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Blood donor ban upheld
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/09/2025
» The Central Administrative Court has ruled that the Thai Red Cross Society's refusal to accept blood donations from transgender women who were assigned male at birth is not discriminatory, citing the need to protect the safety of recipients.
Department of Land 'should respect court ruling'
News, Published on 19/09/2025
» Veteran Pheu Thai politician Phumtham Wechayachai is questioning the Department of Land's decision to suspend the revocation of title certificates in the long-running Khao Kradong land dispute, saying the department must respect the order to return the land to the state.
Prime minister, exile and now prisoner: Thai power broker Thaksin’s new chapter
New York Times, Published on 12/09/2025
» A year ago, Thaksin Shinawatra’s astonishing resurgence to power in Thailand seemed complete. One of his daughters had just been elected prime minister. And he was flaunting his influence, giving speeches on his “vision for Thailand.”
National Games 2025: Experience the Thrills in Hong Kong!
Published on 27/08/2025
» For the first time, Hong Kong will join Guangdong and Macao to co-host the 15th National Games (NG) from November 9 to 21, 2025, marking a milestone in regional collaboration that celebrates athletic achievements and unity in the Greater Bay Area through innovation and top-tier facilities.
Traders on sidelines awaiting Fed signals
Business, Published on 23/08/2025
» RECAP: Asian equities traded in a narrow range ahead on Friday as investors awaited a key speech from US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell that could shed light on the direction of monetary policy. Many traders are scaling back bets on an imminent US interest-rate cut.
Top official accused of demanding kickback in Mukdahan
Online Reporters, Published on 22/08/2025
» The permanent secretary of Mukdahan Provincial Administrative Organisation has been detained by police on allegations of corruption.
Thai-Cambodian feud is Asean's worst
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 15/08/2025
» The border dispute and consequent military conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in recent weeks have become Asean's worst crisis in its 58 years of existence. Ironically, it was an intra-regional war between Indonesia and Malaysia that gave rise to Asean in 1967, but now an intra-Asean military clash is undermining the Southeast Asian organisation's core reason for being and its main claim to credibility and prominence. Unless Asean, under Malaysia as its rotational chair this year, moves fast to contain the bilateral dispute and reinforce a delicate ceasefire agreement, Southeast Asia will be looked upon increasingly as a region and less as an organisation of member states.
Khao Kradong dispute heats up
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/08/2025
» The long-running dispute over land titles at Khao Kradong in Buri Ram's Muang district has reached a critical juncture, with the Pheu Thai Party expressing its confidence the Department of Lands (DoL) won't face legal complications for revoking land titles in the contested area.
Acting PM backs SRT claim to disputed plot
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/08/2025
» Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has reaffirmed that the disputed land at Khao Kradong in Buri Ram was legally granted to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) by a royal decree issued during the reign of King Rama VI.
SRT says talks ahead after deeds scrapped
News, Post Reporters, Published on 05/08/2025
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is preparing to enter negotiations with residents and land users in Buri Ram's Khao Kradong area following the Ministry of Interior's approval to revoke overlapping land deeds.