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…
Thailand Reports First Anthrax Death in 30 Years
Thailand Reports First Anthrax Death in 30 Years, Triggers Public Health Alert Thailand has reported its first anthrax-related death in three decades, prompting health authorities to issue a public alert…
Thai Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to 1.75%, Slashes Growth Forecasts Amid Tariff Concerns
Thai Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate to 1.75%, Slashes Growth Forecasts Amid Tariff Concerns BANGKOK — The Bank of Thailand (BOT) cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points…
Drunk Hospital Director Crashes Into TV Crew in Chaiyaphum, Two Seriously Injured
Drunk Hospital Director Crashes Into TV Crew in Chaiyaphum, Two Seriously Injured CHAIYAPHUM, Thailand – A hospital director driving under the influence plowed into two television photographers late Tuesday night,…
Thai Tycoon Sentenced to 24 Years for Expanding Golf Resort into Protected Forest
Thai Tycoon Sentenced to 24 Years for Expanding Golf Resort into Protected Forest SURIN, Thailand – In a landmark ruling on Thursday, the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases…