CARETAKER Prime Minister-cum-Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Jan. 27) dismissed rumours of a third round of fighting erupting along the Thai-Cambodian border as the military had informed him during a visit to Sa Kaeo province yesterday that despite Cambodians building more trenches close to the border there are no signs of conflict or violence
Month: January 2026
Thai gold traders with at least 10 billion baht in annual transactions must report to central bank
By Reuters and published by CNA THAI gold traders with average annual transactions of at least 10 billion baht ($320.72 million) over the past five years must report their activities to the central bank, according to the official Royal Gazette. They also need to keep transaction records for at least three years, it said
Read moreHow to choose the right crane service provider in Thailand
Sponsored article by Anucha Kasun THAILAND’S construction industry is booming, from mass transit expansions in Bangkok to industrial developments across the Eastern Economic Corridor. With heavy lifting demands increasing, selecting the right equipment partner becomes crucial to keeping timelines on track and budgets under control. Here’s what you need to consider when choosing a
Read moreIranian held for pickpocketing Chinese tourist
AN Iranian man who together with his accomplice used a ruse to pickpocket a Chinese tourist at MRT Phra Ram 9 station was arrested by Immigration Police for both theft and overstaying his visa, Amarin TV said this afternoon (Jan. 26). The unidentified Chinese tourist said in filing a complaint at Huai Khwang police
Read moreCounterflow drivers face severe penalties: Police
THE Traffic Management Centre warned that counterflow driving risks serious accidents and carries severe penalties including vehicle confiscation and imprisonment, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 26). Pol. Gen. Samran Nualma, this centre’s deputy commissioner general, said recent data shows that counterflowing is a significant cause of numerous serious accidents. This not only violates
Read moreKlatham to emerge as third largest party, not fourth: Thammanat
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE KLATHAM, currently a partner of the Bhumjaithai-led caretaker government, will likely come out as the third largest elected party, not the fourth, with some 70 MP seats to win in the Feb.8 election, said de facto Klatham boss Thammanat Prompao today (Jan.26). The Klatham have primarily anticipated to secure
Read moreUS storm leaves 850,000 without power, forces 10,000 flight cancellations
By Reuters and published by CNA WASHINGTON – More than 850,000 customers in the United States as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and over 10,000 flights were cancelled on Sunday (Jan. 25) during a monster winter storm that paralysed eastern and southern states with heavy snow and ice. As snow, freezing
Read moreArmy quashes online rumours of trouble at the border
THE THAI army this evening (Jan. 25) allayed social media panic that Cambodian troops either are repositing near the border or a clash had erupted at Ubon Ratchathani province as the country gets close to the Feb. 8 general election, Amarin TV said. Fear of another round of fighting especially during the upcoming general
Read moreJealous mixed-race man detonates homemade bomb injuring four
A THAI-NORWEGIAN man who threatened his girlfriend with a homemade bomb in jealous rage while they were drinking with another couple outside his house in Chonburi set it off by flinging it on the table injuring all four of them, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 25). At 11 p.m. last night Sawang Boriboon Foundation
Read morePheu Thai launches nine-millionaires-a-day campaign
By Thai Newsroom Reporters ROI ET – Yodchanan Wongsawat, the top Pheu Thai contestant for prime minister, today (Jan.24) confirmed the populist party’s sensational campaign promise to literally turn nine people into a millionaire everyday in case that his camp becomes core of a government after the Feb.8 election. Addressing prospective voters in Constituency
Read moreCrane accident leads to house collapsing but neighbour survives miraculously
A CRANE operator in Khon Kaen dropped a prefabricated house he was shifting from one compound to another on a neighbouring house but fortunately a man who was within when his house got smashed miraculously survived, Amarin TV said today (Jan. 24). In malfunctioning and unable to carry the one-ton weight of the prefab
Read moreThais travelling to West Bengal, Bodh Gaya,warned to beware of Nipah virus outbreak
FOLLOWING the outbreak of Nipah virus in West Bengal with five people having been infected the Thai Consulate-General issued a warning to Thais travelling to this Indian state and Bodh Gaya in Bihar to be vigilant, closely monitor news updates and maintain strict hygiene, TV Channel 7 said this morning (Jan. 24). While no
Read moreKhmers are building ‘many bunkers along Sa Kaeo border’
A WELL-KNOWN social activist posted a photo on his Facebook page showing Cambodians building a bunker along K5 road bordering Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province with his Khmer source saying over a hundred such structures had already been constructed there, Amarin TV said last evening (Jan. 23). Mr. Guntouch Pongpaiboonwet, or Gun Jompalang, said in
Read morePeople’s tipped as largest elected party with 150-180 MP seats: NIDA academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S will likely emerge as the largest elected party winning as many as 180 MP seats in the Feb.8 election, thus deserving the opportunity to become core of a coalition government, a noted academic forecast today (Jan.23). According to NIDA’s Political & Development Strategies Project Director Pichai Ratanadilok na
Read moreFour ex-MPs vie against one another in Lopburi constituency
By Thai Newsroom Reporters LOPBURI – In what was seen as a rare phenomenon, as many as four former lawmakers are fiercely competing against one another in the Feb.8 election and in the central province where the total of constituencies has been reduced from five to four due to the Election Commission’s regrouping of its
Read moreDomestic sales of pickup trucks seen plunging to lowest level in over two decades
Research by ttb analytics and published by PPTVHD36 AUTOMAKERS are facing a sharp slide in domestic sales of pickup trucks this year with the expected total of 171,000 units being a 24-year low and a contraction of 7% year-on-year, PPTVHD36 said yesterday (Jan. 22). ttb analytics, an economic analysis centre, said the drop in
Read moreTortured Finnish girl rescued at Sa Kaeo
THAI Immigration police together with representatives from several agencies and the Finnish Embassy rescued an 11-year-old Finnish girl who was held captive and tortured at a house in Sa Kaeo province and arrested a Finnish couple for overstaying their visa, Amarin TV said this morning (Jan. 23). The team raided the house in Watthana
Read morePeople’s the only party that will deny Anutin for PM: Nattapong
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S WILL BE the only contesting party to resolutely deny Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul a prolonged premiership after the Feb.8 election whilst all other parties may effortlessly do otherwise, confirmed People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (Jan.22). If the People’s fail to come out as the largest elected party
Read moreWith as many as 250 MP Seats, People’s bound to set up govt, regardless of powers-that-be: Piyabutr
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PIYABUTR SAENGKANOKKUL today (Jan.22) encouraged the people to cast so many votes for the People’s that the reformist party will emerge as the largest elected one and can eventually set up a government of their own after the Feb.8 election, regardless of the powers-that-be who may only look to endorse
Read moreSurvey shows Similan Islands coral reefs are in excellent condition
By TV Channel 7 and Thai Newsroom A SURVEY carried out during Jan. 9-15 shows that the coral reefs at Similan Islands are in good condition with no sign of bleaching, TV Channel 7 said today (Jan. 22). The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said the survey of the Similan Islands National
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