New Thai PM to renovate Government House media centres
Prime Minister-elect Srettha Thavisin said today (Monday) that what he intends to do with the media centres in Government House is renovation, not demolition. He denied media rumours that he…
How BMA and Google turn e-waste into new learning tools
Director of Marketing, Southeast Asia, Google, Mike Jittivanich The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is joining hands with tech giant Google to turn what would become electronic waste into new learning…
TAO vice chair and one other arrested with 216,000 meth pills in Kalasin
The vice chairman of a Tambon (sub-district) Administrative Organisation (TAO) was apprehended, with another man, at a petrol station in the Somdet district of Thailand’s north-eastern province of Kalasin on…
Activists acquitted of libel, decry ‘judicial harassment’
Human rights defender and former member of the National Human Rights Commission Angkhana Neelapaijit arrives at Bangkok South Criminal Court before a verdict is delivered in the defamation case brought…
Sarun will head Thai delegation to Asean summit
Jakarta—The Thai delegation to the Asean summits will be headed by Sarun Charoensuwan, Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs as newly elected Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has not yet take an…
Japan is ASEAN’s new comprehensive strategic partner
Jakarta – ASEAN will accord Japan a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP) at the ASEAN summit on Wednesday, according to a diplomatic source. The ASEAN leaders will make the announcement of…
Charles III to mark first year as king
Britain’s King Charles III (C), Britain’s Queen Camilla (R) and Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal (L) attend the annual Braemar Gathering in Braemar, central Scotland, on September 2.//AFP London, United…
Mixed expectations from new ministers as Srettha’s Cabinet gets to work
Months of wait for the new Cabinet ended on Saturday, but reservations were expressed by many observers on Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s choice of ministers. Srettha has kept with himself…
Thailand sees spike in monkeypox cases, especially among teenagers
The Department of Disease Control has expressed concern over a surge in monkeypox cases in Thailand, especially among young people, as 145 new cases, including a 16-year-old boy, were recorded…
Drought forcing elephants to venture further in search of food and water
Acute water shortages in Huai Kha Khaeng wildlife sanctuary in Uthai Thani province have led to several elephants venturing out of the sanctuary to forage for water and food on…
Hundreds of Malaysian tourists stranded at Sadao district border checkpoint
Hundreds of Malaysian tourists were stranded at the Thai-Malaysian border checkpoint in Sadao district, Songkhla province on Saturday night, after Malaysian immigration officials closed the checkpoint at 11pm. The closure…
Thai PM and Defence Minister meet informally with Thai military top brass
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang had an informal meeting over lunch today (Sunday) with the military’s new top brass for familiarisation and an exchange of views.…