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Sunday’s meeting in Kuala Lumpur between Malaysia’s prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, and former Thai prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, focused on the ongoing situation in Myanmar, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin’s youngest daughter, told reporters yesterday.
Two IEDs were detonated Tuesday morning, one in front of Si Sakhon district police station and the other in front of a defence volunteer unit in Yee Ngor district, Narathiwat province. No one was killed or injured.
Thailand has decided to cut electricity, oil supplies and internet services to five locations in three Myanmar border townships at 9am on Wednesday.
The first phase of the “digital wallet” scheme, which cost the taxpayer 140 billion baht (0.7% of GDP) and was distributed to about 14 million disabled people and state welfare card holders, has not increased domestic consumption, as envisaged by the government, according to the Kiatnakin Phatra Research Centre.
Bangkok Design Week 2025 (BKKDW2025) will be back in the Thai capital from February 8 to 23 with this, its eighth edition, taking place run in seven main areas of the metropolis. Organized by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) BKKDW is a major event showcasing design challenges and creativity that reflect the issues facing the city.
‘Na’ (not her real name), a mother of one, simply wanted to find a second job to help pay off her husband’s debts and to care for her child.
From eco-friendly ceramics made from mussel shells to rapid soil testing kits and vegan pineapple leather, more than 1,000 inventions will be vying for visitors’ attention at Thailand Inventors’ Day 2025.
Air pollution throughout Bangkok today is at the Orange level today (unhealthy for sensitive groups), with a 44.9µg/m³ average level of PM2.5 dust. Tomorrow is expected to be the same, with an improvement forecast from Thursday until Sunday, due to improved air circulation, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The National Security Council (NSC) has decided to let the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) decide whether to cut electricity supplies to Myanmar’s border townships, believed to shelters for Chinese-run call centres, or to use step-by-step measures based on the information about power usage and the suspected connections between the call centres and the Myanmar electricity concessions.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra described today the Pheu Thai party’s winning of PAO mayoral elections in 10 provinces on Saturday, out of the 16 in which they fielded candidates, as “quite good”.
Last week, the biggest news was the release of five Thai hostages by Hamas. For the past 15 months, their families had waited day and night for any word from them. This week, they will finally reunite with their loved ones.
Det Udom district hospital, in the north-eastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, is appealing for public donations after an arson attack last Friday. The fire caused extensive damage to medical equipment and the third floor of the hospital building, estimated at around 100 million baht.
The Election Commission (EC) announced today that 58.45% of the 27.9 million eligible voters turned out to vote in the PAO mayoral elections in 47 provinces, while 56.06% of the 47.1 million eligible voters exercised their right to vote in 76 provinces across the country. Bangkok, as a special administrative area, has a separate election cycle.
The Pavena Foundation for Children and Women called on the Thai and Chinese governments today to crack down on a Chinese-led human smuggling gang, which has allegedly lured over 100 Thai women to work in Georgia with promises of high incomes.
Bangkok will be shrouded in excessive PM2.5 airborne pollution throughout this week due to weak air circulation, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
It is said that some of the world’s most beautiful women are found in Southeast Asia. This should come as no surprise as the unique cultures and traditions of the region reflect a rich history of beauty practices and rituals that have helped shape current beauty trends.
