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THAILAND

Anutin approves border fence plan

News, Abdullah Benjakat, Published on 19/04/2026

» Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has approved in principle a border fence project in Narathiwat to curb smuggling, illegal crossings and unrest, to be funded from the central budget.

OPINION

Universities face age shift

News, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2026

» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) is not a coveted portfolio in politics. Political parties have treated this portfolio as a consolation prize and often appoint new politicians to look after the country's higher education affairs.

LIFE

A trembling city

Life, Published on 18/04/2026

» Phakawan Polkhaw, a sophomore environmental science student at Chulalongkorn University, was studying English at her faculty when the classroom started to wobble. She felt unsteady and alarmed by trembling light fixtures. Fortunately, a teacher safely rushed students out of the swaying building.

WORLD

Escaped wolf in South Korea recaptured, returned to zoo

AFP, Published on 17/04/2026

» SEOUL - A wolf that escaped from a South Korean zoo was recaptured on Friday, authorities said, after he caused a school closure, a huge nine-day search and a government gaffe over an AI-generated image.

BUSINESS

Fresh digital plan to fortify Thailand

Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/04/2026

» The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has overhauled its strategy, aiming to position itself as the nation's centralised digital connectivity hub to strengthen Thailand against global uncertainties, cyberthreats and natural disasters, while ensuring transparent welfare distribution.

THAILAND

People’s Party says cost-relief schemes too limited

News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/04/2026

» Sirikanya Tansakun, deputy leader of the People's Party (PP), opposes the proposed Khon La Khrueng Plus co-payment scheme, arguing it is ill-suited to economic conditions and calling on the government to prioritise easing the cost of living instead.

OPINION

Rethink Asean-Pakistan relations

News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/04/2026

» Pakistan became an Asean sectoral dialogue partner in 1993. Yet for more than three decades, the grouping's engagement with this nuclear-armed state has remained limited. The time has surely come to reconsider its status and elevate it to a full dialogue partner.

THAILAND

PP calls for relief as oil price surges

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 13/04/2026

» The People's Party (PP) has called for broader and more transparent relief measures to address surging oil prices, arguing the government's current response offers limited short-term support and leaves key sectors exposed amid mounting economic strain.

THAILAND

Cabinet approves B7.7-billion relief package

Online Reporters, Published on 11/04/2026

» The cabinet has approved a 7.7-billion-baht economic relief package to support vulnerable groups, businesses, the transport sector and farmers in response to the economic impact of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

THAILAND

People’s Party on back foot over reform

Post Reporters, Published on 11/04/2026

» If there is one issue that should naturally belong to the People’s Party, it is the politics of institutional reform — especially when that reform touches on the privileges, perks and opaque benefits enjoyed by political and state elites.