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'Big Joke's' fall from power
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/01/2026
» From deputy police chief to a man facing arrest warrants, the downfall of Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn has become one of the country's most dramatic policing sagas.
Kannavee backs ethnic minorities
News, Published on 08/01/2026
» Kannavee Suebsang, leader of the Movement Party, promised his party would restore dignity to ethnic minorities by granting them citizenship and farmland.
2025 a 'turning point' for Bangkok
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 01/01/2026
» From a collapsing road to contentious transit debts, tighter pet rules and higher rubbish fees, 2025 marked a turning point in how Bangkok governs itself.
Borwornsak blames Hat Yai chaos on local management
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/11/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister Borwornsak Uwanno has blamed local mismanagement for the Hat Yai floods, criticising municipal authorities for neglecting existing drainage systems and failing to expand new ones, which he said worsened the disaster.
Phiphat unveils transport overhaul
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 09/10/2025
» Deputy Prime Minister and Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn yesterday inspected Surat Thani Airport and outlined policies aimed at transforming the province into a tourism gateway to the Gulf of Thailand.
Huge subsidence on Samsen Rd in Bangkok
News, Online Reporters, Published on 24/09/2025
» A section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital in Bangkok subsided on Wednesday morning, forming a huge sinkhole about 20 metres deep. No injuries were reported.
Theft prank; evil eye; durian feast; errant monk
News, Published on 14/09/2025
» An Udon Thani man, frustrated with life, stole gold rings from two stores in succession, claiming he wanted to go to jail to "take a rest".
Illegal mining linked to downstream pollution
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/08/2025
» Unregulated mining in rebel-held areas of Myanmar has emerged as a growing concern for Thailand and other neighbouring countries, prompting urgent calls for a coordinated practice of "water diplomacy" to mitigate the environmental impact on millions of downstream residents.
NACC puts 18 provincial officials in its crosshairs
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 27/08/2025
» Nakhon Ratchasima: The Provincial Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has found grounds to allegations of corruption against 18 high-ranking officials, including tambon administrative organisation (TAO) chiefs, former mayors, and other senior figures.
Global coral collapse a neglected crisis
News, Imran Khalid, Published on 16/08/2025
» Before the crack of dawn on Koh Tao in the Gulf of Thailand, Somsak Chaisri paddles his wooden boat over waters that used to shimmer with life. A once-vibrant coral garden below the water surface now consists of dead skeleton-like structures. According to this fisherman, the bleached coral skeletons are the only things he pulls from the water after his father showed him how to fish in living coral reefs. "Now, I drag up ghosts," he murmured. His lament echoes across the tropics. From the Maldives to Mozambique, the once-thriving reefs of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans are being scoured of life.