Palang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan was formally nominated as the party’s sole candidate for next prime minister at its general meeting on Friday. Wirat Rattanaseth, a deputy party leader,…
Read MorePalang Pracharath Party Leader Prawit Wongsuwan was formally nominated as the party’s sole candidate for next prime minister at its general meeting on Friday. Wirat Rattanaseth, a deputy party leader,…
Read MoreA store selling cannabis and the plant extracts in Bangkok was found to have broken the law, by allowing customers to smoke cannabis on the premises, during an inspection by…
Read MoreAir quality in 43 areas in Bangkok on Friday has fallen below the standard level, to the extent that it can adversely affect health, due to a high level of…
Read MoreTwenty-two school children were injured, mostly suffering bruises, in a road accident involving a school van in Non Thai district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday morning….
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand’s Monetary Policy Committee agreed unanimously on Wednesday to raise the key interest rate by 25 basis points, to 1.50%, with immediate effect. The central bank said…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) plans to upgrade the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) into a bureau, with its manpower increased by 2,000 over the next two…
Read MoreMore than 3,500 hot spots were detected in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Malaysia on Sunday, by the Suomi NPP satellite, raising serious concerns over forest fires, cross-border pollution and…
Read MoreA tour operator and a Chinese tourist are to be invited in for questioning over controversial and unauthorised police escorts provided by Thai tourist and traffic police officers. Pol Maj-Gen…
Read MoreThe National Health Security Office (NHSO) plans to distribute 94.5 million condoms, free of charge, to gold health card holders of “reproductive age”, starting on February 1st at health service…
Read MoreThailand plans to make full use of its soft power, which includes Thai boxing and food, in the hope of attracting more tourists to visit Thailand this year. Acting Government…
Read MoreThe Thai Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has warned eateries to be careful in the use of liquid nitrogen in the preparation of food and drinks, or face imprisonment or…
Read MoreAir quality in 36 areas of Bangkok on Monday is below the safety standard, with the amount of PM2.5 dust exceeding the50 micron standard, according to the air4thai Facebook page…
Read MorePrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha led key members of the United Thai Nation Party (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) on a tour of Chinatown, to visit Thais of Chinese descent and to…
Read MorePeople living in communities near the Srinagarind Dam, in Si Sawat district of Kanchanaburi province, have been advised not to forage in the forest or allow their children to play…
Read MoreThai park rangers and rescue workers have found and recovered the body of a German tourist, who jumped from a cliff, in an apparent suicide, yesterday (Saturday) in the famous…
Read MoreEleven people were killed and one injured when a passenger van drove into a roadside ditch and caught fire on the Friendship Highway in Sikhio district of Thailand’s north-eastern province…
Read MoreThree southern insurgents were shot dead during a clash with government security forces, in the mountains of Si Sakhon district in the restive southern province of Narathiwat, on Friday morning….
Read MorePolitical banners popped up on the campuses of Chulalongkorn and Thammasat universities on Friday, urging students to “wake up” politically and not to submit to suppression of free expression. The…
Read MoreThailand’s National Energy Policy Committee (NEPC) has decided to increase the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in March by 15 baht, to 423 baht for a 15kg cylinder,…
Read MoreThe Italian-Thai Development Corporation will begin major roadworks on the local road between Laksi and Don Mueang on January 25th. The work is to repair the undulating road surface, which…
Read MoreThere are sufficient fruit and vegetables in Bangkok’s markets to meet the demands of Thai-Chinese residents during the Chinese New Year celebrations next week, according to Udom Srisongkram, deputy director-general…
Read MorePeople living in Thailand’s 11 southern provinces are advised to brace for heavy to very heavy rainfall from today until next Wednesday, which may lead to flash flooding and river…
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand and the Thai Bankers Association (TBA) have dismissed a widespread suggestion on social media, claiming that a charging cable can be used to steal data stored…
Read MoreTourism businesses in Phuket are not worried about the return of zero-dollar cheap package tours, historically popular among Chinese tourists visiting Thailand, but are more concerned about the expensive air…
