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Thammasat academic urges SSO restructuring
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 30/01/2026
» A Thammasat University (TU) academic has called for the Social Security Office (SSO) to be restructured to resemble an independent organisation while still operating under state supervision to improve transparency and management efficiency.
SSF spending triggers fury
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 23/01/2026
» Concerns about transparency and efficiency of Social Security Fund (SSF) spending have surfaced after Rukchanok Srinork, a People's Party MP candidate, highlighted cases of SSF money being used for "questionable projects".
Bangkok voters as hard to fathom as ever
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/12/2025
» As Thailand edges closer to the Feb 8 general election, Bangkok once again emerges as the country's most unpredictable and symbolically important political battleground.
Southeast Asia’s Best Property Talent Honoured
Published on 25/12/2025
» As Southeast Asia’s property sector continues to evolve and expand, the region’s most outstanding developers, landmark projects and high-performing agencies came together for a night of recognition and celebration. Held at the six-star Park Hyatt Bangkok, the Dot Property Southeast Asia Awards 2025 showcased the achievements of industry leaders whose work continues to shape the region’s real estate landscape.
3 Vietnamese busted growing weed
News, Published on 18/12/2025
» Police have arrested three Vietnamese nationals after dismantling an illegal cannabis cultivation warehouse in Bangkok, seizing more than 1,600 plants with an estimated value of nearly two million baht.
Big-name fraud wave shocks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 02/12/2025
» The intensified campaign to expose wrongdoing within the police force, led by former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn and Atchariya Ruangratanapong, president of the Crime Victims Assistance Club, has become a major point of public interest.
Cambodia agrees to remove house, fill trench on disputed land
News, Jakkrit Waewkraihong, Published on 25/09/2025
» Cambodia has agreed to Thailand’s proposal to demolish a house and fill in a military trench in a disputed border area of Pursat and Trat provinces, but has left two other houses to be decided by the countries’ Joint Boundary Commission (JBC).
Siam Motors, Thammasat Forge EEC Education Partnership
Published on 04/09/2025
» Siam Motors Group and Thammasat University have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance education, research, and human resource development, particularly in support of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). The agreement was signed by Mr Prakasit Phornprapha, President of Siam Motors Co., Ltd., and Professor Dr Supasawad Chardchawarn, Rector of Thammasat University, at Club Siam Glowfish, Siam Pathumwan House, Bangkok.
Violence erupts after B4,000 steamed crabs order sent to wrong address
Online Reporters, Published on 25/08/2025
» At around 7.30pm on Aug 22, a Chinese family in Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, ordered steamed crabs worth 4,000 baht. However, the delivery rider mistakenly delivered the food to the wrong address. When the rightful recipients came to enquire, the household that had received the food reportedly replied: “We’ve already eaten it, what’s the problem?” This response triggered anger, escalating into a violent confrontation.
Vietnamese-led mule account gang busted at Bangkok mall
Published on 16/08/2025
» Police have arrested 10 suspects — six Vietnamese nationals and four Thais – and seized 400,000 baht in cash in connection with a mule account network used in online fraud schemes during a raid at a shopping mall in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok.