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Economic issues top public priorities for new government
Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2026
» Tackling economic problems topped the wish list of people for a new government to be formed by the Bhumjaithai Party, with measures to reduce the cost of living high on their expectations, according to a KPI poll on Friday.
‘Decoding the Economic Future’ forum: Live Updates
Online Reporters, Published on 29/01/2026
» The Bangkok Post, in collaboration with TNN16, is presenting a special forum, “TNN16 x Bangkok Post - Election 2026: Decoding the Economic Future”, on Thursday from 12pm to 2pm. Explore the outlook for the Thai economy from the perspectives of speakers from eight political parties in our live updates below.
Co-payment scheme ends, injecting B84bn into Thai economy
Online Reporters, Published on 01/01/2026
» The government’s Khon La Khrueng (half-half) Plus co-payment scheme has officially ended, with more than 9.21 million participants fully using their allotted benefits, while over 10.5 million users did not exhaust their entitlements.
Hat Yai clean-up efforts intensify as authorities add more workers and machinery
Online Reporters, Published on 08/12/2025
» Clean-up and rehabilitation efforts in flood-hit Hat Yai have been expanded, with authorities deploying additional workers and machinery to meet the government’s 14-day restoration target.
1,300 sq km under water in four central provinces
Online Reporters, Published on 13/11/2025
» New satellite images show widespread fooding across four central provinces in Thailand, affecting 813,817 rai (1,300 square kilometres) of land, mostly low-lying agricultural areas and riverside communities, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Chinese man caught with 1,000 SIM cards in border bust
Online Reporters, Published on 09/11/2025
» SA KAEO – Thai border rangers arrested three foreign nationals — a Chinese man, an American and an Indian — after they illegally crossed from Cambodia into Thailand before dawn on Sunday, seizing more than 1,000 mobile SIM cards believed to be connected to an international call-centre scam network.
In-debt man smashes bank door, wants to go to jail
Online Reporters, Published on 03/11/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - A man arrested for smashing a bank door on Sunday night told police he wanted to be sent to prison because he was mired in overwhelming debt.
Ex-minister sentenced to 3 years in B30m kickback case
Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2025
» Former cabinet minister Witoon Nambutr has been sentenced to three years in prison for demanding a 30-million-baht bribe in exchange for securing a state construction project more than a decade ago.
Thai minister Vorapak resigns, denies scam links
Online Reporters, Published on 22/10/2025
» Deputy Finance Minister Vorapak Tanyawong announced his resignation on Wednesday, insisting he had no connection with transnational scam networks and vowing legal action against those spreading false information.
PM vows to fast-track B100-billion flood drainage project
Online Reporters, Published on 27/09/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the immediate disbursement of flood relief funds next week and pledged to fast-track a long-term drainage project worth 100 billion baht to tackle recurring flood crises.