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No guarantee on fuel price cap during Songkran
No guarantee on fuel price cap during Songkran
Tuesday 31 March 2026 08:39 AM
BANGKOK: Uncertainty has emerged over whether fuel prices can be capped during next month’s Songkran holiday as the Oil Fuel Fund has fallen into a B42 billion deficit.
AI to help prevent suicides from bridges
AI to help prevent suicides from bridges
Monday 30 March 2026 11:30 AM
BANGKOK: Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to help detect and prevent suicidal people jumping from bridges, beginning with Rama VIII Bridge over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.
Visas now in limbo for long-stay expats
Visas now in limbo for long-stay expats
Monday 30 March 2026 09:00 AM
BANGKOK: For Cui Heng, Thailand was never meant to be a loophole - just a place to live.
Traffic crackdown to start as warning phase finishes
Traffic crackdown to start as warning phase finishes
Friday 27 March 2026 09:54 AM
BANGKOK: Mar 31 will be the final day of the “warning-before-fines” period for traffic offences, with full legal enforcement set to begin on Apr 1, the government said yesterday (Mar 26).
Status of Thai crew still unclear
Status of Thai crew still unclear
Thursday 26 March 2026 12:00 PM
BANGKOK: Thailand is awaiting confirmation of the status of the three remaining crew members of the Thai-flagged vessel Mayuree Naree, which was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz and later drifted into Iranian waters.
Thai fuel prices soar by B6 a litre
Thai fuel prices soar by B6 a litre
Thursday 26 March 2026 09:44 AM
BANGKOK: Retail petrol and diesel prices in Thailand soared by B6 per litre on this morning (Mar 26) after the government abandoned costly attempts to subsidise them.
Senate panel backs scrapping Cambodia pact
Senate panel backs scrapping Cambodia pact
Wednesday 25 March 2026 11:24 AM
BANGKOK: A Senate committee has recommended scrapping the 2000 memorandum of understanding with Cambodia on border demarcation, citing six key concerns.
Chon Buri firms with nominee ties shuttered
Chon Buri firms with nominee ties shuttered
Tuesday 24 March 2026 08:48 AM
BANGKOK: The Department of Business Development (DBD) has ordered the immediate closure of four companies in Chon Buri after uncovering suspected nominee arrangements linked to foreign-controlled tourism businesses.
Thaksin on inmate parole list for May
Thaksin on inmate parole list for May
Tuesday 24 March 2026 08:42 AM
BANGKOK: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be among 500 prisoners eligible for parole when the final list is released by the end of March, according to a source at Klong Prem Central Prison.
Fake building permit racket uncovered on Koh Samui
Fake building permit racket uncovered on Koh Samui
Monday 23 March 2026 12:26 PM
SURAT THANI: Authorities on Koh Samui are widening an investigation into construction permit forgery involving at least 10 projects and potentially involving both municipal staff and outsiders.
Senate panel to vote on axeing Cambodia MoU
Senate panel to vote on axeing Cambodia MoU
Monday 23 March 2026 11:30 AM
BANGKOK: A special Senate committee will vote tomorrow (Mar 24) on whether to recommend revoking Thailand-Cambodia MoU 43, a memorandum of understanding that governs land boundary demarcation, after previously backing the cancellation of MoU 44 on maritime and offshore areas.
SAO details structural failures that caused tower’s collapse
SAO details structural failures that caused tower’s collapse
Monday 23 March 2026 09:30 AM
BANGKOK: A year after its new headquarters tower crumpled during an earthquake, the State Audit Office (SAO) has outlined four critical structural and construction failures that led to the collapse.
30-day visa-free stay ‘sufficient’, says minister
30-day visa-free stay ‘sufficient’, says minister
Sunday 22 March 2026 11:30 AM
BANGKOK: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed it will propose reducing the visa-free stay for foreign tourists in Thailand from 60 days to 30 days in a bid to curb abuses and mitigate potential security threats.
Teachers’ swift action averts possible knife attack
Teachers’ swift action averts possible knife attack
Saturday 21 March 2026 10:30 AM
PHATTHALUNG: Students at a primary school in this southern province narrowly escaped a possible knife attack on Friday (Mar 20), thanks to the watchful eyes and swift actions of teachers who locked down classrooms and alerted police after a suspect entered the grounds.
PM downplays fuel hoarding concern amid shortages
PM downplays fuel hoarding concern amid shortages
Friday 20 March 2026 10:29 AM
BANGKOK: Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dismissed concerns about fuel hoarding, saying the shortages observed are due to rising consumption driven by public anxiety rather than illicit stockpiling.
Thailand’s new parliament elects Anutin as PM
Thailand’s new parliament elects Anutin as PM
Thursday 19 March 2026 03:05 PM
BANGKOK: Thailand’s new parliament elected Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister today (Mar 19), keeping the conservative in the top office after his party routed its election rivals.
Thais demand government action on living costs
Thais demand government action on living costs
Thursday 19 March 2026 09:59 AM
BANGKOK: Thais say their top concern is rising living costs and they are urging the new government to take swift action on the issue, according to a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey.
Some 1,000 flights to Thailand cancelled amid Middle East war
Some 1,000 flights to Thailand cancelled amid Middle East war
Wednesday 18 March 2026 04:56 PM
BANGKOK: Since war erupted in the Middle East late last month, about 1,000 Thailand-bound flights have been cancelled, according to Aeronautical Radio of Thailand.
Key goods put under strict price watch
Key goods put under strict price watch
Wednesday 18 March 2026 10:11 AM
BANGKOK: The government will strictly control prices of 59 regulated product categories, mostly consumer goods, allowing increases only when justified and warning of tough action against violators, Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun said yesterday (Mar 17).
Parliament to choose next prime minister on Thursday
Parliament to choose next prime minister on Thursday
Tuesday 17 March 2026 08:40 AM
BANGKOK: The House of Representatives will meet on Thursday (Mar 19) to vote for a new prime minister, House Speaker Sophon Zaram said yesterday.

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