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Funds set for border defence
Read more: Funds set for border defenceThe cabinet has approved an allocation of 2.44 billion baht from the central fund for the 2026 fiscal year to reinforce the military and shore up border security amid ongoing fighting along the Thai-Cambodia border.
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Foreign lobbyists ‘wage information warfare’ for Cambodia
Read more: Foreign lobbyists ‘wage information warfare’ for CambodiaCambodia has been using foreign lobbyists to help conduct an information warfare campaign against Thailand to sway international public opinion, according to the government.
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Retiring judge ‘not relevant’ in PM axeing
Read more: Retiring judge ‘not relevant’ in PM axeingThe Constitutional Court has affirmed the legitimacy of its Aug 29 ruling on Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister in a serious ethical misconduct case linked to the leaked controversial conversation between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
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Troop rejig ‘no threat to sovereignty’
Read more: Troop rejig ‘no threat to sovereignty’The recent Cambodian troop movements along the border, including the deployment of a Bodyguard Headquarters (BHQ) unit near Phu Makua, do not threaten Thai sovereignty, Second Army Region commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang said.
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Ex-National Office of Buddhism boss, actors to join temple saga
Read more: Ex-National Office of Buddhism boss, actors to join temple sagaActors, comedians, musicians and the former chief of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) are on the list of witnesses to be grilled in connection with the financial dealings of Phra Alongkot, the disgraced ex-abbot of Phrabat Namphu Temple in Lop Buri.
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Phetchabun residents warned to move belongings to higher ground
Read more: Phetchabun residents warned to move belongings to higher groundPeople living along the Pa Sak River in Phetchabun’s Muang district have been warned to quickly move important belongings to higher ground as the municipality could very soon be inundated again.
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Illegal products from China seized at Bangkok warehouses
Read more: Illegal products from China seized at Bangkok warehousesConsumer protection police raided two warehouses in Bangkok’s Bang Khun Thian district and seized unapproved goods smuggled from China worth over 10 million baht.
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Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 in Darfur
Read more: Sudan landslide kills more than 1,000 in DarfurKHARTOUM — A “massive” landslide in Sudan’s western Darfur region has flattened an entire mountain village and killed more than 1,000 people, a rebel group that controls the area said late Monday, adding there was just one survivor.
