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Trump's offer divides pundits
News, AEKARACH SATTABURUTH and PORAMET TANGSATHAPORN, Published on 21/01/2026
» US President Donald Trump's invitation to have Thailand join his proposed Board of Peace to handle the situation in the Gaza Strip has divided opinion, with experts weighing the strategic opportunities against concerns about neo-colonial influence.
PM set on cancelling construction contracts, alarmed by fatal accidents
Mongkol Bangprapa and Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 20/01/2026
» As fire erupted at the site of the crane collapse on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon on Tuesday, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insisted that state agencies must cancel contracts with the company responsible for a series of accidents during construction of elevated transport routes.
Hotel receptionist murder suspect caught
Wassayos Ngamkham and Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 20/01/2026
» A man wanted for the savage murder of a female hotel receptionist in Hua Hin township, in Prachuap Khiri Khan province, early Monday morning was arrested on Tuesday.
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.
Same-sex couple in adoption fight
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 18/01/2026
» Rights groups are helping a same-sex couple seeking to jointly adopt a child in Thailand after authorities granted parental rights to the Thai partner only. The couple, a British national and a Thai citizen, filed a petition with the Central Juvenile and Family Court on Jan 6 requesting the right to co-adopt an 8-year-old boy.
DUP..Schooling in Chon Buri helped forge my identity, says PT's Yodchanan
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 18/01/2026
» The Pheu Thai Party's prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat led a major campaign rally in Chon Buri yesterday ahead of the Feb 8 general election, pledging to prioritise economic security and a tougher crackdown on drugs.
Thanathorn: People’s Party won’t ‘distort’ a Bhumjaithai win
Aekkarach Sattaburuth, Published on 17/01/2026
» The People's Party is prepared to take on the role of opposition if Bhumjaithai wins the Feb 8 election, says Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, leader of the Progressive Movement.
Three missing people located after Korat crane collapse
Prasit Tangprasert and Online Reporters, Published on 16/01/2026
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Three people reported missing in the crane collapse that struck a passenger train in this northeastern province have been located. Two sustained injuries and remain in hospital, while the third was not on board the train, provincial authorities said on Friday.
Back-to-back crane failures linked to same contractor
AFP and Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Two fatal crane collapses in two days have both been linked to the construction contractor Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), acting Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thursday.
Accident-prone Thailand: Construction mishaps pile up
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2026
» Dozens of people were killed on Wednesday after a crane collapsed onto a moving train in northeastern Thailand, the latest in a series of construction accidents in recent years.