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PM's crisis-coping skills again in doubt
Oped, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 26/03/2026
» A joint military attack on Iran by the United States and Israel appears to have had a profound political impact on the Anutin government. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and his ministers have come under heavy criticism from the public and commentators alike for what is widely seen as a failure to handle the oil supply situation effectively.
5 million speed pills seized after Chiang Rai car chase
Online Reporters, Published on 25/03/2026
» Authorities have seized about five million speed pills following a chase in Mae Fah Luang district of Chiang Rai province on Tuesday night. The smugglers opened fire and fled.
Police seize 21 million speed pills, 320kg of crystal meth in five major cases in the North
Published on 23/03/2026
» CHIANG MAI - Authorities have seized 21 million methamphetamine pills, 320 kilogrammes of crystal meth and arrested 10 suspects in five major drug cases in northern Thailand.
PACC targets drug-linked officials
News, Published on 19/03/2026
» The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is joining forces with the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and other agencies to crack down on state officials implicated in drug-related activities, warning that senior officers will not escape accountability.
75 years of Thai-Lao relations
Oped, Published on 18/03/2026
» December is a meaningful month for the peoples of Thailand and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), as it marks the national days of both countries -- 2 Dec for Lao PDR and 5 Dec for Thailand. December 2025 is particularly significant as it commemorates the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Lao PDR and, on 19 Dec, the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Thailand and the Lao PDR when both countries launched the formal establishment of diplomatic relations on 19 Dec 1950.
4 million speed pills seized in Mukdahan
Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 14/03/2026
» MUKDAHAN - Border patrol police have arrested three men and seized about 4 million speed pills during a raid on a drug storage site in Muang district of this northeastern province.
Operation Pandora nets three Swedes 'tied to darknet narcotics'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/03/2026
» Three Swedish men have been arrested in Thailand following a multinational crackdown on a transnational network accused of running online narcotics markets on the darknet.
Four suspected couriers killed, 600,000 speed pills seized in Chiang Mai
Published on 05/03/2026
» CHIANG MAI - Four suspected drug couriers were killed and 600,000 methamphetamine pills seized following a clash between security forces and a drug smuggling gang in Mae Ai district of this northern province.
Thai youth drug use reaches crisis stage
Online Reporters, Published on 05/03/2026
» The drug problem among youth in Thailand has reached the crisis stage because narcotics — cannabis, kratom and methamphetamine — have become so easily accessible, according to an analysis by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
1.3m speed pills seized on Mekong riverbank
Online Reporters, Published on 28/02/2026
» A Lao drug smuggler has been arrested and more than 1.3 million speed pills seized during a navy patrol along the Mekong River in Sangkhom district of Nong Khai.