Thai banks to charge for transactions abroad
From 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…
Tit-for-tat in Khao Yai National Park land dispute
In 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…
ASEAN-Australia summit to decry ‘threat or use of force’ in region
Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong (L) and Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo shake hands during the opening of the Australia-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in Melbourne on March…
Thaksin is the most influential person in Thai politics – NIDA Poll
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is the most influential person in Thai politics, more so even than Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Pita Limjaroenrat, advisor to Move Forward party leader,…
Forest fires rage in several northern provinces as air quality deteriorates
Forest fires are still raging in Thailand’s northern provinces, sending thick smoke into the atmosphere, as Forest Department and Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation firefighters try to…
Rally on Phuket to reclaim public beaches from developers
Hundreds of Phuket residents spontaneously gathered on Yamu Beach today, to demand the reclaiming of the beach as public property. It follows an incident, a few days ago, when a…
Development disorder student attacked by classmates in Maha Sarakham
Teachers, social workers, local officials, students and their parents met this morning at Na Dun district office in Maha Sarakham province to discuss an incident in which four female students…
PM Srettha’s vision for Thai airports and aviation services
Making Suvarnabhumi international airport one of the world’s top 50 by the end of this year and one of the 20 top airports within five years is a dream of…
Thailand apologises to India over remark by trade representative
Thailand has offered an official apology to India over a remark made by a Thai trade representative at the 13th World Trade Organisation ministerial conference in the United Arab Emirates.…
Norway’s ailing King Harald fitted with pacemaker in Malaysian hospital
File photo : King Harald V of Norway in December 10, 2022. //AFP Oslo, Norway – Norway’s ailing King Harald V, 87, has been fitted with a pacemaker in a…
Forest fires in Chiang Mai made the city the world’s 8th most polluted on Saturday
Air quality in Chiang Mai province was measured at 153 on the US AQI listing on Saturday, being ranked as having the world’s 8th worst air quality, as forest fires…
Intercepted German communications claim ‘US and UK soldiers on the ground in Ukraine’ | World | News
An internet conference between Germany’s Air Force officers was intercepted by Russians, the Ministry of Defense confirmed to German media, with experts calling it a “super disaster”. The recording is…