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Thailand to enter hot season on Sunday
Online Reporters, Published on 19/02/2026
» Thailand will enter its hot season on Sunday. Summer storms could start right away and temperatures in some northern provinces may reach a peak above 42 degrees Celsius, according to the Meteorological Department.
Severe heat alarm sounds
News, Published on 18/02/2026
» The Department of Medical Services (DoMS) has issued an advisory urging citizens and businesses to prepare for the upcoming summer, which is expected to be more severe than last year.
Six reasons why ‘Thais walk with literally zero urgency’
Online Reporters, Published on 06/02/2026
» It's a scene familiar to anyone who has spent time in Bangkok: You're navigating the crowded footpaths of Sukhumvit, trying to make your train connection, when you find yourself trapped behind someone moving at what feels like geological speed. They pause mid-stride to check their phone, drift unpredictably left and right, then stop completely, often right at the narrowest part of the walkway.
Parties tackle population crisis
Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 02/02/2026
» Thailand's rapidly ageing society has become one of the competing issues in the run-up to the 2026 general election, pushing senior citizens' welfare, healthcare reform and labour participation to the centre of campaign agendas.
Summer coming late, but it'll be a scorcher
Online Reporters, Published on 01/02/2026
» Thailand is forecast to enter a hotter‑than‑usual summer later this month, with peak temperatures in some northern provinces likely to climb beyond 42°C, according to the Meteorological Department.
Nakhon Nayok fire 100% contained, bounty raised
Online Reporters, Published on 29/01/2026
» NAKHON NAYOK - The paddy field fires caused by illegal burning in Pak Phli district have been fully extinguished, while local authorities have stepped up patrols in still‑vulnerable areas and raised the reward for information leading to capture of arsonists to 50,000 baht.
Anti-graft fight heads Sudarat's poll bid
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 21/01/2026
» Thai Sang Thai Party leader Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan has placed clean politics and an uncompromising anti-corruption agenda at the centre of her party's election campaign, positioning the small party as an alternative to Thailand's dominant political blocs.
Supreme Court orders red-shirt ‘Jeng Dokjik’ jailed for 5 years
Online Reporters, Published on 20/01/2026
» The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced Yoswaris Chuklom, also known by his stage name Jeng Dokjik, to five years and four months in prison for multiple charges arising from the red-shirt rallies seeking to oust then-prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva in 2010.
Families mourn after rail tragedy
News, Prasit Tangprasert and Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 20/01/2026
» Grief arrived before dawn at Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital on Jan 18, carried by families who had come not to seek treatment, but to take their loved ones home for the final time. At the centre of the mourning was the Thantong family, whose loss has come to symbolise the human cost of the catastrophic crane collapse that struck a passenger train four days earlier.
Slow-burn incense used to start deniable, illegal cane fires
Makkawan Wannakul, Published on 18/01/2026
» CHAIYAPHUM - Sugar farmers are using bundled incense sticks as slow starters to illegally burn off cane trash in their fields when they are not there in a ploy to deny accountability for the resulting increase in air pollution.