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Thai-Cambodian collaboration continues in anniversary year
Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 31/05/2025
» PHNOM PENH - Thailand and Cambodia are expanding collaboration across various sectors, including investment, tourism and culture as they celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
Bangkok taxi tale: No meter, no licence either
News, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 31/05/2025
» A Bangkok man was left stunned after a taxi driver who initially agreed to use the meter suddenly demanded a flat fare of 200 baht, only to be discovered without a driving licence or taxi ID.
Health minister defends veto of ruling in Thaksin case
Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 31/05/2025
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin has defended his decision to veto a ruling by the Medical Council of Thailand to penalise doctors involved in the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during his six-month custodial stay at the Police General Hospital.
3.78 trillion baht budget clears first parliamentary hurdle
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Lower House backed a 3.78 trillion baht (US$115 billion) annual budget as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s multi-party coalition buried differences to support the spending plan.
Health ministry admits state hospitals face mounting debt
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health has acknowledged that mounting financial debt in Thailand’s state-owned hospitals has become a severe challenge that is affecting healthcare services nationwide.
Thai army dismisses reports about border closure
Online Reporters, Published on 31/05/2025
» The Royal Thai Army has dismissed reports that Thailand was preparing to close 16 border checkpoints with Cambodia, saying such a plan would only be adopted if security risks escalates, particularly involving long-range weaponry.
Students caught smoking forced to drink cigarette butt water
News, Chalit Phumruang, Published on 31/05/2025
» A vocational teacher in Nakhon Sawan has been reassigned after a video surfaced showing her punishing male students caught smoking by forcing them to drink water mixed with cigarette butts.
Seven suspects arrested in illegal loan crackdown
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 31/05/2025
» Seven suspects have been arrested in connection with three illegal lending businesses with cash flow of at least 100 million baht each following police raids in four provinces, Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) officers said on Saturday.
China doubles down on building telescopes in Thailand
South China Morning Post, Published on 31/05/2025
» China has completed its first overseas new-generation radio telescope in northern Thailand, bolstering a global scientific network that monitors deep space signals and tracks subtle shifts in the Earth's rotation and tectonic plates.
Pita’s aspirations could be dashed
Published on 31/05/2025
» Pita Limjaroenrat’s brief return to the political scene recently has warmed the hearts of many zealous orange camp supporters, buoyed by his reiterated aspiration to be the country’s best prime minister nine years down the road.