Thailand joins US, allies to boost missile and drone production in Asia
Thailand has officially joined the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience (PIPIR), as member nations reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening defence industrial cooperation and supply...
Thai MP acquitted of lèse-majesté charges, from 2020 speech
UBON RATCHATHANI — 20 March 2026, A provincial court has acquitted MP Piyarat Chongthep, also known as “Toto”, of lèse-majesté and related charges over...
1.3 million meth pills seized along Mekong in Nong Khai
NONG KHAI — 21 March 2026, Authorities in northeastern Thailand have seized 1.3 million methamphetamine pills worth an estimated 39 million baht (about 1.1...
Seven novice monks allege sexual abuse by former Bangkok temple monks
PATHUM THANI — 21 March 2026, Seven novice monks have come forward with allegations of sexual abuse against two former senior monks from a...
Soaring oil prices drive EV demand surge in Korat
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 20 March 2026, A major electric vehicle (EV) dealer in Korat says tensions in the Middle East and surging global oil...
Python found coiled around Buddha statue in Nakhon Nayok
NAKHON NAYOK — 21 March 2026, A three-metre python was safely removed after it was found coiled around the head of a Buddha statue...
16 foreign women arrested in Sukhumvit prostitution crackdown
BANGKOK — 20 March 2026, Police and social development officials have arrested 16 foreign women accused of soliciting prostitution in a crackdown in Bangkok’s...
Chinese scam gang posing as police arrested
CHACHOENGSAO — 16 March 2026, Police have arrested members of a Chinese-led scam network accused of impersonating officers to extort millions of baht from...
Viral clip shows tourist threatened, robbed in Patong
PHUKET — 21 March 2026, A CCTV clip showing a foreign tourist being threatened and assaulted before having his cash stolen in Patong has...
US transfers 17 Stryker vehicles to Thai army during Hanuman Guardian 2026
LOPBURI — The United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) has ceremonially transferred 17 Stryker armoured vehicles to the Royal Thai Army during the closing ceremony...
