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PM 'failed to act' on State Railway of Thailand land ruling
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/01/2026
» A Thai Progress Party (TPP) adviser has filed a petition with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) calling for legal action against Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over the long-running Khao Kradong railway land dispute in Buri Ram.
Police hail nationwide drug busts
News, Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Thai narcotics police on Wednesday announced a number of successful recent operations that led to the arrests of numerous suspects, including Thais and foreigners, involved in major drug networks.
US experts take this year's accolades
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/11/2025
» A paediatric cardiologist who pioneered the use of non-surgical methods to treat congenital heart defects and a leading researcher known for his work on nutritional epidemiology have been named the recipients of this year's Prince Mahidol Award.
Anti-drug campaign ensnares 7 officials
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/11/2025
» Seven government officials were arrested in the nationwide "Kick Off 1386: Tackling Every Drug Problem" operation which cracked down on small-scale drug dealers and their associates in 21 provinces last month, according to the Justice Ministry.
Soldiers kill 6 drug smugglers, seize 1.2m meth pills
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 28/10/2025
» CHIANG MAI - Six drug smugglers were killed in a brief clash with soldiers patrolling in Fang district on Monday, and 1.2 million methamphetamine pills with Labubu stamps were seized.
Patients move over CT fee
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/10/2025
» Several universal healthcare ("gold card") patients have been transferred from Mongkutwattana Hospital to alternative facilities after reports surfaced of the hospital charging 4,000 baht for CT scans following its suspension of outpatient services under the national healthcare scheme.
Drug raid uncovers hidden room
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/10/2025
» Police have arrested eight suspects -- seven foreign nationals and one Thai -- following a major drug raid in Bangkok's Nana area, uncovering a concealed drug room in a barbershop inside a five-storey commercial building, the Royal Thai Police (RTP) says.
Two weeks of festivities in Hat Yai to spur tourism
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 13/10/2025
» Two approaching cultural festivals are expected to draw about 30,000 visitors to the southern province of Songkhla and pump hundreds of millions of baht into the local economy - the Hindu Diwali and then the Chinese Vegetarian Festival.
In a world on fire, workers get burned
News, Sally Tyler, Published on 13/10/2025
» In these chaotic times that many characterise in terms of rollback, regression, and retreat, there is one measure that continues to surge ahead -- global temperature. The year 2024 was the hottest ever since worldwide temperature recording began. Though climate occupied a major space in discussions at the UN General Assembly in New York City last month, significant progress did not emerge from the fractured international environment.
Time for mission-oriented approach to school meals
News, Mariana Mazzucato, Published on 13/10/2025
» The global food system is failing on multiple fronts. With more than 2.6 billion people unable to afford a healthy diet, over 500 million are expected to be chronically undernourished by 2030. Worse, at a time when meeting future demand requires a 50% increase in food production, food-system productivity is actually declining, owing partly to rising climate risks. Agrifood industries are not only driving biodiversity loss, land degradation, and a global water crisis, but also generating almost one-third of global greenhouse-gas emissions.