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Climate, sustainability, and conservation across Thailand and the region
Bangkok's city hall has set criteria for protecting "heritage trees" across the capital, requiring permission before cutting, pruning or transplanting registered trees as part of a wider push to safeguard the city's green spaces.
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Thailand's Meteorological Department issued a warning for 43 provinces including Bangkok as flash floods trapped tourists at resorts in Saraburi and swept a pickup truck into a canal.
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Thailand has set up a 24-hour command centre and mobilised six ministries after record rainfall triggered flash floods in Nan province, affecting more than 16,000 people across seven subdistricts.
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Global news and world affairs
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will visit New Zealand from August 20 to 22, marking 70 years of diplomatic relations and formally launching a new Thailand-New Zealand strategic partnership aimed at tripling two-way trade by 2045.
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Thailand and Myanmar have agreed to raise bilateral trade to US$12 billion and reopened the Second Thailand-Myanmar Friendship Bridge, as the two governments signed three agreements covering labour, water quality and space technology cooperation.
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US Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby met Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul in Bangkok, with Thailand affirming its 193-year alliance with Washington will not be used as leverage in ongoing trade negotiations.
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Football, Muay Thai, motorsport, and badminton from Thailand and beyond
Thailand's women's volleyball team rallied from 2-1 down to beat China 3-2 in Tianjin, sealing the country's first Olympic team-sport berth since 1968 and retaining its Asian championship crown.
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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 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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AI, innovation, and the digital economy shaping Thailand and beyond
Bangkok's city government has stopped issuing new data centre licences, with governor Chadchart Sittipunt citing outdated regulations and concerns over resource use as the capital's AI-driven data centre boom accelerates.
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Thailand's TH-AI Passport platform officially opened to the public on August 31, giving Thai nationals free access to more than 30 AI models after drawing 1.3 million pre-launch registrations.
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The kingdom has launched Quantum Club Thailand, a national collaboration platform based at True Digital Park in Bangkok, uniting government, industry and researchers to build a regional quantum computing hub for Southeast Asia.
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Culture, film, music, and nightlife across Bangkok and beyond
Markets, trade, and financial developments across Thailand and the region
The Bank of Thailand held its policy rate at 1.00% for a third straight meeting, saying tech-driven investment and exports keep outperforming while SMEs and cash-strapped households fall further behind.
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Thailand's economy grew 1.9% in the second quarter of 2026, slowing from 2.8% in Q1, as strong exports and investment offset softer consumer spending; the government raised its full-year growth outlook to 2.0-2.5%.
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Thailand's Finance Ministry plans to finalise new excise tax rules by September, offering lower rates to carmakers with local factories while raising taxes on fully imported vehicles, as Toyota, Honda and Mitsubishi press for policy changes.
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SM Classics Live 2026 reimagined three decades of SM Entertainment hits through a full orchestra at Mahidol University, with Red Velvet's Wendy as guest vocalist and musicians saying the show reshaped how young Thai audiences see classical music.
K-pop powerhouse YG Entertainment will scout new talent in Bangkok on November 7-8 as part of its 2026 global audition, following in the footsteps of Thai stars Lisa and BABYMONSTER's Chiquita and Pharita.
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.
