Thailand Launches Global Muay Thai Campaign to Boost Exports and Cultural Influence
Thailand Launches Global Muay Thai Campaign to Boost Exports and Cultural Influence BANGKOK, May 4, 2025 – Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce, through the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), has…
Thai Police Dismantle Online Prostitution Ring, Arrest 10 in Coordinated Raids
Thai Police Dismantle Online Prostitution Ring, Arrest 10 in Coordinated Raids NONTHABURI / PATHUM THANI — Thai police have shut down an online prostitution network operating through a subscription-based adult…
Bangkok Raids Uncover Hazardous Counterfeit Cosmetics Smuggled from China
Bangkok Raids Uncover Hazardous Counterfeit Cosmetics Smuggled from China BANGKOK, Thailand — Authorities have seized over 34,000 counterfeit perfume products smuggled from China during a coordinated raid on five warehouses…
Man Arrested for Hurling Cement Block at Car on Bangkok Expressway
Man Arrested for Hurling Cement Block at Car on Bangkok Expressway BANGKOK — A 45-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly throwing a cement block from a pedestrian bridge onto…
Experts Urge Thailand to Scrap Tiered Cigarette Tax in Favor of Single Rate
Experts Urge Thailand to Scrap Tiered Cigarette Tax in Favor of Single Rate Thailand’s current two-tiered cigarette tax system is under fire from public health experts and economists, who argue…
Army Chief Condemns Murders in Narathiwat Orders Manhunt for Gunmen
Army Chief Condemns ‘Inhumane’ Murders in Narathiwat, Orders Manhunt for Gunmen NARATHIWAT — The head of Thailand’s Fourth Army Region, Lt Gen Paisan Nusang, has condemned the brutal murders of…
Thailand Customs Seizes Over 400 Shark Fins in Major Anti-Smuggling Operation
Thailand Customs Seizes Over 400 Shark Fins in Major Anti-Smuggling Operation SAMUT PRAKAN — More than 400 shark fins were intercepted at Suvarnabhumi Airport in a joint anti-smuggling operation by…
M81 Bang Yai–Kanchanaburi Motorway Opens for Weekend Trial Use
M81 Bang Yai–Kanchanaburi Motorway Opens for Weekend Trial Use The Department of Highways has officially opened the M81 Intercity Motorway between Bang Yai and Kanchanaburi for trial public use, effective…
FTI Considers Lowering Motorcycle Production Target Amid Economic and Tourism Slump
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is reviewing plans to revise downward Thailand’s motorcycle production target for 2025, despite a modest increase in first-quarter output, citing domestic economic stagnation, a…
Man Dies After Flyover Collapse and Blood Transfusion Error in Samut Sakhon
Man Dies After Flyover Collapse and Blood Transfusion Error in Samut Sakhon A 46-year-old man, Amnat Thongkham, has died after being struck by falling concrete from a deteriorating flyover on…