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Bangkok's 130-Year-Old Deva Manor Mansion to Close by 31 August

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Thailand Uses 30-Day Visa-Free Stays to Woo Indian Tourists

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Colourful Flora Festival Brings 200,000 Blooms to Bangkok's Queen Sirikit Park

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Sun PhuQuoc Airways Launches Daily Bangkok-Phu Quoc Flights on August 8

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Lifestyle

Kingdom Ranks 3rd Worldwide for Expat Life in 2026 Survey

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Thailand Marks First Mother's Day Since Queen Sirikit's Passing

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Moo Deng Turns Two as Khao Kheow Zoo Unveils 75-Million-Baht Hippo Village

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Thailand Launches 'Thai Street Gold Star' App to Boost Food Tourism

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Environment

Climate, sustainability, and conservation across Thailand and the region

Suvarnabhumi Seizes 126 Reptiles in Fake Snack Parcels

Suvarnabhumi Airport officers intercepted 126 live reptiles, including 88 ball pythons, hidden in two international parcels falsely declared as dried fruit snacks and bound for the Philippines.

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Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai Step Up Flood Watch as Rivers Rise

Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai of flash flood risk after heavy rain swelled rivers and reservoirs in the North, though officials say water levels remain within manageable limits for now.

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Thailand Warns 27 Provinces of Flash Floods as Heavy Rain Hits August 6-9

Thailand's Office of the National Water Resources has warned 27 provinces to brace for flash floods and rapid run-off as a strengthening monsoon trough and southwest monsoon bring heavy to very heavy rain from August 6 to 9.

11 days ago

Six Southern Provinces on Alert for Floods and Rough Seas Through August 7

Thailand's disaster agency has warned Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun to prepare for flash floods, landslides and rough seas as a strengthening monsoon sweeps the Andaman coast.

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Sports

Football, Muay Thai, motorsport, and badminton from Thailand and beyond

HYROX Bangkok Draws Complaints Over Dirty Sandbags

Competitors at HYROX Bangkok 2026, held August 13 to 16 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, complained online about smelly, visibly unclean sandbags, calling on organisers to improve equipment hygiene.

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Thailand Beats Philippines to Move to Brink of ASEAN Championship Semis

Thailand defeated the Philippines 1-0 through a late Waris Choolthong goal to move to nine points from three matches in Group B of the 2026 ASEAN Championship, putting the War Elephants on the verge of the semi-finals.

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War Elephants Chase Perfect Record Against Philippines in ASEAN Championship

Thailand face the Philippines on Tuesday night in the 2026 ASEAN Championship Group B, looking to extend their unbeaten start and move closer to the semi-finals.

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Aston Villa to Face BG Pathum United in Bangkok

Aston Villa land in Thailand on Tuesday to face BG Pathum United at True BG Stadium, the second leg of their pre-season ASEAN tour after Indonesia.

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Technology

AI, innovation, and the digital economy shaping Thailand and beyond

Thailand's Workforce Emerges as Global AI Adoption Leader

Thai employees are using generative AI at more than twice the global average, new Microsoft data shows, as the country posts the second-fastest AI adoption growth worldwide.

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Thailand Launches Quantum Club to Build ASEAN's Biggest Cloud Quantum Hub

Thailand has launched Quantum Club Thailand, a national platform giving researchers cloud access to more than 26 quantum computing systems worldwide without a single quantum processor on Thai soil, aiming to position the country as ASEAN's quantum hub.

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Thailand's First Lunar Instrument Set to Launch Aboard China's Chang'e 7 Mission

Thailand's CE-7 MATCH device, the country's first locally built scientific instrument bound for the Moon, will fly aboard China's Chang'e 7 spacecraft when it launches on August 24, joining a lunar south pole mission years in the making.

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Thailand Bets on Humanoid Robots to Power Its Factories

AGIBOT and VST ECS launched a humanoid-robot partnership in Thailand as Amity Robotics raised $7 million to expand its own physical AI fleet.

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Entertainment

Culture, film, music, and nightlife across Bangkok and beyond

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FTISLAND Returns to Bangkok for First Show in Bangkok in Over Two Years

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YG Entertainment to Hold K-pop Audition in Bangkok This November

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SM Classics Orchestra Show Wins Over Bangkok's K-Pop Fans

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Economy

Markets, trade, and financial developments across Thailand and the region

Koh Samui Raid Uncovers 60 Illegal Nominee Firms

More than 300 police and officials raided Koh Samui, uncovering 60 illegal nominee businesses worth an estimated 1.2 billion baht and arresting 14 foreigners, in the seventh phase of a wider nationwide crackdown.

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Finance Ministry to Cut Excise Tax for Locally Built Cars

The Finance Ministry plans to lower excise tax rates for vehicles built domestically while raising them for fully imported models, aiming to keep automakers investing in the kingdom.

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Thailand Sets 12-Year Roadmap to Reach High-Income Status

Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has outlined a 12-to-15-year plan to push Thailand into high-income status, targeting GDP growth above 3% and a jump into the world's top 20 most competitive economies.

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