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THAILAND

Clean Air Bill could hurt economy, says Bhumjaithai MP

AEKARACH SATTABURUTH, Published on 02/04/2026

» The ruling Bhumjaithai Party has voiced strong reservations over the Clean Air Bill, warning that if passed into law, it could give excessive powers to state officials and damage the country’s economic competitiveness.

THAILAND

Pattaya mayoral candidate apologises for fake follower boost

Online Reporters, Published on 02/04/2026

» CHON BURI - A prospective Pattaya mayoral candidate from the People’s Party has apologised after admitting her campaign used artificial means to inflate her social media follower totals, following online scrutiny that showed most of the accounts appeared to originate from Vietnam.

WORLD

Hungarian strongman Orban trails in pre-election poll

Reuters, Published on 02/04/2026

» BUDAPEST - Hungary’s ⁠centre-right Tisza ​party leads Prime ​Minister ‌Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz ahead of a parliamentary election on April 12, a ​poll ⁠showed on Thursday.

WORLD

Myanmar parliament to elect president on Friday

Published on 02/04/2026

» ​Myanmar’s parliament will hold a bicameral vote to ​elect a president ‌on Friday, house speaker Aung Lin Dwe said on Thursday, with former military chief and junta leader Min Aung Hlaing in the ​running for ⁠the position.

WORLD

Deal reached to end partial US government shutdown

AFP, Published on 02/04/2026

» WASHINGTON - Republican leaders in the US Congress said on Wednesday they had reached a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security and end a weeks-long partial government shutdown that has brought chaos to airports.

BUSINESS

Polluted Chiang Mai to suffer at Songkran

Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 02/04/2026

» Northern tourism operators expect a poor showing during the Songkran holiday as the region remains choked by smog, amid weak spending attributed to the war in the Middle East and the subsequent oil shock.

OPINION

Urgent push for fair climate finance

Oped, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 01/04/2026

» Ever more visible, the various impacts from climate change are eroding both Thailand's economic competitiveness and the livelihoods of its people: season by season, in heat waves that flatten productivity, floods that swallow farmland, and coastal erosion that is slowly reclaiming communities.

THAILAND

Senators back plan to end free meals

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 01/04/2026

» Senators have backed a plan by MPs to end free meals, in a bid to cut public spending amid the ongoing energy crisis.

THAILAND

People’s Party preparing defence in ethics case

Online Reporters, Published on 31/03/2026

» The People’s Party has outlined a three-part defence strategy as it prepares for a possible Supreme Court hearing in the high-profile ethics case involving 44 former MPs of its predecessor, the now-dissolved Move Forward Party (MFP).

WORLD

Myanmar junta chief nears presidency after criticised elections

Bloomberg, Published on 31/03/2026

» Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing moved closer to the presidency after a lower house nomination on Tuesday, paving the way for the military to extend its rule following elections criticised by the United Nations and others as a sham.