Airborne pollution in Chiang Mai, which was ranked the most polluted city in the world by the real time Air Quality Index (AQI) last week, has become a topic of…
Read MoreAirborne pollution in Chiang Mai, which was ranked the most polluted city in the world by the real time Air Quality Index (AQI) last week, has become a topic of…
Read MoreThe immigration office in Phuket has revoked the visas of two New Zealanders, who allegedly assaulted a traffic police officer in Chalong district of Phuket and snatched his service pistol…
Read MorePol Gen Torsak Sukvimol, the national police chief, maintains that one of his deputies, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, is not the victim of persecution or of foul play over the…
Read MoreThailand’s national soft power sub-committee on books will propose to the government the establishment of ‘the Book Institute’ and ‘One Province, One Landmark Library’. Charan Homtientong, its chair, said that…
Read MoreThe Election Commission (EC) submitted a petition to the Constitutional Court today, seeking the dissolution of the Move Forward party and the barring of the party’s executive members from politics,…
Read MoreAs forest fires rage in several northern provinces, resulting in the accumulation of PM2.5 in the atmosphere, former deputy prime minister Plodprasop Suraswadi has offered some advice, based on how…
Read MoreEconomic Crime Suppression Division (ECSD) officers seized 30,000 pairs of “elephant pants” today, worth about six million baht, from a warehouse in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district. Acting on a…
Read MoreThe Finnish Embassy in Bangkok has temporarily suspended the issuance of new visas to Thais who want to work as berry pickers in Finland, pending the adjustment of regulations to…
Read MoreThe idea of legalizing surrogacy services for foreign couples, including LGBTQ partners, promises rich benefits for Thailand’s medical industry – but has also triggered grave concerns about human trafficking risks….
Read MoreThai police have arrested a Russian national on Samui Island on charges of robbing a fellow Russian of 1.8 million baht in Bitcoins. Samui police say that the suspect is…
Read MoreEnquiry officers from Bangkok’s Thung Song Hong police station have issued a summons for Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, the deputy national police chief, to acknowledge money laundering charges, in connection…
Read MoreChiang Mai’s air quality slightly better today, as the air quality index (AQI) improved from the world’s worst for the past two days, to third most polluted city, according to…
Read MoreFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra claimed today that he did not feign illness and was genuinely sick when he was admitted to the Police General Hospital for treatment, but he…
Read MoreThailand may have to take tough action and ban the import of maize from neighbouring countries next year, if they refuse to control the burning of farm waste and forests,…
Read MoreFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra wrapped up his three-day visit to his hometown of Chiang Mai today by taking his children and grandchildren for a tour of the Night Safari…
Read MoreAirborne pollution in 15 northern provinces has reach the Red level today, with the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere between 50.1µg/m³ and 182µg/m³, the Air Pollution Mitigation Centre…
Read MoreThe Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) has ordered its office in the north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima to revoke the Sor Por Kor 4-01 land certificates issued to 10 people…
Read MoreA subcommittee on the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities will meet soon to address the problem of a domestic airline refusing to allow disabled passengers in wheelchairs to…
Read MoreThe Juvenile and Family Court in Sa Kaeo province today fined the parents of five youths, who allegedly killed a 47-year-old woman in early January and disposed of the body…
Read MoreThailand’s opposition parties submitted a motion to the House of Representatives today, seeking a general debate against the government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, accusing it of failing to fulfil…
Read MoreThe number of dugongs in the seas off the southern province of Trang has declined substantially, raising concern among marine scientists and conservationists that the mammals may face extinction as…
Read MoreMore than 30 senators have expressed a wish to take part in the no-confidence debate against the government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, tentatively before the end of this month….
