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Surveying the wreckage
Business, Published on 30/08/2025
» Some pundits see warning signs for Thai economic prospects following the Constitutional Court's ruling that dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office for violating ethical standards in a leaked call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen about a border dispute.
Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown
AFP, Published on 30/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has moved to cut nearly $5 billion of congressionally-approved foreign aid, the White House said Friday -- raising the likelihood of a federal shutdown as Democrats oppose the policy.
Anutin and Prawit meet on eve of PM’s D-Day
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/08/2025
» Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul, a prime ministerial candidate, had lunch and talked politics on Thursday with Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon on the eve of a court ruling on the ethics of suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
Dusit Thani family feud escalates
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 27/08/2025
» The rift between the heirs of the founder of SET-listed Dusit Thani is now a dispute between two of the largest hospitality companies in Thailand.
Director in school lunch scandal to serve 25 years
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 27/08/2025
» After a five-year battle, the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to reduce the sentence of Somchao Sitthichen, former director of Ban Tha Mai School in Surat Thani, in a high-profile corruption case involving fraudulent school lunch funding, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Protect the judges
Oped, Postbag, Published on 25/08/2025
» Re: "Thaksin beats lese majeste rap," (BP, Aug 23).
Gaza hunger invites global shame
Oped, Published on 25/08/2025
» Starvation is the slow, silent unmaking of the body. Deprived of basic sustenance, the body first burns through sugar stores in the liver. Then it melts muscle and fat, breaking down tissue to keep the brain and other vital organs alive.
Analysts project 2 more interest rate cuts
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/08/2025
» Analysts increasingly expect the Bank of Thailand to make two more interest rate cuts by the first quarter of 2026 to reduce the policy rate to 1%, aiming to revitalise the economy as economic and political risks accumulate.
Israel approves plan to conquer Gaza City
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» JERUSALEM — Israel's defence minister has approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists to carry it out, his ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
Vietnamese-led mule account gang busted at Bangkok mall
Published on 16/08/2025
» Police have arrested 10 suspects — six Vietnamese nationals and four Thais – and seized 400,000 baht in cash in connection with a mule account network used in online fraud schemes during a raid at a shopping mall in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok.