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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:08:00 +0700Planes, buses adjust timetables for Trat curfew
Bangkok Airways and mini-bus operators have changed the schedules for services between Bangkok and Trat to conform with the military curfew imposed in the eastern border province.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:54:00 +0700Thailand works to repatriate thousands stranded at Cambodia border crossing
Thai authorities are working out how to repatriate up to 6,000 citizens unable to return home through a major border crossing in Cambodia closed as fighting along the contested border extended into a second week, authorities said on Tuesday.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:19:00 +0700Mother-and-calf dugong pair spotted in Krabi
KRABI - A mother-and-calf pair of dugongs have been spotted grazing on seagrass in a tranquil bay in Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, a sign that efforts to promote a healthy marine environment are bearing fruit.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:11:00 +0700Ex-People's Party MP gets prison term for forged conscription exemption
Former People’s Party MP Jirat Thongsuwan was sentenced to two years in prison by the Criminal Court on Tuesday, with no suspension, for using a forged official document exempting him from military service.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:52:00 +0700Thaksin's nephew is Pheu Thai's prime candidate for PM
Thaksin Shinawatra's nephew will top the Pheu Thai Party's list of candidates for the prime ministership as the party fights to return to power at the coming general election.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:47:00 +0700Thailand steps up crackdown on Cambodia-bound fuel and arms
Thailand’s National Security Council (NSC) resolved on Tuesday to block all shipments of fuel and warfare-related supplies to Cambodia as the conflict between the two countries continued, though shelling by Cambodia had declined to some extent.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 14:40:00 +0700Japan to go panda-less as Ueno zoo pair set for China return in January
Popular twin pandas at a Japanese zoo will be returned to China in late January, a move that will leave Japan without any pandas for the first time in around half a century and disappoint much of the public, the Tokyo metropolitan government said on ...
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:41:00 +0700Thai central bank ‘taking action’ on baht, worried by rapid rise
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has ordered stricter checks on foreign-exchange transactions involving dollar sales, especially those related to gold, to curb inflows and slow the rapid gains in the baht.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:10:00 +0700Thai esports player expelled from SEA Games for cheating
A female Thai contestant has been expelled from the Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok for using unauthorised third-party software during the AoV (Arena of Valor) esports event.
Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0700Foreigners bought 3,498 properties near Japanese sensitive sites
KYODO — A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were purchased by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed Tuesday.