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Big-spenders abound as poll race tightens
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 26/01/2026
» With only two weeks to go before the Feb 8 general election, the battle over economic policy has intensified into what many observers describe as a full-blown "populism war". Major political parties are locked in a contest of ever more generous handouts, welfare schemes and cash-based incentives, each attempting to outbid the other to secure votes.
Board games at SSF
News, Published on 23/01/2026
» An ongoing public hearing by the Social Security Fund (SSF) board suggests a change of the rules governing how employees' representatives are elected may be on the cards, switching from one vote for seven candidates to one vote per candidate.
Poll deadlock threatens
News, Nattaya Chetchotiros, Published on 05/01/2026
» Thailand will hold a crucial general election in about a month, with both domestic and international observers watching closely to see who wins the poll. But identifying the winner may prove far easier than determining who will ultimately govern the country.
Thai year of environmental upheaval
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 27/12/2025
» In 2025, Thailand faced a convergence of challenges that had laid bare its vulnerability to environmental degradation, natural disasters, and complex regional dynamics.
Jimmy Lai, the HK tycoon who stood up to China
News, James Pomfret & Jessie Pang, Published on 17/12/2025
» Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was found guilty on Monday on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of sedition under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life.
Evacuees under rising stress levels
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/12/2025
» Public health authorities have warned of mounting psychological strain among evacuees displaced by unrest along the Thai-Cambodian border, as the total number of people in shelters rose to more than 263,000.
Sad litany of flood missteps
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 30/11/2025
» Entrenched patronage networks, political meddling in appointments, and a lack of professional disaster-management leadership created a cascade of preventable failures in the catastrophic flooding that tore apart Songkhla's Hat Yai district, a major economic engine of the South, according to academics.
Police warn against fake aid appeals
News, Post Reporters, Published on 27/11/2025
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) have issued a public warning urging citizens to remain vigilant against fake news and fraudulent donation schemes exploiting the flood crisis in southern Thailand.
Floods ravage Hat Yai as heavy rain in South continues
News, Assawin Pakkawan and Online Reporters, Published on 22/11/2025
» Persistent rain has caused severe flooding in Hat Yai district of the southern border province of Songkhla on Saturday.
Thai-Cambodian border deal chances 'in doubt'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/11/2025
» A peace agreement signed in Malaysia between Thailand and Cambodia to manage their border dispute has been widely welcomed although security analysts warn that its long-term sustainability remains uncertain.