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Thailand’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms Part III is seeing one camp sailing rudderless and becoming much more vulnerable than the other two.
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Thailand’s Romance of the Three Kingdoms Part III is seeing one camp sailing rudderless and becoming much more vulnerable than the other two.

The ombudsman is urging the government to speed up the enactment of a law to tighten up controls over foreign businesses using Thai nominees as their partners to conduct businesses in Thailand, to get around the alien business law and other legal requirements.

TThe government has extended the registration period for the “You Fight, We Help”, or “Khun Soo Rao Chuay”, program for small debtors—both individuals and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)—until April 30, 2025.

Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, is currently on his second working visit to Bangkok since assuming office in 2022.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim described his meeting in Bangkok with Myanmar’s junta leader yesterday as “frank and constructive,” with a focus on the urgent humanitarian needs of the Myanmar people affected by the recent strong earthquake.

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A fact-finding committee has indicated that the collapse of the SAO building on March 28 might be related to a mistake in the design of the elevator shaft. When the building was shaken by the tremors from Myanmar’s earthquake, it resulted in torque and the crumbling of the building, Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today.

The Thai government should offer increased incentives to investors, to dissuade businesses from relocating to neighbouring countries amid escalating trade wars, suggests Vibeke Lyssand Leirvåg, Chair of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT).

Malaysia saw the most people visit Thailand during the Songkran festival, followed by those from China, India, Russia and the UK, said deputy government spokeswoman Sasikarn Watthanachan today.

The House Anti-Corruption Committee has invited Auditor general Monthien Charoenpol for a meeting at parliament on April 30, to provide details of the State Audit Office building, which collapsed when a powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28.

A 23-year-old man plans to sue police in Nakhon Si Thammarat for detaining him for six days on an attempted murder charge, despite proof that he is innocent.

Malé, Maldives - The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in "resolute solidarity" with the Palestinian people.

Bhumjaithai MP Ekkarat Changlao was sentenced by Khon Kaen Provincial Court today to 12 years and nine months in prison, after being found guilty of embezzlement and falsifying official documents in connection with the savings of Khon Kaen teacher’s cooperatives.

The planned meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok on April 17 could generate headlines but deliver little in terms of concrete progress towards ending Myanmar’s protracted conflict, many observers believe.

Bhumjaithai Party secretary-general Chaichanok Chidchob deepened the rift between the ruling coalition’s two largest partners with a shocking announcement in Parliament last week.

A second fugitive, identified only as “Kotchaporn “, who is alleged to have been involved in the Bt7.5-billion fraud case linked to Dr Boon Vanasin, former chairman of Thonburi Healthcare Group, has been arrested and deported to Thailand, Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong said today.