Read MoreThe Government Lottery Office (GLO) is set to launch the sale of digital lottery tickets through registered lottery dealers on March 17th, to provide buyers with another channel through which…
Read MoreThailand’s Election Commission (EC) has decided unanimously to ask the Constitutional Court to dissolve the opposition Move Forward party, after finding sufficient evidence to believe that the party has attempted…
Read MoreNearly 20 million methamphetamine pills were seized by police and para-military forces in Nakhon Sawan, Lampang and Chiang Rai provinces on Monday, as illegal narcotics continue to flow into Thailand…
Read MoreIn a bid to reduce road accidents caused by drunk driving during the extended “World Songkran Festival”, which takes place between April 1st and 21st, the Ministry of Public Health…
Read MoreThailand wants Hong Kong business operators to use Thailand as their trade and investment centre in the Southeast Asian region and to support Thailand’s efforts to develop its soft power…
Read MoreTwo women were found dead in a shop house in downtown Hua Hin on Sunday, in what police suspect is an accident or murder attempt by one of the women,…
Read MoreTwo police officers and the mayor of a tambon administrative organisation (TAO) narrowly escaped injury when two improvised explosive devices, believed to have been pipe bombs, were thrown into a…
Read MoreChiang Mai administration is offering a reward of Bt10,000 for the arrest of the person or people who started forest fires, as the PM2.5 dust problem in 17 northern provinces,…
Read MoreThe Livestock Development Department has warned cattle raisers be on alert for anthrax, after three Laotians living in Champasak province in southern Laos are reported to have fallen sick after…
Read MoreTemperatures are expected to surpass 40 degrees Celsius in several provinces next week, as tomorrow the “heat index” is expected to reach 48.1 degrees in Bangkok and 51.4 degrees in Chon Buri, according to…
Read MoreScientific Crime Detection Division (SCDD) police have found several pieces of evidence which suggest that the fire at a chemical storage facility, in the Phachi district of Ayutthaya province four…
Read MoreA memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to be drafted, between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, to settle the land dispute related to areas…
Read MoreThe Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has agreed, in principle, to hand over the Kantarat golf course, located between the two runways of Don Mueang airport, to Airports of Thailand…
Read MoreFrom May 1st, Thai commercial banks will charge their customers a 1% Dynamic Currency Conversion (DCC) fee for making cash withdrawals abroad. A similar fee will also be levied on…
Read MoreIn an apparent tit-for-tat, the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) has decided to take legal action against Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn, chief of the National Parks Office at the Department of National…
Read MoreTransport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit has warned that contractors working on Rama II Road, who fail to meet their contractual deliverables within the specified deadlines, will be barred from bidding for…
Read MoreThe Office of Attorney-General (OAG) has decided to charge former president of the Land and House real estate company, Anant Asavabhokhin, with money laundering in connection with Credit Union Khlong…
Read MoreA social expert has proposed that the government grant Thai citizenship to children born in Thailand to ethnic parents or migrant workers, to address the declining birth rate among Thais….
Read MoreThailand’s Ministry of Culture will propose that the cabinet submit the Chut Thai Phra Ratcha Niyom traditional costume (literally meaning “dress of royal endorsement”) for UNESCO intangible cultural heritage of…
Read MoreAn alleged rapist has been taken into police custody on a charge of raping an underage schoolgirl in Bangkok’s Thung Mahamek area. Yesterday’s arrest of the 40-year-old suspect, identified only…
Read MoreDefiant National Parks chief Chaiwat Limlikhitaksorn has challenged the Agriculture Ministry’s claim, based on the Army Survey Department’s “One Map”, that the disputed land in Khao Yai National Park is…
Read MoreThai and US divers have recovered two Harpoon anti-ship missiles from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai corvette, but have not found the remains of five missing crew. The two missiles were…
Read MoreThe tri-partite Wage Committee has approved, by a vote of 7:5, a new formula for the calculation of minimum wages, which is tentatively expected to come into force in April,…
Read MorePrime Minister Srettha Thavisin is in the southernmost province of Yala today, to promote tourism and economic development in the region. He is expected to meet with local residents and…
Read MoreA map, called “One Map”, recently completed by the Army Survey Department, clearly shows that the Sor Por Kor (land reform) demarcation stones found by park officials are actually on…
Read MoreThe Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has agreed to indict former police chief, Pol Gen Somyot Poompanmuang, former deputy attorney-general, Nate Naksuk, and six other individuals with malfeasance in office…
Read MoreStudents and alumni of Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok, Uthenthawai campus, are demanding self-determination in the management of the institute and its conversion to state property. They are also demanding…
Read MorePM2.5 readings in 30 provinces, including 10 areas in and around Bangkok, exceed the safe threshold of 37.5µg/m³ today, but the situation is expected to improve from tomorrow until March…
Read MoreThe Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) has ordered the dismantling of several road checkpoints in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat, to be in line with the recent resumption of peace talks…
Read MoreInterior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has signed a draft Executive Decree, exempting owners of illegal firearms, who surrender them to the authorities within a specific timeframe, from legal action. The draft…
Read MoreThe State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has agreed to adjust the design of a section of the Thai-Chinese high-speed train project, in response to complaints from people in Nakhon Ratchasima…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovations and the Industrial Works Department have advised their staff to work from home on Tuesday, to prevent a potential confrontation with…
Read MoreThe National Credit Bureau has raised the alarm over the prospect of about 610 billion baht in housing loans becoming bad debts, as it urges the government to come to…
Read MoreEmbattled deputy national police chief, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, called a press conference today to declare his innocence, after he was among five police officers charged by the Central Investigation…
Read MoreThailand officially entered its hot season on Wednesday. It will last through to the middle of May with average daytime temperatures expected to be up to 2°C higher than last…
Read MoreThe Thai and US navies launched a joint operation today, to search for the remains of five crew missing from the sunken HTMS Sukhothai corvette, to salvage some weaponry and…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives has agreed to revoke all Sor Por Kor land certificates for all land reform plots in the Khao Yai area, to end the…
