Police have made seven arrests in two separate cases in which people desperate for money were persuaded to pawn their cars, after which the scammers sold them off in Thailand and abroad. The damages exceeded 100 million baht.

A former Thai national sepak takraw player has spoken out on behalf of five younger compatriots who were promised bonuses of 2 million baht each for winning gold medals at the 2022 Asian Games but received only 100,000 baht each.

The Constitutional Court on Thursday finished hearing testimony from Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra about her leaked phone call with Cambodian strongman Hun Sen, and confirmed it would announce its ruling on Aug 29 as scheduled.

An explosion near the Ta Kwai temple ruins in the northeastern province of Surin on Wednesday night resulted from a Cambodian soldier stepping on one of his army’s own landmines, according to the Thai army.

The government has announced stricter measures for SIM card registration to combat rising online fraud, following cases in which criminals have exploited SIM-swap scams to steal from victims.

Members of the Thai Hotels Association (THA) voted on Wednesday to file a lawsuit against the national wage committee with the Administrative Court, arguing the 400-baht nationwide daily minimum wage violates the 1998 Labour Protection Act.