Brought to you by
World
Asia
Thailand
-
Air quality improving year on year, Chadchart says
Read more: Air quality improving year on year, Chadchart saysParticulate matter pollution across Bangkok has markedly improved this year, with the number of days in which PM2.5 levels exceeded safe limits down by more than 60% year-on-year this month.
-
Anutin unfazed by talk of late push by PP
Read more: Anutin unfazed by talk of late push by PPPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul says he is unfazed by talk that the People’s Party (PP) could overtake rivals in the final stretch of the election campaign following the return of Pita Limjaroenrat to the campaign trail.
-
Riot police deployed on Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo
Read more: Riot police deployed on Thai-Cambodian border in Sa KaeoOver 1,400 riot police officers from five eastern provinces have been deployed to Sa Kaeo to reinforce security along the Thai-Cambodian border, following reports of potential encroachment near Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya Kaeo villages in Khok Sung…
-
Warning over strong baht’s tourism threat
Read more: Warning over strong baht’s tourism threatThe baht’s appreciation is threatening to deal a blow to tourism and cause ripple effects on businesses, which are struggling to deal with the sluggish economy, warns the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
-
‘No hospital transfer’ for Thai ex-PM Thaksin
Read more: ‘No hospital transfer’ for Thai ex-PM ThaksinThe Corrections Department has dismissed rumours that Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to Corrections Hospital for treatment, confirming he remains at Klong Prem Central Prison.
-
PM Anutin says no policy to replace House Speaker Wan
Read more: PM Anutin says no policy to replace House Speaker WanPrime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday overrode a call by a Bhumjaithai Party MP for House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha to resign, saying that was not party policy.
-
Experts urge focus on short-term gains
Read more: Experts urge focus on short-term gainsEconomists warn that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s “economic dream team” has only 4–6 months to show tangible results, urging the administration to focus on short-term stability.
-
Regular metro fares to resume as 20-baht cap ends
Read more: Regular metro fares to resume as 20-baht cap endsOperators of Bangkok’s suburban Red and Purple metro lines are preparing to revert fares to standard rates from Oct 1, as the previous government’s 20-baht fare cap policy winds down.