Read MoreParents are being advised not to allow young children to play with “crystal babies”, which may be dangerous if they are swallowed. “Crystal babies” are made from a jelly-like substance…
Read MoreThe Thai cabinet has decided to extend the excise tax cut on diesel fuel for an additional four months, to ease the financial burden on the private sector and the…
Read MoreAt least four people were injured and a number of houses sustained damage when an empty oil tanker caught fire, followed by an explosion, while it was undergoing maintenance at…
Read MoreThe number of malaria and dengue fever cases is expected to be 3-4 times higher than in 2022, according to Dr. Tares Krassanairawiwong, director-general of the Disease Control Department. Quoting…
Read MoreThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) plans to open more “15- minute” parks this year to provide city residents with nearby recreational spaces. According to Pornphrom Vikitsreth, an advisor to the…
Read MoreEleven baby turtles, which were found washed ashore last September in Sattahip and which had ingested garbage, have all died. According to officials of Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal…
Read MoreThai people who allow their names to be used by foreigners as nominees to open businesses reserved for Thai nationals may face prison terms of three years and/or a fine…
Read MoreHead of the “Pheu Thai Family”, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, said Sunday that she is ready to stand as the party’s candidate for prime minister in the general elections and that the…
Read MoreTaxi drivers must get their meters adjusted before they will be allowed to charge the new fares, an increase of 6% on the old rate, according to the Land Transport…
Read MoreThai anti-narcotic officials have seized 200,000 methamphetamine tablets, hidden in two electric ovens which were found in parcels at a delivery service company in Nonthaburi on Friday, and have arrested…
Read MoreA police officer in In Buri district has been transferred, pending an investigation, after being seen on social media holding a drinks party at a police station before New Year….
Read MoreOfficials from the Department of Special Investigation searched a condo in Bangkok’s Bang Phlat area yesterday (Saturday) for a Singaporean man wanted for alleged involvement in the Forex-3D currency futures…
Read MoreThe Thai Government is considering the granting of more subsidies to state welfare card holders, to improve their lives and reduce social and income disparity, said Acting Government Spokesman Anucha…
Read MoreAbout 20 students at a school in Thailand’s Samut Prakan province have been rushed to hospitals with symptoms associated with food poisoning. The school, located on Soi Suksawat 8, was…
Read MoreThe acquisition of Esso (Thailand) Public Company will make Bangchak Corporation Public Company (BCP) the oil company with the second largest market share in Thailand, 29.1%, behind PTT Public Company’s…
Read MoreThe government is being urged by a network of students to enforce the prohibition on lottery vendors selling tickets to people under 20. In an open letter, addressed to Prime…
Read MoreThailand has declared its readiness and commitment to host Specialised Expo 2028 in Phuket, stating that this will be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia which will benefit…
Read MoreSix metropolitan police officers, including a deputy commander, have been relieved of duty for allegedly aiding and abetting the criminal activities of a Chinese criminal gang, allegedly led by Chinese…
Read MoreUnder heavy criticism for what is being seen as a waste of taxpayers’ money, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) has decided to postpone its plan to replace Bang Sue…
Read MoreTechnology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) officers have joined Pak Kret district police in Nonthaburi province in the investigation of the suicide of a 15-year-old student, after he was allegedly cheated…
Read MoreThe Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has rescinded its travel restrictions, requiring foreign arrivals, from countries which require RT-PCR tests, to have at least US$10,000 health insurance coverage for…
Read MoreSix members of a drug smuggling caravan were killed and about 300 kilogrammes of ketamine seized by Thai border forces in a clash near the Thai-Myanmar border in Fang district…
Read MoreTwo students were killed, with 16 other students and the driver injured, when their school bus crashed into a passenger van, which was travelling in the opposite direction, in Mueang…
Read MoreThailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha formally joined the United Thai Nation (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) Party on Monday, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre. In addition to key members, led…
Read MoreThe Royal Thai Navy (RTN) has sought cooperation from fishing associations and private rescue groups in the search for the last five crew, missing from the ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai, as…