Read MoreThe Electric Vehicle Board has agreed to promote the use of commercial electric vehicles in Thailand, such as truck or buses, by making the purchase price tax deductible, according to…
Read MoreThe opposition Move Forward party has vowed to continue to push for a bill seeking to allow members of the LGBTQ community to choose their own honorific name prefixes, after…
Read MoreA boy and a girl scout were killed and 13 others and their teacher were injured when a pickup truck rammed into the roadside pavilion in which they were resting…
Read MoreSix officials at the Agricultural Land Reform Office (ALRO) in the northeastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima have been suspended and reported to the Bangkok headquarters, pending an investigation into an…
Read MoreDeputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsuthin promised members of an anti-liquor network today that the Liquor Policy Committee will not extend liquor sales hours. About 300 members of the anti-liquor network…
Read MoreA former president of the Miss Universe Organisation (MUO) has threatened a defamation lawsuit against the former owner of the Miss Universe brand, Anne Jakrajutatip, for allegedly implying that she…
Read MoreProsecution of the lèse majesté case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been postponed, after the attorney-general ordered further investigation into the case today, in response to Thaksin’s appeal…
Read MoreForeign investors are reluctant to invest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) because of delays in some major infrastructure projects, among them the high-speed train linking U-Tapao, Suvarnabhumi and Don…
Read MoreThe Corrections Department issued a statement today, insisting that the release on parole of convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra this morning is complies with the law and that Thaksin…
Read More52.60% of respondents to a NIDA Poll are most concerned that the current political situation may lead to a new round of political conflict in Thailand, while 71.91% believe that…
Read MoreDengue fever is on the rise, with a total of 13,126 cases, including 12 fatalities, being reported so far this year. This is a 2.2 fold increase over the same…
Read MorePrime Minister Srettha Thavisin said today that he has no immediate plan to meet with convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, but wishes him a happy reunion with his family…
Read MoreThe opposition Move Forward party has called for justice equality and an end to double standards, citing the privileges allegedly accorded to convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In a…
Read MoreThaksin Shinawatra was released on parole and returned to his family mansion, Ban Chan Song La in Bangkok, this morning. This is the first glimpse the media has had of…
Read MoreSouthern and Move Forward MPs unanimously voiced their opposition to the government’s ambitious land bridge mega project, questioning the credibility of its feasibility study. They remain unconvinced that the project…
Read MoreOfficials at several ministries wore purple T-shirts today, in a spontaneous display of moral support for HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, following a recent incident on a Bangkok expressway in…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) have sought cooperation from both the public and private sectors in and around Bangkok by allowing their…
Read MoreMonarchy reform activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Natthanon Chaimahabutra have vowed to go on hunger strike in prison and not to continue to seek bail, after the Criminal Court rejected their…
Read MorePolice are looking for two Scottish men, accused by a Myanmar woman of killing her son and robbing him of about 5 million baht in cash at an apartment on…
Read MoreTaluwang group leading members, Tantawan Tuatulanon and Natthanon Chaimahabutra, were escorted from Chalong Krung police station to the Ratchadapisek Criminal Court this morning to have their detentions extended. Police went…
Read MoreThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has decided to scrap the construction of three mass transit projects, due to a shortage of money, and to transfer them to the Ministry of…
Read MorePrime Minister Srettha Thavisin has reiterated the government’s determination to resolve formal and informal debt problems within the 4-year term of his administration. He said that the progress in tackling…
Read MoreThailand’s biggest economic challenge is that its economy has been growing at slower pace, about 3% per annum, than Malaysia and China, at about 5% annually, because it lacks the…
Read MorePak Khlong Talat, the Bangkok flower market, runs from midday into the night, seven days a week. While it’s never empty, Valentine’s Day gave tourists and locals a timely excuse…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Public Health and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) have defended a revised ministerial regulation which treats a person who possesses five meth pills, instead…
Read MoreA defence volunteer was killed and four others were injured in a roadside explosion in Janae district of Thailand’s southernmost province of Narathiwat today. The incident occurred just a few…
Read MoreA group of opponents plans to submit a petition to Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong tomorrow at Government House, protesting against parole for convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Meanwhile, a…
Read MoreFive immigration police officers were sentenced to 15 years in prison each today, after they were found guilty by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases of extorting 10…
Read MorePolice believe that hidden elements are behind a recent incident, in which members of the anti-monarchy Taluwang group sounded a car horn at the convoy of HRH Princess Maha Chakri…
Read MoreThe Thai government is expected to announce new measures today to solve the debt problems of Thai people, after it was revealed that, by the end of last year, household…
Read MoreThailand will celebrate this year’s Songkran festival for three weeks nationwide, starting on April 1st, in the hope that the planned fun-filled activities will develop the traditional water-splashing event into…
Read MoreThailand and Cambodia today recognised the importance of reducing cross-border airborne pollution by agreeing to establish a joint working group, including the setting up of a hotline for the sharing…
Read MoreMore than 5,000 Muay Thai boxers from Thailand and 60 other countries took part in a ceremony to pay respects to Muay Thai teachers during the Amazing Muay Thai World…
Read MoreThirty-seven protected forests, including several wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, have been declared off-limits to outsiders without prior permission to enter, as the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant…
Read MoreUNESCO has issued an official certificate inscribing Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year festival, as part of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage, following the intergovernmental convention for the safeguarding of intangible…
Read MoreThe Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is interested in the huge land bridge project in southern Thailand, from an investment perspective, and in educational development, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said…
Read MoreA plan, conceived by the Tourism of Thailand (TAT), to set five Guinness world records, including wearing the most pairs of elephant pants in sixty seconds, expected to take place…
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