By Thai Newsroom Reporters FOUR PHEU THAI cabinet members are anticipated shortly to resign as party-listed MPs so they will be immediately replaced with others in effort to secure a majority of elected lawmakers for the Pheu Thai-led coalition government, no matter how meagre and precarious it could be, according to a partisan source.
Month: July 2025
Move to arrest casino owner not aimed at hitting Cambodia: Minister
JUSTICE Minister Thawee Sodsong denied the issuing of an arrest warrant for Mr. Kok An, a Cambodian national who is close to Senate President Hun Sen and is the owner of Crown Casino Resort network, is aimed at retaliating against the neighbouring country amid ongoing border tension, Amarin TV said today (July 8). The
Read moreReview 2026 budget as Thailand is facing full 36% tariff hike: Korn
FORMER finance minister Korn Chatikavanij said in a Facebook post early this morning (July 8) that the national budget for fiscal 2026 should be reviewed as Thailand is now facing worst possible US tariff increase of 36% from August 1 as announced by US President Donald Trump a few hours earlier, Naewna newspaper said.
Read moreThailand faces 36% hike as Trump unveils first wave of steeper US tariffs in push for deals
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US President Donald Trump on Monday (July 7) began telling trade partners – among them Thailand – that sharply higher US tariffs will start Aug. 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier this year. The 14 countries sent letters so far,
Read moreCambodia denies hiring North Korean hackers to hit Thailand
THE Cambodian government today (July 7) strongly refuted media reports that it had hired North Korean hackers to launch cyberattacks on Thai institutions, according to a report published by Khmer Times newspaper. The Cambodian Ministry of Post and Telecommunications issued a statement denying having any connection with North Korean hacker groups while accusing a
Read moreMinister suddenly falls sick as pro-cannabis protesters show up
AS PRO-CANNABIS protesters showed up at the Public Health Ministry to submit additional proposals on arranging effective control of the herb Public Health Minister Somsak Thesuthin suddenly fell sick and sent secretary-general Mr. Thanakrit Chitareerat to receive the letter on his behalf, Naewna newspaper said this evening (July 7). The letter outlining additional proposals
Read moreFire rages at rubber factory in Samut Sakhon
A BIG FIRE broke out at a rubber product manufacturing and distribution factory in Samut Sakhon City district at 10.17 a.m. this morning (July 7) with firefighters battling the blaze, TV Channel 7 and Fire & Rescue Thailand said. Initial investigation revealed that the fire had started at an oil pipeline within the factory
Read moreActing PM has no power to dissolve House: Council of State
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ACTING PRIME MINISTER Phumtham Wechayachai is by no means legally empowered to dissolve the House of Representatives to call a general election at any given time, according to a senior government official. Council of State Secretary-General Pakorn Nilprapan posted on his Facebook page today (July 7) to conclude that the
Read moreThailand has submitted latest trade proposal to United States, finance minister says
By Reuters and published by Yahoo!Finance THAILAND has submitted its latest trade proposal to the United States, its finance minister Pichai Chunhavajira said on Monday (July 7), as it tries to head off steep tariffs from its largest export market. Washington has threatened to impose a 36% levy on imports from Thailand if a
Read more13 hurt as construction site frame collapses
A METAL frame at a building being built in Bangkok’s Minburi district collapsed at 7.55 p.m. this evening (July 6) injuring 13 people, Amarin TV and Phra Ram Radio Centre said. This construction site is in Soi Nimit Mai 6, Nimit Mai road, Min Buri subdistrict, with a team from Bang Chan Fire and
Read morePeople’s leaders shown a hole used for illegal border crossing
PEOPLE’S Party leader Mr. Nattapong Ruangpanyawut and deputy leader Mr. Rangsiman Rome were shown a now-blocked hole dug in the ground behind a department store at Aryanyathet district, Sa Kaeo province, believed to have been used to illegally cross over to Cambodia, Thai Rath newspaper said today (July 6). Col. Methee Khamtem, commander of
Read moreThailand too submitted letter to UN after Cambodia did so
THE Thai Foreign Ministry said Thailand had submitted a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the tension along the Thai-Cambodian border after the neighboring country submitted a letter to him detailing its intention to file a lawsuit on this issue, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said this evening (July 5). Mr. Nikorndej Plangoon,
Read moreCambodian troops intentionally provoke Thai soldiers to film social media clips
THE THAI Second Army Region accused Cambodian soldiers of deliberately crossing over to Thai territory then provoking Thai troops to capture video clips and share on social media to show Cambodians they can intimidate the Thai side, Amarin TV said today (July 5). Meanwhile the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today
Read moreThailand still negotiating Trump tariff
THAILAND is still negotiating the tariff rate US will impose on Thai products while concerned about the outcome and hoping that the hiked rate of 36%, which was paused for 90 days with a 10% rate applied to allow time for negotiation, will be postponed further on July 9, Naewna newspaper said this morning
Read moreKeyboard warriors told return of 20 antiques to Cambodia is old news
THE Government told keyboard warriors to ease up because the news they are spreading about the Thai Culture Ministry, now headed by suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, returning 20 antiques to Cambodia is something that occurred 25 years ago and to stop smearing the authorities, Thai Rath newspaper said today (July 4). Mr. Jirayu
Read moreChief govt whip suggests casino bill be indefinitely pulled out
By Thai Newsroom Reporters GOVERNMENT LEGISLATION to open casinos under the name of entertainment complex projects should be indefinitely withdrawn from the House of Representatives in regard to criticisms expressed by members of the public and current unfavourable environment of the legislative branch, according to chief government whip Wisut Chaiyanarun. The controversial legislation, currently
Read moreBig hunt for escaped detainee in Buriram
A TEAM of a hundred policemen, soldiers, volunteers and officials are hunting for a detainee who escaped from Buriram Provincial Prison yesterday afternoon (July 3) with a reward of 50,000 baht offered for his capture, Amarin TV said this morning. The male detainee, Mr. Kowit Kwatkhuntod, nicknamed “Prisoner Soi Chu”, 42, who is undergoing
Read moreEx-Thai foreign minister openly blasts “Jewish money” for subverting US democracy
FORMER Thai foreign minister Kasit Piromya has blasted the role of the “Jewish lobby” and “Jewish money” as a “blatant illustration” of how democracy is being subverted in the United States, and warned about the global threat to human freedom posed by the rising forces of authoritarianism. Now 80 years old, with nothing to
Read moreNew House session’s first meeting ends after less than an hour
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST MEETING of the House of Representatives’ newly-opened session today (July 3) abruptly ended after less than one hour due to lack of a quorum. Barely half an hour after MPs on both sides of the House chamber’s aisle had reconvened for the first meeting of the new House
Read moreBig rush for free eggs given by foreign family at temple event
A GERMAN man and his Thai wife thrilled villagers in Kalasin province by distributing free eggs on the occasion of giving a big donation for the construction of a new building for monks to live in and joining in officially opening the new Wat Pa Si Sutthawat temple today (July 3), Naewna newspaper said.
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