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OPINION

China mediates Thai-Cambodia rift with dialogue

News, Yang Yue & Han Zhili, Published on 25/04/2026

» Following the escalation of the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict in mid-2025, China has made continuous mediation efforts to build peace between the two countries.

THAILAND

Department of Rail Transport fast-tracks Siriraj link

News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 24/04/2026

» The Department of Rail Transport (DRT) is fast-tracking three major infrastructure projects to improve connectivity and access to Siriraj Hospital, one of Thailand's leading medical centres.

THAILAND

'Sponge city' model proposed for capital

News, Post Reporters, Published on 22/04/2026

» Bangkok could face severe flooding or even submersion by the end of the century if urgent adaptation measures are not implemented, academics warned at a public forum recently in the capital.

OPINION

Hormuz crisis reveals energy resilience gap

News, Laura Carvalho, Published on 18/04/2026

» The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered what the International Monetary Fund calls a "global yet asymmetric" rupture, disrupting the flow of roughly one-quarter of oil, one-fifth of liquefied natural gas, and one-third of fertiliser supplies. Energy and fertiliser prices have risen, supply chains have rerouted, and financial conditions have tightened unevenly around the world.

THAILAND

Huge turnout battles rash of wildfires

News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 17/04/2026

» Wildfires intensified across northern and western Thailand, with 2,165 hotspots detected, as officials and an army of 25,000 fire-fighters escalated aerial and ground operations to contain spreading blazes.

THAILAND

Construction of M9 set to start this week

News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026

» Construction of the first section of the M9 Western Ring Road, linking Bang Bua Thong in Nonthaburi with Lat Lum Kaeo in Pathum Thani, will begin on April 18, the Department of Highways (DoH) says.

THAILAND

People’s Party says cost-relief schemes too limited

News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/04/2026

» Sirikanya Tansakun, deputy leader of the People's Party (PP), opposes the proposed Khon La Khrueng Plus co-payment scheme, arguing it is ill-suited to economic conditions and calling on the government to prioritise easing the cost of living instead.

OPINION

Sins of the amulet trade

News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2026

» The disturbing report of a decapitated dugong is gruesome. To calm public anger, Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin has offered a 50,000-baht bounty for clues leading to the perpetrators, who are believed to be selling the bones and carcasses in the amulet market.

THAILAND

UK pushes digital trade ties

News, Published on 14/04/2026

» The United Kingdom is looking to expand cooperation with Thailand in digital technology, covering trade and innovation, says Martin Kent, His Majesty's Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific, during a recent visit to Thailand.

OPINION

Rethink Asean-Pakistan relations

News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 14/04/2026

» Pakistan became an Asean sectoral dialogue partner in 1993. Yet for more than three decades, the grouping's engagement with this nuclear-armed state has remained limited. The time has surely come to reconsider its status and elevate it to a full dialogue partner.