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30 ancient sites damaged during border clashes
Read more: 30 ancient sites damaged during border clashesThe Fine Arts Department has found damage to around 30 ancient sites from recent conflicts along the Thai–Cambodian border and has scheduled a meeting on Friday to discuss restoration plans.
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Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephants
Read more: Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephantsThailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday.
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Phuket real estate cools in first half
Read more: Phuket real estate cools in first halfPhuket’s condo and villa market cooled markedly in the first half of 2025, with both new launches and sales contracting by more than 50% from the same period in 2024, after two consecutive years of peak new supply in 2023–24.
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Huge subsidence on Samsen Rd in Bangkok
Read more: Huge subsidence on Samsen Rd in BangkokA section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital subsided on Wednesday morning, forming a large hole about 50 metres deep. No injuries were reported.
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Sa Kaeo governor sets Oct 10 deadline for illegal border crossers
Read more: Sa Kaeo governor sets Oct 10 deadline for illegal border crossersStrict legal measures will be taken against illegal border crossers along the frontier with Cambodia in Sa Kaeo province from Oct 10, the Sa Kaeo governor said on Wednesday.
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Price cuts continue to pace condo sales
Read more: Price cuts continue to pace condo salesNew condo supply launched in Bangkok in the third quarter of 2025 continued to slow, while projects priced more than 30% below market levels recorded strong sales, according to property consultancy Colliers Thailand.
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Too many bowls? Ramen lovers may face higher health risks, study suggests
Read more: Too many bowls? Ramen lovers may face higher health risks, study suggestsIn Japan’s ramen-loving heartland, researchers have stirred the pot with a study suggesting that slurping down the beloved noodle dish three or more times a week might carry health risks.
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Cambodian troops fire shots along fenced border in Si Sa Ket
Read more: Cambodian troops fire shots along fenced border in Si Sa KetSI SA KET – Cambodian soldiers fired gunshots on Tuesday along the defensive barbed wire fence Thailand has erected on the border in this northeastern province, according to the Royal Thai Army.