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BUSINESS

Officials set to consider increasing solar purchases

Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/04/2026

» The National Energy Policy Council (NEPC) will meet on Wednesday to consider a plan to buy more solar power from households and businesses, with the intention of encouraging people to generate their own electricity.

THAILAND

40-baht rail fare scheme fast-tracked

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/04/2026

» The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) has been ordered to accelerate a 40-baht flat fare policy for electric rail systems to help ease living costs as part of a broader plan to modernise and expand the national rail network.

THAILAND

More storms to hit next week

News, Published on 28/04/2026

» A storm warning has been issued as a high-pressure system from China looks set to move into the region over the next couple of days, bringing strong winds and thunderstorms to wide swaths of the country.

SPORTS

IOC team in town to assess Kingdom's bid

Sports, Published on 28/04/2026

» An International Olympic Committee (IOC) delegation, led by Danka Hrbekova, Chair of the Youth Olympic Games 2030 Working Group, arrived in Bangkok on Monday to begin a three‑day inspection, central to Thailand's campaign to host the event.

THAILAND

Parole call looms for Thaksin

Published on 28/04/2026

» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is approaching a "turning point" after reportedly meeting initial criteria for parole, with uncertainty remaining over whether he will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device due to his age, according to his lawyer.

THAILAND

Man arrested over false bomb claim

News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/04/2026

» A passenger who joked about a bomb aboard a Thai AirAsia flight from Krabi to Bangkok has been arrested and charged after the remark forced a full security inspection, delaying the flight by more than four hours.

BUSINESS

EssilorLuxottica launches new R&D centre in Bangkok

Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 28/04/2026

» EssilorLuxottica, the Franco-Italian eyewear group, has announced the official launch of its new 5,000-square-metre research and development (R&D) facility in Bangkok.

OPINION

Land Bridge not viable

Oped, Editorial, Published on 28/04/2026

» The Southern Land Bridge project -- the Thai government's long-standing plan to build a logistics corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea -- is back on the agenda.

OPINION

The deafening silence about offshore wealth

Oped, Frederik Obermaier & Bastian Obermayer, Published on 28/04/2026

» When John Doe, the anonymous whistleblower behind the Panama Papers, approached us, he handed us an opportunity. When the resulting investigation into the offshore finance industry was published on April 3, 2016, the world was handed a test. As investigative journalists, we seized the opportunity. Sadly, the world has failed the test.

OPINION

Anutin govt faces three diplomatic tests

Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 28/04/2026

» Less than three weeks into office, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has signalled three immediate foreign and security priorities: managing tensions with Cambodia, addressing unrest in the country's southern border provinces, and quietly preparing for a more active role in Myanmar.