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THAILAND

Blaze at Songkhla landfill damages 50 rai, air quality monitored

Published on 23/04/2026

» SONGKHLA — A fire that broke out early Thursday at the Songkhla City municipal landfill damaged about 50 rai (80,000 square metres) of the site before being brought under control, with authorities warning nearby residents to stay alert for potential health effects.

WORLD

War in the Middle East: latest developments

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» PARIS — The latest developments in the Middle East war:

THAILAND

Security Council scraps MoU 44, citing stalled talks, rising tensions with Cambodia

Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/04/2026

» The National Security Council on Thursday resolved to terminate MoU 44 — the 2001 memorandum on overlapping maritime claims with Cambodia — saying the pact has failed to deliver results and has instead fuelled mistrust between the neighbouring countries.

THAILAND

Government co-payment share to rise to 60%

Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2026

» The government’s next co-payment stimulus programme will feature a 60:40 split of approved spending by consumers, with the government paying 60%, according to Prime Minister’s Office Minister Paradorn Prissananantakul.

WORLD

Iran defies US blockade to claim Hormuz tolls

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» TEHRAN - Iran has banked the first proceeds from the tolls it is exacting on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior official said Thursday, as disruption triggered by the US-Israeli war against the Islamic republic continued to batter the world economy.

THAILAND

Power price cap planned for low-use homes

Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 23/04/2026

» The Ministry of Energy will propose a cap on electricity costs for low-usage households to help ease the burden on more than 14 million families amid rising global energy prices driven by ongoing tensions in the Middle East.

THAILAND

Roof flies off house in heavy storm

Published on 23/04/2026

» PHETCHABUN - A heavy storm swept through Wang Ban subdistrict in Lom Kao district on Wednesday afternoon, bringing strong winds that damaged infrastructure, blew away roofs and disrupted traffic.

THAILAND

Gunman in MP shooting confesses, mastermind still unknown

Published on 23/04/2026

» A former naval reconnaissance officer arrested on Wednesday has admitted to being the gunman in an attack on a Narathiwat MP, say police, though they remain sceptical of his claim about the identity of the mastermind.

THAILAND

Refinery margin cuts increased to B5 per litre

Online Reporters, Published on 23/04/2026

» A government panel has increased the reduction in the refining margin to 5 baht per litre, from 2 baht earlier, in a move aimed at easing fuel costs.

WORLD

Fresh paint, careful choreography as pope visits African prison

AFP, Published on 23/04/2026

» BATA, Equatorial Guinea - The walls around Equatorial Guinea’s notorious Bata prison were freshly painted salmon-pink for Pope Leo XIV’s visit Wednesday, but inside there was no masking the acrid smell of sweat and urine