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The National Health Security Office (NHSO) plans to significantly boost the annual budget of the universal healthcare coverage scheme, which currently covers 47.5 million Thais, amid growing concerns over its sustainability and calls for reform.
The government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is being urged by politicians at home to place the issue of a scam city in neighboring Myanmar on the national agenda following the controversial case of a Chinese celebrity, Wang Xing.
A woman was filmed while vaping on one of Bangkok’s BTS Skytrains on Monday, with the clip going viral after being posted on TikTok.
33 Chinese tourists, two Thai guides and three crew members have been rescued after their catamaran began to take on water and sink in the seas off Phuket today.
Government spokesperson Jirayu Huangsap reiterated today that casinos will represent just 10% of the activities in the proposed integrated entertainment complex project and that most of the activities in the complex will be unrelated to gambling, such as a concert arena, an amusement park, a waterpark, as well as convention and exhibition halls.
The ‘Eason Chan Fear and Dreams World Tour’ concert, scheduled to take place at Impact Arena in Bangkok on February 22nd, has been cancelled. A number of Chinese tour groups have also cancelled their trips to Thailand, citing safety problems following the recent trafficking case of Chinese actor Wang Zing.
The cabinet approved in principle, a draft bill today for an ‘integrated entertainment complex’ to be established in Thailand, as proposed by the Finance Ministry.
Air quality in Bangkok has deteriorated further today, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere reaching the health-threatening “orange” level in all 50 districts, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Air pollution, measured at 43 locations in Bangkok this morning, has reached the ‘orange’ level (harmful to health), due to poor circulation trapping airborne pollutants, the Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported today.
Opposition MP Parit Wacharasindhu is leading the charge to replace the post-2014 coup Constitution, pushing for a new and “more democratic” charter to reshape Thailand’s future.
Donald Trump is not typically known for his calm or reserve, but in a craftsman's workshop in rural China the US president-elect sits in divine contemplation.
While the Thai government vows to launch a sandboxed bitcoin payment programme in Phuket, a Thai blockchain business leader is calling for immediate action to develop a strategic cryptocurrency reserve.
Representatives of the importers of two Chinese-made smartphones, ‘Oppo’ and ‘Realme’, are scheduled to explain the pre-installation of a loan application in the operating system of their smartphones to the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) today.
A Cambodian man wanted by Thai police in connection to the murder of a former Cambodian opposition lawmaker in Bangkok last week is the brother of a politician who initiated legal proceedings that led to the dissolution of the country’s main opposition party in 2017, according to Radio Free Asia.
Economic growth in East and South Asia is strong, driven by private consumption and exports, despite risks from geopolitical tensions and other challenges, according to the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2025 report.
Six defence volunteers were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED), hidden in a motorcycle, detonated near a police station in Muang district of Pattani province this morning.
