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Tariff of 19% dubbed 'good news'
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/08/2025
» Despite great relief following the announcement of a 19% US tariff rate on Thai exports on Friday, the business sector remains fraught with concerns, particularly over the plight of Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the agricultural sector.
Members of youth gang arrested after vandalism spree in Korat
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 01/08/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Police have arrested four members of a youth gang aged 12-18 following a series of incidents including throwing ping-pong bombs on roads and vandalising public property across several villages in Huai Thalaeng district.
Time to act on information warfare
Oped, Published on 01/08/2025
» As tensions escalate along the Thai-Cambodian border, the unfolding conflict has become not only a confrontation of arms but also a war of narratives. For many in Thailand, this is the first time war has felt real. Not distant, not historical, but tangible: fighter jets in the sky, news of casualties, fear seeping into the national consciousness.
State earns weak marks for messaging during tension
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/07/2025
» Social media platforms in Thailand recorded 2.6 million messages in July about Thailand-Cambodia border tensions, with Facebook, YouTube and X, formerly called Twitter, the top three channels.
Amateur football leagues win over cynical Chinese fans
AFP, Published on 31/07/2025
» SUZHOU, China - On a summer’s day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China’s hottest sport — amateur football.
Thai ad spending growth forecast trimmed
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/07/2025
» Local ad and marketing spending this year is expected to expand only 1.5%, reaching 87 billion baht, according to digital media agency Media Intelligence Group (MI).
JC Kevin Sathorn Bangkok Champions Sustainable Hospitality
Published on 30/07/2025
» Bangkok, July 29, 2025 — As the global hospitality industry enters a new era of opportunity and transformation—marked by a steady resurgence in international tourism—hotels worldwide are embracing sustainability, human-centred leadership, and social responsibility as strategic imperatives. Industry data suggests global travel will return to 95% of pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2025, while traveller preferences continue to shift towards ethical, eco-conscious, and experience-driven hospitality.
THAI Hosts Global Conference, Charts Post-Rehab Future
Published on 30/07/2025
» Thai Airways International Public Company Limited hosted the THAI Commercial Conference 2025 at Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park under the theme “Aim Further, Strive for New Heights.” The event brought together more than 300 global commercial business partners and ticketing agents across its route network—including Europe, Asia, and Australia—as well as representatives from Thailand.
Cambodian shamans' ritual targets Thai army commander
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 30/07/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A video showing Cambodian shamans performing a death-dealing ritual directed at an image of the commander of Thailand's 2nd Army Region, Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang, has gone viral on social media platforms.
Australia to ban under-16s from YouTube
AFP, Published on 30/07/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will use landmark social media laws to ban children under 16 from video-streaming site YouTube, a top minister said Wednesday stressing the need to shield them from "predatory algorithms".