A SIX-WHEEL truck taking over 70 Myanmar workers from a pineapple processing plant to their living quarters overturned and plunged down the roadside in Chonburi this evening (Oct. 15) injuring more than 60 of them, Amarin TV said. At 6.40 p.m. Bo Thong police station and Sawang Het Ban Thung Hiang rescue unit were
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IMF: Global food crisis hitting 260 million poor people hard
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said at the 2026 IMF-World Bank annual meetings taking place in Bangkok that a global food crisis is exacerbating the plight of 260 million poor people, with concerns raised over the impact of El Niño and rising fertiliser and energy costs, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 15). This is a
Read moreElection Commission urged to see if Suchada’s cash donated to Bhumjaithai was ill-gotten gains
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE ELECTION Commission was today (Oct.15) suggested to see whether a specified amount of cash which a notorious lawmaker had earlier donated to the Bhumjaithai, core of the current coalition government, was literally ill-gotten gains which could possibly lead to dissolution of the largest ruling party. Former Democrat MP Sirichok
Read moreSevere traffic congestion as protesters disrupt IMF-World Bank meetings
A GROUP of approximately 600 protesters disrupted the IMF-World Bank meetings taking place at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre this morning (Oct. 15) causing severe traffic congestion with motorists advised to avoid this area, Amarin TV and Naewna newspaper said. The demonstrators, who are part of a network opposing IMF and World Bank, marched
Read moreHit by probe Thai PBS says high-fee hosts brought in to attract audience
UPON coming under investigation by the State Audit Office (SAO) Thai Public Broadcasting Service (Thai PBS) explained that high-fee hosts were hired as “magnets” to attract audience, likening the fee disparity to difference between lead actors and supporting cast members, PPTVHD36 said this evening (Oct. 14). Two senior executives of the public television station,
Read moreCensure debate scheduled for four days during final week of this month
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CENSURE debate against 18 members of cabinet with most being attached to the Bhumjaithai, core of the coalition government, but without those of the Pheu Thai, the second largest coalition partner, is tentatively scheduled for four days in a row during the final week of this month. Prime Minister Anutin
Read more20 provinces plus parts of Bangkok still flooded
FLOODING persists in 20 provinces as well as parts of Bangkok with 905,233 households totalling 2,449,019 people affected as of 6 a.m. this morning (Oct. 14), Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Nirat Pongsittithavorn, director-general of Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), said urgent assistance and relief are continuously being channelled to flood victims with
Read moreThai, Finnish ministers highlight economic survival amid global fragmentation
THAI Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas and Finnish counterpart Riikka Purra focused on navigating risks and seizing opportunities during a discussion entitled “Building Resilience in a Fragmented World” at the 2026 IMF-World Bank annual meetings today (Oct. 13), PPTVHD36 said. Ekniti noted that the impact of global fragmentation is transmitted through three primary
Read moreKlatham tipped to cast votes of confidence for Bhumjaithai censure targets
By Thai Newsroom Reporters Updated at 7 p.m., Oct. 13, 2026 THE “INDEPENDENT” Klatham under de facto party boss/leader Thammanat Prompao is expected to cast votes of confidence for Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and all other Bhumjaithai-attached members of cabinet targeted under a censure motion, given possibility that the Pheu Thai, the second largest
Read moreLight aircraft crashes in Chonburi, pilot injured
A LIGHT single-engine airplane crashed in Bang Lamung district of Chonburi province today (Oct. 13) with the pilot, a Thai-German man only identified as Mr. Martin, getting injured and transported to the hospital for treatment, PPTVHD36 said. An inspection of the scene, in Thung Klom–Tan Man area of Huai Yai subdistrict, showed that the
Read moreThaksin seeking exoneration above board: Ex-MP
AS former prime minister and de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition to the Committee for Promoting Social Harmony requesting a ruling on his eligibility for amnesty and exemption from all liability under the Act on Promoting a Peaceful Society, B.E. 2569 (2026), a former MP defended him for doing
Read moreProtest over alleged engine tampering upends go-kart race result
DRAMA swirled over a children’s go-kart race at Pattaya yesterday (Oct. 11) with the father of one of the contestants alleging that the winner’s vehicle engine had been modified with this being sternly refuted, Naewna newspaper said today. The TrueVisions –Toyota Junior Kart Championships 2026 (Round 3) for 8-9 years old children saw Payu
Read moreThailand keeps close watch on China’s airbase upgrading project in Laos
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE THAI air force has been quietly keeping a close watch on China’s current development of an airbase in northwestern Laos close to a shared border of Thailand, according to air force chief ACM Seksan Kantha. However, ACM Seksan today (Oct.12) declined to elaborate on his rare comment about China’s
Read moreThai household debt my ease to 84% of GDP by yearend
KASIKORN Research Centre projects that the debt-to-GDP ratio may slide to 84.0% by the end of 2026, down from 86.8% in 2025, but this does not signify a resolution to the debt problem, as the slow pace of debt growth partly reflects constraints on new borrowing rather than an improvement in financial standing, Naewna newspaper
Read moreChadchart shines while Anutin trails in flood opinion polls
IN TWO opinion polls on handling the recent big floods in Bangkok residents gave high marks Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, volunteers and military while Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul trailed at the bottom, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 11). The latest NIDA poll, which gauged Bangkok residents’ opinions on individuals, organisations, or groups deserving praise for their
Read moreEkniti set to discuss key issues with IMF-World Bank leaders
DEPUTY Prime Minister-cum-Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas will be joining four economic discussion forums and around 30 bilateral meetings with economic leaders and representatives from international financial institutions during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank which Thailand is hosting and runs from Tuesday Oct. 13 to Saturday
Read moreThailand rebuts Cambodia’s accusation of delaying border meeting
THAILAND today (Oct. 10) strongly denied Cambodia’s accusation of delaying Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting and obstructing boundary survey and demarcation efforts, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. ACM Prapas Sonjaidee, director of Joint Information Centre on the Thailand-Cambodia Situation, refuted Cambodian government spokesperson’s accusation pointing out that Thailand is commitment to resolving boundary
Read moreFormer election commissioner gearing up to file defamation lawsuit
AFTER former election commissioner Somchai Srisutthiyakorn was pushed and fell off his bicycle and angrily confronted by Mr. Nattawut Wongniem, chairman of Aurelian Group Co., Ltd., outside Thonglor police station early last month, the former is now gearing up to file a defamation lawsuit against the latter on Monday (Oct. 12), Naewna newspaper said
Read more5 senior Chana Songkram station officers transferred after raid on illegal Khao San pub
FIVE senior officers of Chana Songkhram police station have been transferred after a Department of Provincial Administration’s special operations unit raided an illegal pub on Khao San road last night soon after a police team from this station having done so and found no wrongdoing with this night venue also being just a few
Read moreVillagers hang motorcycles from trees to protect them from floodwaters
GOING viral is a video that a village headman in Chachoengsao province shared online showing how a family had cleverly used ropes to hoist five motorcycles up trees outside their flood home to protect them from floodwaters, Amarin TV said this evening (Oct. 9). Floods have forced residents to urgently move their belongings to
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