Thailand pledges $200,000 to support Palestinian refugees through UN agency
UNITED NATIONS — Thailand has pledged $200,000 in renewed multi-year funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the...
Gulf successfully closes oversubscribed US$600 million offshore syndicated term loan, expanding international funding access
Gulf Development Public Company Limited (“GULF” or the “Company”) has successfully closed its offshore syndicated term loan facility, a US$600 million syndicated term loan...
Vietnam, Philippines upgraded to upper-middle-income status by World Bank
The World Bank has upgraded Vietnam and the Philippines to upper-middle-income status following years of strong economic growth, a move that could boost investor...
Silk shirts used to hide heroin in overseas parcel plot
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has seized another 24.38 kilograms of heroin hidden inside silk clothing, coffee sachets and winter jackets...
Foreign man confronts Thai woman over swastika tattoo
A video circulating on Thai social media shows a heated argument between a foreign man and a Thai woman at a fast-food restaurant, after...
Drunk man rescued after falling asleep in water tank
KHON KAEN — 2 July 2026, A heavily intoxicated man was rescued after climbing into a 500-litre water tank and falling asleep inside, police...
Cambodian beggars detained in Pattaya crackdown after viral child-begging video
PATTAYA — Thai authorities have detained three Cambodian nationals during a crackdown on foreign beggars in Pattaya following public outrage over a viral video...
8 monks killed, 13 injured after pickup truck ploughs into pilgrimage in Mukdahan
MUKDAHAN — Eight Buddhist monks were killed and 13 others seriously injured after a pickup truck crashed into a group of monks on a...
Doctors remove stone-like vaginal mass linked by patient to ritual in Indonesia
This article contains descriptions of a surgical procedure and medical details some readers may find disturbing.
SONGKHLA — 2 July 2026, Doctors at Hatyai Hospital...
Purple alert as rising sea temperatures signal imminent coral bleaching crisis
BANGKOK — 2 July 2026, A Thai marine scientist has warned that rising sea temperatures could trigger another widespread coral bleaching event, as global...
