Thousands seek to quit Myanmar after military service announcement
People gather outside the embassy of Thailand to get visas in Yangon on February 16.//AFP More than 1,000 people lined up at the Thai embassy in Yangon on Friday as…
Thai businesses advised to prepare for global economic reset
The Thai private sector should brace for a global economic reset, amidst the uncertainty over geo politics and the changing political landscape, which will lead to a multi-polar world order…
Bt2m reward for information leading to arrest of Japanese tourist’s murderer
The Department of Special Investigation has offered a reward of 2 million baht to anyone who provides information leading to the arrest of the killer of a Japanese tourist 17…
Agriculture minister orders investigation into removing of demarcation marking stone in Khao Yai
File photo : Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompao inspects maps of Khao Yai National Park recently. The ministries of Agriculture and the Natural Resources and Environment appear to be at the…
Airborne pollution forecast to worsen this weekend
The PM2.5 problem in and around Bangkok, in 17 northern provinces and in the northeast is predicted to get worse this weekend, while the situation in the south is steadily…
Princess who needs no Magic Mirror to tell her how she looks
This week’s purple phenomenon is a fairy tale befitting HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, as her life story seems to have come straight out of children’s bedtime publishing house. The…
House passes land bridge project feasibility report despite opposition
Southern 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…
PM wants governors to leave their offices to address PM2.5 problem
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin held a special meeting today with the ministers of Interior and Natural Resources and Environment, as well as the chief of the Directorate of Civil Affairs…
Road closures for royal motorcades ended a long time ago
Officials of Pikulthong Royal Development project dress in purple to show their support and respect to HRH Maha Chakri Sirindhorn today.//FB There have not been temporary road closures for royal…
Thais rally to offer moral support to Princess Sirindhorn
Officials 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…
Indonesia CSOs fight “deep fake” elections
The use of AI deep-fakes in Indonesia, during the run-up to this year’s elections, is ringing alarm bells among advocates for information integrity, as they are being used for political…
Private US spaceship takes off for the Moon
intuitive Machines, the Houston company leading mission “IM-1”, hopes to become the first non-government entity to achieve a soft touchdown on the Moon./AFP A US spaceship attempting a lunar landing…