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Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:07:00 +0700B14bn spent in first week of 4-month co-payment scheme
About 14 billion baht was spent in the first week of the government’s Thais Help Thais Plus co-payment scheme which began on June 1, according to a government spokeswoman.
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:35:00 +0700Boy killed by grandpa's pet monkey
A 6-year-old boy died on Saturday after being attacked by a long-tailed macaque his grandfather had kept as a companion since it was an infant.
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:01:00 +0700Hong Kong tour guide stripped of licence over coercing visitors into shopping
A Hong Kong tour guide accused of threatening visitors into making shopping purchases has been struck off for damaging the sector's reputation and breaching professional conduct, in the second disciplinary action of its kind in less than two months.
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:48:00 +0700Hoteliers: Online car registration needed to reduce queues at Sadao border
SONGKHLA - The president of the Hat Yai-Songkhla Hotel Association wants the government to allow Malaysian visitors to register their vehicles online prior to travelling, to reduce the long queues at Thai immigration checkpoints.
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:28:00 +0700Russian accused of running illegal cosmetic clinic in Phuket
A 45-year-old Russian woman was arrested in Phuket on Saturday when police raided a large residence allegedly operating as an illegal cosmetic clinic.
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Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:46:00 +0700Girl killed young stepsister in fight over phone, say police
KANCHANABURI - A 13-year-old girl killed her young stepsister in a fight over use of a mobile phone, and her teenage uncle had helped conceal the victim’s body over the past week, according to police investigators.
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:52:00 +0700Very heavy rain forecast in North, Northeast, flood warnings
The Meteorological Department forecast is for very heavy rain in the North and the upper Northeast, with possible flooding in both regions and in the Central Plains and the East this week.
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:55:00 +0700Outgoing Bangkok governor clear favourite for re-election
Outgoing Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt is the clear favourite in the lead up to the Bangkok gubernatorial election on June 28, according to an opinion survey.
Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:46:00 +0700Airline chiefs grapple with fuel shock, fare test at Rio summit
RIO DE ​JANEIRO - Global airline chiefs open their annual summit in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday facing a sharper test of the industry's post-pandemic recovery, as the Iran war drives up fuel costs and disrupts airspace while carriers try to cushion ...