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Anutin shrugs off southern poll results
Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 06/01/2026
» Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader Anutin Charnvirakul brushed off recent opinion poll results after the party recorded relatively low approval ratings in Songkhla, saying surveys do not dictate how the party works.
Hopes rise for ceasefire
Chairith Yongpiam and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/12/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reaffirmed that Thailand will agree to a 72-hour ceasefire but will not accept Cambodia’s proposal to resume border negotiations at the positions held before the latest round of clashes, insisting that Thailand “cannot retreat” from areas it has secured.
Anutin won't budge on People's Party due to S112
News, Chairith Yonpiam and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/12/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul reiterated the Bhumjaithai Party's (BJT) firm position that it will not join a government featuring the People's Party (PP) if it continues to pursue amendments to Section 112 of the Criminal Code, Thailand's lèse-majesté law, citing fundamental ideological differences.
Furr-ever friends
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 15/12/2025
» Thailand has officially elevated its native felines to national status. In a move reflecting both cultural pride and a booming pet economy, the cabinet on Nov 18 approved the designation of "Thai cat" as the country's national symbol in the pet category.
Hat Yai faces mental health crisis
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/12/2025
» The southern floods and their aftermath have led to rising psychological distress among Hat Yai flood victims, with new assessments showing 65 people at risk of suicide, according to the Department of Mental Health.
Authorities insist flood death toll won’t surpass 1,000
Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/12/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has rejected claims of excessively underreported flood deaths, insisting the figures it has released are accurate.
Sad litany of flood missteps
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2025
» Entrenched patronage networks, political meddling in appointments, and a lack of professional disaster-management leadership created a cascade of preventable failures in the catastrophic flooding that tore apart Songkhla's Hat Yai district, a major economic engine of the South, according to academics.
No penalty for accord move: PM
News, APINYA WIPATAYOTIN and PHUSADEE ARUNMAS, Published on 17/11/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has confirmed the United States will not link Thailand's suspension of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord to ongoing trade negotiations.
Special Report: Sobering up fast
SUPOJ WANCHAROEN, APINYA WIPATAYOTIN and MONGKOL BANGPRAPA, Published on 16/11/2025
» The uproar triggered by the newly amended Alcohol Beverage Control Act has underscored a recurring dilemma for the government: how to balance social order and public health with a tourism-driven economy that demands flexibility and international friendliness.
Toxic fears prompt testing of river
News, Panumet Tantaksa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/11/2025
» A second round of water and sediment sampling in the Salween River has been conducted after residents raised fears of toxic contamination along the Thai–Myanmar border.