By Thai Newsroom Reporters PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul was today (April 10) encouraged to find out whether Transport Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakarn may have been allegedly involved in the illegal hoarding of oil by a politically-associated trader recently. During the second day of policy debate at parliament, People’s MP Rangsiman Rome called on the prime
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US to host Israel-Lebanon talks as strikes threaten Iran ceasefire
By AFP and published by CNA WASHINGTON – Israel and Lebanon will hold talks next week in Washington, a State Department official said on Thursday (April 9), amid mounting international concerns that Israel’s bombings could shatter an already fragile US-Iran ceasefire. Israel’s heaviest strikes on Lebanon since Hezbollah entered the Middle East war in
Read moreEnergy prices may not drop for another one to two years: Ekniti
AT the marathon parliamentary debate following the delivery of the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policy statement by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul this morning (April 9), Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas this evening thanked MPs for their suggestions on various economic issues while warning that energy prices may not return to pre-conflict low level for another
Read moreForeign Affairs Ministry urgently pushing Hormuz Strait deal
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at parliament today (April 9) that his ministry is actively pursuing urgent negotiations with Iran to reach a deal on allowing Thai ships and oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, PPTVHD said this evening. Iran has requested specific details about each vessel and
Read moreAMLO seizes additional 8 billion baht assets from scam suspects
THE Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) today (April 9) temporarily seized a second batch of assets worth 8 billion baht from scam suspects Ms. Taengthai, Mr. Yim Liak, Ms. Wirinya Yim ,Mr. Ben Smith, aka Benjamin Mauerberger, and his wife Ms. Katriya Beaver, taking the total to over 20 billion baht, Amarin TV said. Announcing
Read moreIndian, Chinese tourists conned and robbed in Pattaya
AS THE global economy is in a shaky state thieves are more numerous than mosquitos with two tourists, one from India and the other from China, having been conned and robbed by seemingly the same group of perpetrators in Pattaya, TV Channel 7 said today (April 9). CCTV footage at this seaside city shows
Read moreFire engulfs foam factory in Bangna with thick smoke spreading out
A FIERCE FIRE broke out at a foam factory in Bangna-Trat kilometre 13 area this evening (April 8) with thick, black smoke spreading in the sky but flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport were not disrupted, Amarin TV said. The big fire erupted at Wanli Packing Enterprise Co., Ltd. located at Bang Chalong subdistrict, Bang Phli
Read moreJoint working group set up to tackle plastic pellet shortage
WITH THE situation in the Middle East having led to increasing scarcity of plastic pellets in Thailand, a joint working group comprising representatives from four ministries has been set up to address this issue and prevent it from impacting cost of living and product prices, PPTVHD36 said today (April 8). Industry Minister Varawut Silpa-archa
Read moreNACC advised to withhold lese majeste case against 10 People’s MPs until after Songkran
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (April 8) suggested the National Anti-Corruption Commission not file a lese majeste lawsuit against some of his fellow MPs and himself until after Songkran festival later this month so they could take the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policies into account during floor debate scheduled for tomorrow (April
Read moreKrabi residents urged not to panic over US combat aircraft using provincial airport
THE Thai air force urged Krabi residents to not panic over US combat aircraft landing and taking off at this Andaman coastal province’s airport reassuring that it is unrelated to the Middle East conflict and are in fact troop rotation and medical flights, Naewna newspaper said today (April 8). AVM Chakrit Thamvichai, the Thai
Read moreUpdate: Trump says he has agreed to two-week ceasefire with Iran
DUBAI/WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (April 7) that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face widespread attacks on its civilian infrastructure. The announcement on social media was the latest example of
Read more‘A whole civilisation will die tonight’ says Trump as Iran defies looming deadline
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday (April 7) that “a whole civilisation will die tonight,” threatening a dramatic escalation of the US-Israeli war, as his deadline for Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz neared. With just hours to go before the US president’s 8 p.m. EDT (7 a.m., Wednesday,
Read moreTwo foreign tourists found dead at Khaosan hotel
TWO men holidaying in Thailand were found dead in a hotel near Khaosan road today (April 7) with there being no signs of struggle and their bodies have been sent for autopsy to determine the exact cause of death, TV Channel 7 said. At approximately 2 p.m., Pol. Lt. Raksit Sirirak, deputy investigator at
Read moreFormer provincial administration candidate held for drug trafficking
ARRESTED on drug trafficking charges in a sting operation mounted by Rayong City Police today (April 7) was a former People’s Party candidate for this coastal city’s Provincial Administrative Organisation who was immediately expelled from the camp, Amarin TV said. The Special Suppression Unit team seized some methamphetamine pills and crystal methamphetamine (Ice) at
Read moreSupreme Court asked to spare 10 People’s MPs’ legislative duties
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE’S LEADER Nattapong Ruengpanyawut today (April 7) insisted that the Supreme Court keep legislative duties of some of his fellow MPs and himself intact from a lese majeste lawsuit being filed against them as the Bhumjaithai-led government’s policy statement is scheduled very shortly for debate at parliament. Nattapong was referring
Read moreAnutin II government to use 5 pillars to drive the economy
AFTER a royal oath-taking ceremony before Their Majesties the King and Queen last evening (April 6) Prime Minister/Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul convened a special cabinet meeting during which the policy statement to be delivered to Parliament was approved with this focusing on using five main pillars to drive the economy, Amarin TV said. Ms.
Read more1 missing, 5 injured as speedboat explodes in Phuket
A SPEEDBOAT undergoing repairs at a pier in Phuket caught fire and then exploded at around 11 a.m. this morning (April 6) with one person missing and five others injured, Amarin TV said. The Phuket Provincial Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office was alerted of a speedboat named Tequila,registration number 685101413, being engulfed by flames
Read moreSevere shortage of microchips while steel prices rise
THAI manufacturers have been further hit with a double whammy as a severe shortage of microchips has thrown this market into turmoil while prices of all types of steel products are initially rising by 10-15 percent this month, Naewna newspaper said this morning (April 6). Mr. Nawa Chantanasurakorn, vice president of the Federation of
Read moreInfluencer fuming over police demanding cash for petrol to investigate burglary
Updated at 5 a.m., April 6, 2026 TURNING into a heated issue on Thai social media is the revelation by a popular influencer that police had demanded 1,000 baht for petrol to drive up and investigate a burglary at her relative’s house, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said last night (April 5). The influencer,
Read moreTourist Police hold talks on tourist security with Omani Ambassador
DISCUSSIONS on enhancing tourist security measures and suppressing tourism-related crime were held between Tourist Police and Omani Ambassador Issa bin Abdullah Al Alawi at the latter’s invitation recently, Naewna newspaper said today (April 5). Pol. Maj. Gen. Pongsiayam Meekhantong, deputy commander of Tourist Police, said the talks were held at 11 a.m. on March
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