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The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to operate seven one-day steam train trips on public holidays this year, launching the special service today with a Bangkok–Ayutthaya–Bangkok round trip to offer passengers a rare opportunity to experience rail travel from a bygone era.
A Vietnamese national is being held in custody by Bang Yi Khan police in Bangkok on suspicion of involvement in a transnational drug trafficking network that uses couriers to smuggle illegal narcotics into Japan.
Thailand will seek Malaysia’s cooperation to prevent those involved in violence in the country’s southern border provinces from using Malaysia as a safe haven, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said yesterday.
A total of 265 couples have married after meeting on an AI-powered dating app launched by the Tokyo government in 2024 to lift Japan's low birth rate, according to official data.
Former chief of the Special Operations Centre at the Armed Forces Security Centre, Lt Gen Nanthadet Meksawat, has hit back at Senator Angkhana Neelapaijit, a former member of the National Human Rights Commission, over her recent remarks reminding the military to observe the rule of law and the principles of human rights in its operations against insurgent groups in the deep south.
Iran and the United States held their fire Monday, handing Gulf shipping and the oil industry a respite from missile strikes as Donald Trump's UN envoy said the president was "giving talks some space".
Thailand has cancelled September peace talks with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) following a series of violent incidents in the southern border provinces, with chief peace negotiator Thanut Suvarnananda saying the government is demanding answers from the group before negotiations can resume.
The trillion-baht land bridge project has not been scrapped but has instead been put on hold and will be revived at the "right time," Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today.
Myanmar's military has sharply escalated attacks on civilians since a new administration took office in the war-torn country, a conflict monitor said on Monday, even as regional governments ramp up diplomatic engagement.
The Cabinet today decided to retain the 7% value-added tax (VAT) rate for another year, until September 30, 2027.
Thailand's exports of air conditioners and parts to Europe have grown sharply, making the vast European market an increasingly promising destination for Thai products.
A 28-year-old Thai woman who worked as a paid courier transporting parcels to Japan, has been detained in Fukuoka after airport officials allegedly found crystal methamphetamine (ice) concealed inside coffee packages.
Thai entertainment company GMMTV has suspended an event employee following what it described as the use of violence against a Chinese fan during the International Novel Festival 2026.
Opposition parties presented four witnesses today in the high-profile case of alleged collusion in the Senate election two years ago, at a forum held in parliament to mark the second anniversary of the poll.
A dispute that erupted on a BTS Skytrain between a Thai woman and a group of Italian students and later went viral on social media was settled on Saturday night after the students apologised to the woman at a Bangkok police station.
Democracy watchdog Yingcheep Atchanont has implicated Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and eight other Bhumjaithai chiefs in alleged Senate vote-rigging in 2024, sparking a furious legal backlash.
