Garbage monthly collection fee in Bangkok rises to Bt60
Households in Bangkok which do not separate their recyclable garbage will pay a higher collection fee of Bt60 per month to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
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Households in Bangkok which do not separate their recyclable garbage will pay a higher collection fee of Bt60 per month to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri has admitted that she is the person, referred to as “M” by the Palang Pracharath party in allegations of involvement in the business of iCon Group, but has denied having any connection with the beleaguered e-commerce company.
The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has set up a committee to investigate an allegation that a prosecutor and his wife were connected to the troubled iCon Group e-commerce company as membership recruitment agents.
The prime minister met today with Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), initiating the process for Thailand to join the 38-member organization.
Spain braced for a heavier human toll on Wednesday after 95 people died in flash floods that launched muddy waters through towns, tossed cars and wreaked transport havoc.
The opposition Palang Pracharath party is urging the government to drop MOU44, between Thailand and Cambodia, before negotiating exploration and drilling rights for gas and oil in the overlapping claims area in the Gulf of Thailand, claiming that Thailand could lose half of Kut Island to its eastern neighbour.
2,897 people have been arrested for acting as money mules (someone who transfers or moves illegally acquired money on behalf of someone else) over the past 12 months, with September 2024 alone seeing 497 arrests. Authorities are warning that convicted money mules face severe penalties, including up to three years in prison, fines of up to 300,000 baht, or both.
China will soon be sending two pandas to Thailand, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries next year.
It is confirmed that Thai K-pop artist, Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban of Blackpink, will perform at the New Year countdown event 2025 at ICONSIAM in Bangkok.
The Criminal Court acquitted an online influencer, two directors of an advertising agency and an executive of the Lazada e-commerce company of lèse majesté charges today, for the making and dissemination of a promotional video featuring a character who, allegedly, resembled HRH Princess Chulabhorn.
The screening committee of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has classified iCon Group’s business model as a pyramid scheme, in breach of the Emergency Decree on Borrowing.
London, United Kingdom - The EU, UK, and Canada on Tuesday announced fresh sanctions targeting the Myanmar junta's access to "military materiel, equipment and funds".
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to ban trucks from “low emission” zones in the capital, in an attempt to ease increasing PM2.5 air pollution during the cool season, from November until March.
Thailand’s airports will be able to handle up to one million flights per year when the third runway at the Suvarnabhumi airport opens for full operations next year, Deputy Transport Minister Manaporn Charoensri said today.
An Imam was shot dead on Tuesday night in front of his house, in Mueang district Yala province, when he was ambushed by insurgents.
Thailand’s iconic street-food chef has rejected rumours she is set to close her Michelin-starred restaurant, but at 81 years old, Jay Fai's reign may be coming to an end.