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Thai baht under watch
News, Editorial, Published on 03/02/2026
» As Thailand heads to the polls this Sunday, the campaign trail has been crowded with promises of wage hikes, subsidies and generous domestic giveaways. Yet last week, a far more sobering message arrived from Washington. The US Treasury has placed Thailand back on its currency monitoring list, a move that carries implications well beyond a routine financial assessment.
Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/10/2025
» Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market.
A touch of golf therapy
News, Published on 10/08/2024
» A recent Shinawatra weekend retreat to Khao Yai was anything but private and set tongues wagging as to why Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul paid a surprise visit to the family.
Activists tout harm reduction initiatives
News, Anucha Charoenpo in Melbourne, Published on 01/05/2023
» The Thai Drug Users' Network (TDN) has introduced a harm reduction programme called "Mobile Methadone Therapy for Drug Users" to international audiences at the International Conference 2023 (HR23) in Melbourne, Australia.
NHRC hails elective abortion law
News, Post Reporters, Published on 30/09/2022
» The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has welcomed a legal amendment that allows for the elective termination of pregnancies between 12 and 20 weeks to ensure safe and legal abortions, a basic right for women urged by at least two international pacts Thailand has signed.
Finance Ministry gets all clear to guarantee B85bn Egat loan
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/09/2022
» The Finance Ministry has been given the green light to guarantee a loan worth 85 billion baht which the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) will use to cushion the effect of a higher fuel tariff (Ft) driving up household electricity bills.
DSI cracks down on piracy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 31/08/2022
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has seized 360,000 counterfeit goods in Nakhon Nayok province and Bang Bon district of Bangkok.
Nation asks US to cut it from trade watch list
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 21/05/2022
» Thailand has asked the United States to remove the country from its trade watch list this year, a request made during bilateral talks on the sidelines of this year's Apec Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meeting in Bangkok.
Air pollution hotspots rise in North with forest fires
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/03/2022
» The air quality in the North and Northeast is deteriorating to levels that may pose a risk to people's health due to an increase in forest fires in Thailand.
Covid surge spooks govt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/02/2022
» The government is considering tightening anti-Covid measures on Valentine's Day and the Songkran holiday period in response to a rapid increase in new infections.