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Police put to the test
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of crimes and scandals that shook public confidence in institutions meant to protect society. From a deadly mass shooting in Bangkok to sprawling online scam networks, monk misconduct and a senior police scandal, the year exposed deep vulnerabilities linked to crime, governance and accountability, leaving lingering questions about reform and public trust.
Dissolution shock, but strategy clear
News, Published on 13/12/2025
» Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's abrupt late-night decision to dissolve the House, mere hours before the new parliamentary session opened yesterday, surprised many at a time of escalating Thai–Cambodian border tensions.
Asean must grab its rare-earth shot
News, Imran Khalid, Published on 22/11/2025
» US President Donald Trump's return to Southeast Asia last month felt like a rerun -- tariffs, tough talk, and televised deals. But this time, he left behind more than headlines. From Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi, Mr Trump inked trade pacts promising tariff relief on US exports in exchange for joint ventures in mining and refining the rare-earth minerals that power the world's clean-tech boom.
Thousands gather at Chulalongkorn Hospital to honour Queen Sirikit
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/10/2025
» Thousands of Thais gathered at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok to pay their deepest respects to their beloved Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother whose lifelong dedication helped shape a better future for her people.
'Phoney trade war' may be ending
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 18/10/2025
» After a period of relative calm through the Northern summer, businesses are bracing for a nervier winter, a return of trade and economic uncertainty, and higher financial market volatility to boot.
When societies rise, fall, and face catastrophe
News, Antara Haldar, Published on 11/10/2025
» When the United Nations emerged from the rubble of two world wars 80 years ago, it represented humanity's most ambitious attempt ever to turn catastrophe into cooperation. But while the scarred world of 1945 had hope following the Allied victory, that optimism has since curdled. The UN today is underfunded, risk-averse, and paralysed.
Shopping-mall voyeur dies of injuries after fleeing police
News, Online Reporters, Published on 13/09/2025
» A young man who jumped from the fourth floor of a shopping mall in Nonthaburi to escape arrest for filming under a young woman’s skirt has died of his injuries, police said on Saturday.
Father, young son killed by falling power line in Tak
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/09/2025
» A father and his young son were electrocuted when a falling power line struck their motorcycle while they were returning home from an outing in storm-hit Tak province on Tuesday evening.
Dollar haven status may always have been a mirage
News, Mike Dolan, Published on 10/09/2025
» The dollar's sharp drop in April during a burst of tariff-related financial stress called into question what many had assumed to be its critical function as a safety trade. Some now wonder whether that haven status was ever truly warranted.
Youth electrocuted pushing motorcycle along flooded road
News, Sutthiwit Chayutworakan, Published on 08/09/2025
» A 17-year-old boy was electrocuted while pushing his motorcycle through floodwater when he grabbed hold of a concrete barrier with an electrical wire running along it, in Samut Prakan early Monday morning.