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The proposed Land Bridge project has returned to the centre of national debate, with supporters hailing it as a potential economic game-changer and critics warning it could become one of Thailand’s costliest and most environmentally damaging gambles.

Police have shut down an illegal cat medicine factory in Samut Prakan for importing unlicensed drugs and mixing them with water and flour to boost profits before selling them online, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) said on Saturday.

Eight people have been confirmed dead and at least 24 injured following a collision between a train and a passenger bus near the Makkasan station of the Airport Rail Link in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon.

Thailand’s prison system requires urgent restructuring to tackle overcrowding, inequality and repeat offending, according to Rudklao Intawong Suwankiri, a deputy leader of the Democrat Party.

The Thai Digital Platform Trade Association (TDPA) has defended rising marketplace commission fees and platform business practices amid mounting complaints from online merchants over higher charges, growing competition from imported goods and concerns over platform dominance.

The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine has tightened controls on cannabis sales following new ministerial regulations restricting cannabis use strictly to medical purposes.

The Royal Thai Navy has defended its plan to procure a second frigate after funding for the vessel was removed from the proposed 2027 fiscal budget, insisting the service still lacks sufficient combat capability to carry out its maritime missions.