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THAILAND

PM and general apologise for latter’s troubling talk

Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026

» YALA - Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and the commander of the 4th Army Area have apologised to the public following a controversy over comments by the latter that have triggered calls for his transfer.

THAILAND

Car trade-in scheme to launch this year with 20,000 quota

Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026

» The government is set to roll out a car trade-in scheme later this year to encourage motorists to switch to electric and hybrid vehicles, with an initial quota of up to 20,000 units on a first-come, first-served basis, a Finance Ministry source said on Friday.

WORLD

Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths

AFP, Published on 17/04/2026

» DOUALA - Pope Leo XIV will offer mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.

SPORTS

Embattled LIV Golf to make 'surprise' changes: CEO

AFP, Published on 17/04/2026

» MEXICO CITY — LIV Golf is preparing to make structural changes that "might surprise some people," CEO Scott O'Neil said on Thursday, as the embattled breakaway league scrambles to fend off rumors it could soon collapse without Saudi funding.

WORLD

Hungary's Orban urges party 'renewal' after vote loss

AFP, Published on 17/04/2026

» BUDAPEST - Hungary's outgoing nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban on Thursday called for a "complete renewal" of his party after suffering a crushing election defeat that ended 16 years in power.

BUSINESS

New rules to boost data centre power

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2026

» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has finished drafting requirements for investors in data centres and other electricity-intensive businesses, mandating bank guarantees or collateral to secure power purchases.

BUSINESS

Fuel crisis upends state's fiscal plans

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/04/2026

» The energy crisis may pose a challenge for the government in pursuing its fiscal plan, which aims to reduce the fiscal deficit to no more than 3% of GDP, increase revenue through a higher value-added tax (VAT), and keep public debt below 70% of GDP, according to the Finance Ministry.

THAILAND

New push to keep fares low

News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 17/04/2026

» The government has approved a 2.06 billion baht support package for the transport sector, aiming to cushion the impact of rising fuel prices, stabilise fares and ease pressure on household living costs.

BUSINESS

Ministry mulls shelving fuel loan

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2026

» The Energy Ministry is weighing whether to abandon plans to borrow 150 billion baht to support the fast-depleting Oil Fuel Fund, following a breakthrough in negotiations with oil refineries to lower diesel prices.

OPINION

Hail the blasphemer

Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/04/2026

» Re: "Trump 'not a big fan' of Leo", (World, April 14). Between the leader of the spiritual world and that man portraying himself as world leader, Pope Leo commands the global Catholic population of 1.4 billion, representing 17% of the world's population, which is by far higher than the population of that man's country of 350 million people.