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Foreign ministry says overseas ballots 'on time'
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 31/01/2026
» The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has reaffirmed that all overseas ballots for the 2026 election and referendum will arrive in Thailand by Feb 5, allowing them to be counted together with domestic votes.
Cheers Queers! 2025's LGBTI news in review
Life, Published on 22/12/2025
» The year began with a bang when the Marriage Equality Act came into effect, allowing same-sex couples to register their union for the first time in Southeast Asia. But there remains legal confusion and impediments to establishing diverse forms of families.
Households get B4.9bn aid money
News, Published on 06/12/2025
» The government has disbursed flood relief worth more than 4.9 billion baht to over 500,000 households, according to Prime Minister's Office Minister Paradorn Pattanananthakul.
Bangkok claims sorting push 'a success'
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 03/10/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) new waste separation initiative, "This House Doesn't Mix", has drawn an enthusiastic response from city residents, with more than 700,000 households registering since its launch on Wednesday, according to Pornprom Vikitsreth, the governor's sustainability adviser.
Govt sets 'Homes for Thais' lottery draw date
News, Published on 24/08/2025
» The government has called a nationwide lottery draw for the "Homes for Thais" project, covering both Phase 1 and Phase 2 with more than 10,000 housing units available across the country. The draw will take place on Sept 18 at the Government Lottery Office.
TrueMoney Unveils THBT, Baht-Pegged Digital Data Unit
Published on 22/08/2025
» Bangkok, August 22, 2025 – TrueMoney, a leading financial technology provider in Southeast Asia, has launched Thai Baht TrueMoney (THBT), an electronic data unit pegged 1:1 to the Thai Baht on a public blockchain. A limited pilot programme is now available under the Programmable Payment initiative in the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox.
Travel subsidy fails to attract Thais
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 12/07/2025
» The tourism and sports minister says the number of local tourists using co-payment privileges was lower than expected for the first 10 days of the scheme despite 1.58 million registrants, as travel sentiment may be unfavourable due to economic conditions.
Travel scheme farce
Oped, Editorial, Published on 07/07/2025
» The rollout of the "Tiew Thai Khon La Krung" campaign, or Thailand Travel Co-pay scheme, last week has proved to be unmitigated disaster, with no resolution in sight. This embarrassing episode reflects not only gross incompetence, but entrenched political pettiness among policy-makers.
Specialists urge revamp of state procurement process
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/07/2025
» Technical experts have urged an overhaul of the bidder qualification criteria for government auctions to prevent registration system collapses for state projects with a massive amount of registrants.
Hong Kong proposes recognising same-sex marriages registered abroad
Published on 02/07/2025
» HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government is proposing to establish a registration system for same-sex couples who are married or registered abroad to receive legal recognition, according to an official document released on Wednesday.