BANGKOK — The Ministry of Interior has ordered provincial governors across the North, Northeast, and Central regions to activate emergency response plans as a powerful summer storm system is forecast to bring thunderstorms, strong winds, isolated hail, and lightning strikes to large swathes of the country over the coming days. Nationwide Flood Alert Issued as […]
BANGKOK – Cambodian forces continued strikes along the Thai border on Sunday, the fourteenth day of renewed hostilities, though the intensity of attacks has dropped considerably, according to the Thai Ministry of Defence. In a daily briefing, Defence Ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri reported that Cambodian troops fired rockets from BM-21 multiple launchers at […]
More than 35 million travellers arrived in Thailand and spent over 1.6 trillion baht in the country last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Thailand Sees 38% Surge in Tourism with Over 14 Million Visitors in First Half of 2024 Tourism and Sports Minister Sorawong Thienthong said on Wednesday that 35.32 million […]
The Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate suspension of educational field trips organised by all schools under its supervision, following an accident on Vibhavadi Rangsit highway in Pathum Thani province yesterday, involving a double-decked coach which caught fire, killing 20 young students and three teachers. Driver of burned bus in Pathum Thani surrenders, bus […]
BANGKOK, March 21 (TNA) – The Ministry of Defence is preparing to disband and transfer military units by 2027, aiming to cut 700 personnel. Ministry of Defense Drives Modernization of Royal Thai Army The Minister of Defence Suthin Klungsaeng insisted that society can rest assured as reforms proceed to downsize the military. After the meeting […]
Forensic police on Sunday examined a four-storey building at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Bangkok where a fire broke out the day before, damaging several rooms, as the government ruled out political foul play. Fire Guts Mansion and Restaurant in Phuket Town Pol Lt Gen Trairong Phiwpan, chief of the Police Forensic Science […]
Three ministers from the Pheu Thai party will resign as party-list MPs to focus on their ministerial duties, allowing a new generation of MPs to take their place in parliament. Flooding Hits Northern Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister Assures Aid The three are Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin, Transport Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit, and Digital Economy and […]
The Thai Ministry of Public Health has adopted four precautionary measures to cope with a respiratory illness which is now spreading among children in northern China. Over 3,400 people in Chiang Rai treated for respiratory conditions last week Several experts in infectious diseases, among them Professor Dr. Yong Poovorawan, Professor Dr. Kulkanya Chokephaibulkit and Associate […]
