PM and Economic Ministers-designate Meet with FTI

BANGKOK, Sept 16 (TNA) – Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, along with his economic team of Ministers-designate, on Monday visited the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to hold a meeting and discuss ways to cooperate in driving the Thai economy and industry. The Prime Minister met with FTI Chairman Kriangkrai Thiennukul and other FTI executives to […]

Shinawatra Family Visits Former PM Thaksin in Prison

BANGKOK, Sept 15 (TNA) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received his first family visit at Klong Prem Central Prison since his imprisonment. His daughters, Paetongtarn and Pintongta Shinawatra, and former wife Khunying Potjaman Damapong, visited him after he completed a five-day quarantine. Thaksin returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15 years of self-imposed […]

Bangkok Commuter Boats Damaged in Pier Fire

BANGKOK, Sept 15 (TNA) – A fire damaged three commuter boats docked near Bangkok’s Wat Rajsingkorn Pier on the Chao Phraya River on Sunday evening, according to a statement from the boat company. No injuries or casualties were reported. The fire, which broke out around 6:36 p.m., heavily damaged two express boats and caused minor […]

Thailand: No Border Reopening Until 3 Conditions Met

BANGKOK, Sept 12 (TNA) – Thailand’s Foreign Ministry on Friday confirmed that border crossings with Cambodia would remain closed until three key conditions are met. The ministry stated that significant progress must be made on the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the border area, demining efforts, and a joint crackdown on online scammers. Nikorndej Balankura, […]

Authorities Shut Aggressive Animal Zone After Fatal Attack

BANGKOK, Sept 12 (TNA) – Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) has temporarily closed the aggressive animal show zone at Safari World following a fatal lion attack on a zookeeper. The DNP has also ordered five other open zoos nationwide to be inspected to prevent similar tragedies. DNP Director-General Attapol Charoenchansa […]

Thailand Says Border With Cambodia Remains Closed

BANGKOK, Sept 11 (TNA) – Thailand’s Ministry of Defence said Thursday that border checkpoints with Cambodia remain closed, with any future opening pending an assessment of Phnom Penh’s “sincerity and compliance” with recent agreements. The statement from Rear Admiral Surasan Khongsiri, a ministry spokesperson, follows a special meeting of the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) […]

Thaksin May Teach English to Inmates After Quarantine, Prison Official Says

BANGKOK, Sept 11 (TNA) – Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra may become a language instructor for fellow inmates after completing his five-day quarantine, a senior corrections official stated. Pol. Lt. Col. Shane Kanjanapach, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Corrections, said Thaksin has adjusted well to prison life, eating two boiled eggs and drinking coffee […]

Municipal Official Killed in Chiang Mai Landslide

CHIANG MAI, Sept 11 (TNA) – A municipal official died after being buried in a landslide while inspecting a drainage pipe in northern Thailand on Thursday, authorities said. Prasert, 56, a construction chief with the Don Kaew Municipal Office, was checking a pipe under a road when the ground collapsed and buried him. Rescuers used […]

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