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The selection committee’s recent decision to name former finance minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong as chairman of the board of the Bank of Thailand is expected to be considered at the meeting of the mobile cabinet in Chiang Mai this Friday.
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong made his first official visit to Thailand since taking office in May 2024 today, as a guest of the Thai Government.
Thailand’s economy grew 3% in the third quarter, exceeding market expectations, but the underlying details do not paint as encouraging a picture.
The Thai Navy’s procurement of its first submarine is likely to be further delayed, as Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today that he needs more time to study the project having only recently assumed the defence portfolio.
The number of young students allegedly molested by a teacher at a school in Ratchaburi’s Suan Phueng district has risen from nine to 17.
The Mueang district of southern province of Yala is facing the worst flooding in about two decades, as the Provincial Public Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office is advising people in Betong, Than To, Bannang Sata, Kabang, Yaha and Krong Pinang districts to brace for possible mud slides and flash floods.
The Thai Defence Council is scheduled to meet today to discuss reports that troops from Myanmar’s United Wa State Army (UWSA) have occupied the former bases of the now-defunct Mong Tai Army, some of which are located in Thai territory.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will lead her cabinet to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, two northern provinces severely affected by recent flooding, for their first retreat.
The Israeli military also said its ground troops clashed with Hezbollah forces and destroyed rocket launchers in the Slouqi area on the eastern end of the Litani River, a few kilometers (miles) from the Israeli border.
Then prime ministers Thaksin Shinawatra and Hun Sen signed a joint communique on June 18, 2001, approving the controversial MoU 44, concerning overlapping areas of claim in the Gulf of Thailand, when Thaksin was on an official visit to Cambodia on June 18-19, said Panthep Puapongpan, dean of the College of Oriental Medicine of Rangsit University.
Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven staff of a backpacker hostel in Vang Vieng following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning, state media reported Tuesday.
For many children in Thailand, the United Nations convention protecting their rights exists on paper but not in real life.
Former Palang Pracharath Party member Samart Jenchaijitwanich has claimed that approximately 100 million baht, which he and his mother received from iCon Group CEO Waratphol Waratvorakul and another executive, was a combination of loans and charitable donations from the executives.
While “Bo” is widely recognized for its role in aesthetic enhancements, its diverse medical applications are equally noteworthy. Botulinum toxin (BoNT-A) is used to treat a range of conditions such as neurological disorders, chronic migraines, hyperhidrosis, and more.
Thai troops stationed near the Thai-Myanmar border, in Mae Hong Son province, have been put on alert after troops from Myanmar’s United Wa State Army (UWSA) are reported to have occupied eight former bases of the now defunct Mong Tai Army, some of which are located on Thai territory.
Thai actress Chutimon “Aokbab” Chuengcharoensukying has made history by winning the Best Performance by an Actress award at the 52nd International Emmy Awards for her role in Netflix's “Hunger”. This latest global triumph further cements “Hunger’s” legacy, elevating Thai cinema on the world stage and bringing immense pride to Thai film enthusiasts worldwide.