Read MoreWhistle-blowing lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd offered more details today (Monday) about the sex scandal implicating a former deputy prime minister (DPM), saying that the DPM in question had quit the opposition…
Read MoreThai tourism businesses in Chiang Mai and Phuket are keen to welcome the return of Chinese visitors, after about three years of absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Chinese…
Read MoreThe Criminal Court revoked the bail for two monarchy reform activists today (Monday), after they had breached their bail conditions by getting involved in public protests. The court also issued…
Read MoreThai rescue officials resumed their search this morning (Monday) for a Romanian who went missing in the sea off Phuket, after he reportedly dived into the water near Ko Kaeo…
Read MoreThe Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will reconsider the Khlong Saen Saeb electric boat service, due to its high operational costs and lack of passengers. The service was launched about a…
Read MoreThai police, troops and local officials seized about 300 boxes containing firecrackers and fireworks today (Sunday), bound for Malaysia for Chinese New Year celebrations in the Sadao district of Songkhla…
Read MoreA Pheu Thai MP has demanded that party leader, Chonlanan Srikaew, investigate an allegation by a lawyer that a former deputy prime minister in the government of Prime Minister Yingluck…
Read MoreSouth Korean pop singer, Psy, who shot to international fame for his “Gangnam Style” mega hit in 2012, was named Artist of the Year at the 37th Golden Disc Awards held…
Read MoreSix speed boats and a wooden tour vessel, moored at a wharf on Mak Island, off the eastern province of Trat, were destroyed by fire last night (Saturday). The fire…
Read MoreDue to an anticipated increase in foreign arrivals, Chinese tourists in particular, everyone, especially the those over 60, people with chronic diseases, pregnant women, those who weigh over 90kg, small…
Read MoreMahidol University in Kanchanaburi has banned its students and staff from venturing into the woods behind the campus, after a tiger was seen by a villager in the forest last…
Read MoreHer Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati has been and remains unconscious, and doctors are still treating her with medications. She is also on a life support system, to support…
Read MoreLooking into 2023, the future of Thai politics remains uncertain, considering major reshuffles and internal rifts in various political parties. General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s future as Thailand’s prime minister is also…
Read MoreThailand’s first case of COVID-19 XAY.2 variant has been diagnosed and has been reported to GISAID, Dr. Supakit Sirilak, director-general of Medical Science Department, said today (Friday). He explained that…
Read MorePrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is expected to apply formally for membership of the United Thai Nation Party (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) on Monday January 9th at the Queen Sirikit National…
Read MoreSearch teams from the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) started scouring all the islands in the Mu Ko Ang Thong National Marine Park, off Surat Thani Province, today (Wednesday), for the…
Read MoreThe fate of the Bhumjaithai Party’s Cannabis Bill has been thrown into limbo once again, after numerous MPs refused to declare their presence in the chamber, bringing the House meeting…
Read MoreInterior Permanent Secretary Suttipong Juljarern appears to be in hot water again, as people in Phuket plan to rally at the new provincial hall on Thursday to protest over his…
Read MorePeople living in Thailand’s southern provinces should brace for heavy to very heavy rain, possible flash flooding at mountain bases and river overflows from Friday until Monday. The Meteorological Department…
Read MoreThe Krung Thep Aphiwat Train Terminal, previously known as Bang Sue Grand Station, will be officially opened on January 19th, with the maiden Bangkok-Ayutthaya air-conditioned diesel train for tourists slated…
Read MoreSouthern train services, from Hat Yai to Khlong Ngae station in Sadao district of Songkhla, were temporarily suspended after railway officials discovered that many plate screws and five rail sleeper…
Read MoreThe Thai cabinet agreed on Tuesday to present “New Year gifts” to people in the Deep South. They include a free lunch program for children attending religious schools, nutritional food…
Read MorePrime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday that he is waiting for the right timing to apply to become a member of the United Thai Nation Party adding, however, that…
Read MoreSecretary-General of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, Bhumivisan Kasemsook, said today (Tuesday) that the National Anti-Corruption Command Centre received 2,351 complaints from the public between June 22nd, 2020 and December…
