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THAILAND

Soldiers clash with smugglers, seize 92kg crystal meth

Online Reporters, Published on 19/04/2026

» Soldiers patrolling the border seized 92 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine following an armed clash with smugglers in Mae Sai district of northenmost Chiang Rai province early Sunday.

THAILAND

Hospital a flashpoint in funding war

Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 19/04/2026

» By the time public donations began pouring in, Umphang Hospital was already on the brink.

OPINION

Border hospitals need more help

Editorial, Published on 19/04/2026

» A recent appeal for financial help from Umphang Hospital in Tak province highlights the ordeals faced by hospitals along the Thai-Myanmar border.

THAILAND

Regular trade resumes at Sinkhorn checkpoint in Prachuap Khiri Khan

Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 18/04/2026

» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN - Thai authorities have lifted temporary trade restrictions at the Singkhorn border checkpoint, fully restoring cross-border trade with Myanmar in a bid to revitalise the local economy following an easing of recent clashes.

WORLD

‘Record number’ of Rohingya refugees died at sea last year

Published on 18/04/2026

» GENEVA - Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman ​Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, ‌making it the deadliest year on record for the route, according to the United Nations refugee agency.

SPORTS

Rodtang’s legal war with ONE Championship is a fight nobody wins

Nick Atkin, Published on 18/04/2026

» Nobody wins if Rodtang Jitmuangnon and ONE Championship allow this dispute to burn all the way to the ground.

THAILAND

LGBTQ+ still face much hardship

News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 18/04/2026

» Celebrations swept across Asia when Thai drag performer Tharathep "Gawdland" Thaweephon, 24, won during the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World, becoming the programme's first Asian champion.

BUSINESS

GH Bank rolls out B4bn mortgage scheme for elderly

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/04/2026

» Government Housing (GH) Bank is moving forward with its housing loan programme for senior citizens, covering both elderly people who wish to buy a home and those who wish to sell their own homes, with total lending of 4 billion baht.

LIFE

The morning after Bangkok's biggest Songkran yet

Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 18/04/2026

» The Tourism Authority of Thailand projected 30.3 billion baht in Songkran revenue this year, up 6% from 2025 and released the number with the kind of confidence that comes from having done the work. The production at Benchakitti Park, the coordinated Silom closure, the S2O headliners on Ratchadaphisek, the international press coverage -- none of it was accidental. Bangkok did not stumble into becoming one of the world's most-watched festival destinations. It applied for the job and this year the application was approved at scale.

LIFE

Failing upwards

Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 18/04/2026

» Fans of the Emmy-winning hit series Schitt's Creek (2015) would likely be curious, if not cautiously optimistic to see Dan Levy return with Big Mistakes, a new crime-comedy series in which he both directs and co-stars.