Two insurgents killed in clash with security forces in Pattani
Two southern insurgents were shot dead by Thai government forces in a clash in Nong Chik district of the southern province of Pattani on Wednesday. A combined army, police and…
Madame Pang lines up biggest challenge yet: Saving Thai football
In the tumultuous world of Thai football, one name has emerged as a beacon of change and hope. Nualphan Lamsam can boast a successful career in club management and an…
August 22nd set for next vote on a new prime minister
House speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has set August 22nd as the date for the next joint sitting of the Thai parliament to select a new prime minister. He said…
Three new water management measures adopted to cope with El Niño
Three new water management measures were adopted at a meeting of the National Water Command Centre today (Wednesday), in anticipation of a prolonged drought after the rainy season this year,…
Push to free chained elephants at Hanoi zoo
An elephant with a shackled leg is pictured at the Hanoi Zoo in Hanoi on August 16//AFP Legs in iron chains and unable to roam freely, the treatment of two…
Farewell Petch Osathanugrah
The public has been posting condolences left, right and centre after learning that avid art collector and former pop singer/composer turned Bangkok University Rector, Petch Osathanugrah has passed away at…
Thailand charter court rejects petition against parliament vote denying Pita’s PM renomination
Thai Court Rejects Pita Limjaroenrat’s Bid for Prime Minister Thailand’s Constitutional Court has unanimously refused to consider the Ombudsman’s petition seeking a ruling on the constitutionality of parliament’s decision to…
Pak Chong district prays for rain to save rice and maize crops
Pak Chong district chief officer Kanatchon Sricharoen has presided over a religious rite, at a Chinese monastery in the district, to pray for rain to save the district’s dying rice…
Paetongtarn in Dubai to meet Thaksin
Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate Paetongtarn Shinawatra travelled to Dubai to meet her father Thaksin on Tuesday, to take him to an eye doctor, according to her Instagram account; Ingshin21.…
Price of packed rice to go up by ฿3/kg in September
The Thai Rice Packers Association has announced a 3 baht/kg price increase for packed rice, to 20 baht/kg, effective in September, citing increased production costs. The association’s president, Yongyut Phurkmahadamrong,…
Death toll from Myanmar jade mine landslide hits at least 31
This photo taken on August 13, 2023 and received courtesy of Tarlin Mg via Facebook on August 14 shows rescue workers at the site of a deadly landslide at an…
Patcharawat Wongsuwan: The link for Prawit and Thaksin to forge a new govt?
Patcharawat Wongsuwan: Photo by MThai Former national police chief Patcharawat Wongsuwan has been dragged from obscurity into the media spotlight with his recent appointment as chief adviser to the outgoing…