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Big-spenders abound as poll race tightens
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/01/2026
» With only two weeks to go before the Feb 8 general election, the battle over economic policy has intensified into what many observers describe as a full-blown "populism war". Major political parties are locked in a contest of ever more generous handouts, welfare schemes and cash-based incentives, each attempting to outbid the other to secure votes.
Anutin scoffs at Nida poll
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/01/2026
» Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has brushed aside a projection by the Nida Poll director that the party would win up to 150 seats in the general election, saying the figure was “too low”.
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.
Govt targets poor-safety contractors
News, Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2026
» The government is poised to halt state-owned construction projects or cancel contracts with contractors that fail to protect public safety, after another accident on Rama II Road on Saturday added to a string of recent construction fatalities.
Economic Party touts its infrastructure goals
Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2026
» Phuket: The Economic Party on Saturday launched its election candidates in the southern region, unveiling a policy platform centred on large-scale infrastructure development and tough anti-corruption measures.
PM takes pitch to Chumphon
Post Reporters, Published on 18/01/2026
» Bhumjaithai Party (BJT) leader Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturday campaigned in Chumphon, calling on voters to deliver a clean sweep of three constituency seats for his party in the southern province.
Thai envoys urged to pursue 'economic diplomacy'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/01/2026
» Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow set out a vision of “economic diplomacy” on Friday, calling on Thailand’s ambassadors to play a more active role in driving economic growth.