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People’s Party drops candidate after online gambling arrest
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» The People’s Party has suspended Ratchapong Soisuwan, a candidate for the Feb 8 general election in Tak province, following his arrest for alleged involvement in online gambling.
Thai woman arrested in Japan for brokering in Thai girl sex work case
Kyodo News, Published on 15/01/2026
» KYODO — A Thai woman has been arrested in connection with a high-profile Tokyo case alleging that she arranged for a then 12-year-old Thai girl to engage in sex work, police said.
PM ends Italian-Thai contracts after deadly crane collapses
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Ministry of Transport to terminate two contracts with Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) following crane collapse incidents that resulted in over 30 deaths.
Yahoo shuts down search in Thailand
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 15/01/2026
» Yahoo has ceased its search operations in Thailand, leaving users unable to access the platform without a workaround.
Nationwide emergency alert test set for Jan 20
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» A nationwide test of the mobile phone emergency alert system will be conducted on Jan 20 at 2pm, with messages sent to millions of users across all 76 provinces and Bangkok, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said on Thursday.
Thaksin ‘expected to be paroled in May’
Online Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to be granted parole in May, when he will have served two-thirds of his one-year prison term, according to a source at the Department of Corrections.
ONE Championship: Johan Ghazali fight off after Sean Climaco injury, source says
Nick Atkin, Published on 15/01/2026
» Johan Ghazali’s return to ONE Championship action has been scrapped after opponent Sean Climaco withdrew from their scheduled flyweight Muay Thai bout, a source told the Bangkok Post.
Bangkok's "Little Tokyo" lives on
BitesizeBKK, Published on 15/01/2026
» Wander around Bangkok’s department stores and lifestyle complexes, and there’s no shortage of high-quality Japanese restaurants. Parts of Dusit Central Park’s top floor look like a Japanese department store, and the same goes with One Bangkok. Thais simply love Japanese culture and cuisine. We soak up the highballs, consume the content, and plan our trips to Japan meticulously.
Back-to-back crane failures linked to same contractor
AFP and Post Reporters, Published on 15/01/2026
» Two fatal crane collapses in two days have both been linked to the construction contractor Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD), acting Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thursday.
IRPC signs MoU to leverage Thailand’s plastic industry towards Industry 5.0
Published on 15/01/2026
» IRPC Public Company Limited (IRPC) led by Terdkiat Prommool, President and Chief Executive Officer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Plastics Institute of Thailand to enhance the competitiveness of Thailand’s plastics industry. The signing took place at the “DIPROM Rama IV Open House”, organised by the Department of Industrial Promotion under the Ministry of Industry.