Read MoreThai police have seized assets worth more than 230 million baht and arrested six key members of a major drug trafficking gang, allegedly responsible for smuggling narcotics from Laos through…
Read MoreThe Thai Government has assigned a special budget to take care of foreign tourists, including those from China, in case they are infected with COVID-19 on arrival and require medical…
Read MoreTwo people were killed and one seriously injured in a fire at a gold shop in Mueang district of the north-eastern province of Kalasin last night (Monday). The fire, which…
Read MoreBangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has been handed a “passing grade” by keen observers. However, the man who won the 2022 gubernatorial election by a record-breaking majority is expected to achieve…
Read MoreAn injured green sea turtle was washed ashore on Pha-ngan Island on Friday night and has subsequently died of the injuries and hunger after veterinarians had tried to save its…
Read MoreThe ill-fated HTMS Sukhothai set sail into rough seas heading for Chumphon on December 18th without its chief engineer, Vice Admiral Pichai Lorchusakul, commander of the First Naval Area Command,…
Read MoreA life guard died yesterday (Saturday) as he tried to save the life of a 10-year girl who had been washed into the sea from the beach in Songkhla province…
Read MoreThe death toll in road accidents during the first three days of the seven-day New Year holidays has risen to 146 and 1,182 people have been injured in 1,183 accidents,…
Read MoreThe Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) is expecting to get a clearer picture from the United States about its plan to purchase two F-35 stealth fighter jets in the middle…
Read MoreMotorists are being reminded of the higher penalties for drunk driving under the amended Land Traffic Act, which is now ineffect. Deputy Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek said that, under the…
Read MoreHis Majesty the King says that kindness and caring for one another, as demonstrated by the Thai people, is a collective force which binds them together and serves as a…
Read MoreThai people across the country joined the rest of the world in celebrating the arrival of 2023, the Chinese zodiac Year of the Rabbit, Saturday night in both discreet and…
Read MoreThirty-seven people were killed and 351 others injured in 349 road accidents in Thailand on Thursday, the first of the seven-day New Year holiday period, according to the Department of…
Read MoreChinese tourists arriving in Thailand will be treated like other foreign visitors and are not required to undergo rapid antigen COVID-19 tests upon arrival, but they must show a vaccination…
Read MoreTwenty-seven Thai people are confirmed dead and 112 injured in Thursday’s casino fire in Cambodia’s border town of Poipet, according to Sa Kaeo Deputy Governor Chanatip Kokmanee. Of the 27,…
Read MoreNew Year’s celebrations started on Walking Street, around Balihai Bay in Pattaya, on Thursday and will run through the countdown to New Year tomorrow night. All the pubs and bars…
Read MoreThai and Cambodian rescue teams recovered ten more bodies from the burnt-out 17-storey Grand Diamond City hotel and casino this morning (Friday). The casino caught fire early yesterday morning, which…
Read MoreTrains remain a popular mode of transport for many Thai people during the New Year festive period, with about 89,000 passengers using the service on Thursday and about 70,000 today…
Read MoreFour children were killed in a fire in a detached house in Pa Bon district of Thailand’s southern province of Phatthalung early this morning. The house owner, Arshi Dolah, is…
Read MoreThe bodies of ten Thais who were killed in a Cambodian casino fire on Wednesday were brought back to Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo Province this morning (Friday), to be…
Read MoreThe Ministry of Interior has no policy to prohibit units under its supervision or the private sector from holding celebrations or other entertainment between December 30th and January 2nd, according…
Read MoreThailand is expected to benefit from China’s recent easing of travel restrictions, and Thai tourism and tourism-related businesses are preparing to cope with a surge in Chinese tourists after three…
Read MoreA tourist from New Zealand fell to his death from a “Death Railway” train in Sai Yok district of Kanchanaburi Province on Tuesday. According to witnesses, the accident took place…
Read MoreDirector-General of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya, was arrested today (Tuesday) on corruption charges. Armed with a search warrant, officials from the…
Read MoreTwo people were killed in a fire which spread to four houses in Bangkok’s Dusit district early this morning (Tuesday). The fire broke out at about 2.30am in a wooden…
Read MoreTwo Cambodian men were arrested near the Thai-Cambodian border in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province, after they smuggled about 1.1 tonnes of pork, worth about 137,000 baht, into Thailand….
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