‘ By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul and several other members of his cabinet were yesterday (July 21) publicly accused of clandestine, unlawful involvement in the alleged rigging of 2024’s senatorial election now that the Election Commission has been repeatedly taken to task for dragging their feet on the notorious issue. Yingcheep Atchanont,
Month: July 2026
Late Bhumjaithai MP’s daughter tipped to contest Udorn Thani by-election
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A DAUGHTER OF the late Bhumjaithai MP Rung Thurapol of Udorn Thani will likely contest a by-election due in 45 days’ time under the tickets of the largest ruling party to replace her deceased father as elected lawmaker for an Isaan constituency, a partisan source said today (July 21). Liam
Read moreSwiss man arrested on charges of assaulting boy at Patong beach
A SWISS man has been arrested for allegedly luring a 14-year-old boy to Patong Beach and sexually assaulting him with Phuket police having charged him with three serious offences and are opposing bail, TV Channel 7 said today (July 21). The boy’s mother had contacted Ms. Paveena Hongsakul, president of Paveena Foundation for Children
Read moreCrime gangs snare more than US$88 billion in scams in Asia-Pacific, UN says
By Reuters and published by CNA SCAM gangs defrauded Asia-Pacific residents of at least US$88 billion (approximately 2.9 trillion baht) in 2025, a United Nations office said on Tuesday (July 21), with transnational crime groups rapidly evolving tactics to stay ahead of law enforcement. Criminals in Southeast Asia, an epicentre for cyberfraud by mostly
Read moreKasetsart varsity warns scammers are prowling around to snare students for ransom
STUDENT Facebook pages and chat groups of Kasetsart University circulated an urgent message that scammers have infiltrated the compound, posing as summer course sellers, to lure and abduct students for ransom, Naewna newspaper said today (July 21). Chats by faculty members and students indicated that a business administration student had been abducted with the
Read moreThailand to buy eight more Gripen E/F fighter jets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND will quietly procure eight more Gripen E/F fighter jets in addition to four others of the same type the purchase of which has been earlier placed with Swedish aircraft manufacturer Saab AB, according to an air force source. The Thai air force which has earlier purchased four Gripen E/F
Read moreElderly folk blast Anutin after losing their state welfare cards
A GROUP of elderly people in Nonthaburi are furious after stricter eligibility criteria for state welfare card, commonly known as the card for the poor, led to losing their payout, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 20). At 11.30 a.m. a large group of impoverished elderly people showed up at Nonthaburi Transport Office to
Read morePeople’s to ask NACC to launch probe into Bhumjaithai-led govt’s AI project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PEOPLE’S plan to call on the National Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the Bhumjaithai-led government’s disputable TH-AI Passport project on grounds of being allegedly prone to irregularities, cronyism and non-cost-effectiveness, People’s leader Nattapong Ruengpanyawut confirmed today (July 20). The largest opposition party is currently preparing to file a formal petition
Read moreMinister supervises demolition of illegal structures at a Phuket beach
NATURAL Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin flew to Phuket to oversee the demolition of illegal structures at Nui beach, Karon district, which started this morning (July 20), Manager Online and Amarin TV said. Suchart, who was accompanied by Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit and his delegation, arrived by helicopter at Khao Daeng football
Read moreSpain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win World Cup title
By Agencies and published by CNA EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey: Spain beat Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the World Cup on Sunday (July 19), securing their first title since 2010 and only the second in their history. Ferran Torres struck in the 106th minute to settle a tense final that had ended
Read more11 illegal workers arrested in Pattaya crackdown
A CRACKDOWN on illegal employment at Pattaya’s Walking Street led to the arrest of 11 foreigners working here without permits, TV Channel 7 said this afternoon (July 19). Mr. Sekasit Sawanyathipati, deputy director-general of the Labour Ministry’s Department of Employment and head of the Centre for the Prevention and Suppression of Illegal Labour, led
Read more4 Chinese tech companies investing big sums in Thailand: Anutin
PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said while travelling from Chengdu, Sichuan, to Beijing at 3.45 p.m. local time (an hour ahead of Thailand) today (July 19) that four major Chinese tech companies are ready to invest over 70 billion baht in Thailand creating tens of thousands of jobs, PPTVHD36 said. This follows successful discussion between
Read moreEngland edge France 6-4 in chaotic World Cup bronze match
By AFP and published by CNA ENGLAND beat France 6-4 in a chaotic World Cup third-place playoff on Saturday (July 18) as Kylian Mbappe became the highest scorer in the tournament’s history. Both teams had higher aspirations at the 2026 tournament but suffered painful semi-final exits – France were outplayed by Spain while England
Read moreThai PM boosts trade ties with China’s Sichuan province
THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held talks with Mr. Wang Xiaohui, secretary of the Communist Party of China for Sichuan province in Chengdu today (July 18) with both sides agreeing to upgrade cooperation in trade, investment, science, technology, innovation, tourism, and local-level cooperation in concretely connecting the Thai economy with the western Chinese market,
Read moreShip targeted by Iranian navy not Thai-flagged: Thai navy
THE Thai navy confirmed today (July 18) that the one Thai-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman had not been targeted as conflict between US and Iran surged to a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, Naewna newspaper said. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported late Friday that the Revolutionary Guards navy had “targeted”
Read moreEx-FBI agent reveals: ‘Why do fugitives go to Thailand’
THE revamping of the visitor visas and crackdown on nominee companies are a part of the Thai government’s efforts to rebalance the positive benefits of tourism vis a vis the negative impact on national security. A book by former FBI agent John Schachnovsky published in December 2025 reveals one reason for
Read moreIranian navy targets Thai-flagged ship amid fresh strikes
By Reuters and published by CNA DUBAI: The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday (July 17), as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the renewed conflict has again cut off
Read moreSonthi to cease Manager Group’s print editions and go digital only
THE FOUNDER OF Manager Group of newspapers Mr. Sondhi Limthongkul officially announced today (July 17) that Manager daily newspaper and 360 weekend newspaper will cease their print editions at the end of this month and exist exclusively online, Naewna newspaper said this evening. This marks the end of decades-long print media legacy with Sonthi
Read moreCentral bank extends ‘Asset and Debt Moratorium’ programme till yearend 2027
IN A move to help businesses cope with economic downturn and the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East the Bank of Thailand (BOT) today (July 17) extended the “Asset and Debt Moratorium” programme launched for five years in 2021 when Covid-19 pandemic triggered liquidity problems till the end of 2027, PPTVHD36 said. Central Bank
Read moreThai PM urged to ask Chinese leader to not deliver more tanks to Khmers
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI RUAM PALANG MP Wasawat Poungponsri today (July 17) advised Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to suspend delivery of a supplementary batch of Chinese-built, main battle tanks to Cambodia for the sake of Thailand’s border security reasons. The elected lawmaker/secretary-general of the splinter opposition party
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