai and Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai, have been found to contain excessive amounts of arsenic, which is dangerous to aquatic species that feed on sediment.
The by-election in Constituency 8 of Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat this Sunday is predicted to be a fierce contest between three coalition parties and the opposition People’s party.
