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Bangkok stresses fireworks rules for New Year
Online Reporters, Published on 13/12/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) says it will strictly enforce regulations governing the use of fireworks and sky lanterns during the 2026 New Year countdown, directing all 50 districts to strictly apply the approval criteria.
Fighting continues between Thailand, Cambodia after Trump claim of ceasefire
Reuters, Published on 13/12/2025
» Cambodia said Thai forces, including fighter jets, continued to strike targets across their disputed border on Saturday morning, in the hours after United States President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire.
EU agrees three-euro small parcel tax to tackle China flood
AFP, Published on 13/12/2025
» BRUSSELS - European Union (EU) finance ministers agreed Friday to impose a three-euro duty on low-value imports into the bloc from July 2026 to help tackle a flood of small parcels ordered via the likes of Shein and Temu.
Border hostilities fuel political pressure
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 13/12/2025
» The fresh border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, which began on Dec 7, are appalling.
Bulbul to be cut from protected list on trial basis
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/12/2025
» A national committee on wildlife conservation and protection has agreed to remove the red-whiskered bulbul from Thailand's protected wildlife list, in an attempt to test a commercial-based conservation approach. The species could be reinstated as protected if the method proves ineffective in safeguarding wild populations.
New Election Commission chief eyes Feb 8 as possible election date
Online Reporters, Published on 12/12/2025
» Narong Klunwarin, the newly appointed chairman of the Election Commission (EC), has affirmed the agency’s full readiness to organise the upcoming general election following the House dissolution.
Thai Life agent has licence cancelled
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/12/2025
» The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) has revoked the licence of a life insurance agent of Thai Life Insurance Plc, after uncovering a large-scale premium fraud scheme that caused losses estimated in the hundreds of millions of baht.
Rethinking local flood management
News, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa, Published on 12/12/2025
» As global temperatures rise, extreme rainfall and severe flooding are happening around the world. The science is clear; with every 1 degree Celsius increase, the atmosphere will hold 7% more water vapour. This may explain why storms are more intense as the world warms.
Commerce Minister says border issue separate from tariff talks
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/12/2025
» Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun has reaffirmed that the border situation with Cambodia should be kept separate from the US–Thailand tariff discussions, and that negotiations with the United States will continue under the planned framework.
Austria to vote on headscarf ban in schools
AFP, Published on 11/12/2025
» VIENNA - Austrian lawmakers on Thursday are expected to approve a law banning headscarves in schools for girls under 14, a move rights groups and experts say is discriminatory and could deepen societal division.