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Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:46:00 +0700Stop dumping trash, mayor pleads, it's polluting Bang Saen beach
CHON BURI - The mayor of Saensuk municipality is asking people to stop dumping their waste in local waterways because it ends up being washed ashore on popular Bang Saen beach.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0700Major quake off Philippines, 15 dead, tsunami warnings
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday morning, killing at least 15 people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0700China's Xi lands in North Korea for rare visit
SEOUL - China's President Xi Jinping hailed an "invincible friendship" with Pyongyang as he arrived in North Korea Monday, his first trip abroad this year after hosting back-to-back summits in Beijing.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:52:00 +0700Samui, Phangan are new property hotspots
Koh Samui and Koh Phangan are emerging as global property investment hotspots, driven by surging foreign demand, rising land prices and a wave of new project launches, according to property consultancy Colliers Thailand.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:07:00 +0700Click with caution
According to the Technology Crime Suppression Division, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), there were over 50,000 cases of online shopping fraud from January to March, including delivery of products that did not match their advertisement and non...
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:02:00 +0700Rising data centre demand pressures power capacity
Energy authorities are preparing to expand Thailand's electricity generation capacity amid mounting concerns that rising demand from resource-intensive businesses, particularly data centres, could strain the national grid.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:42:00 +0700Regulator to bolster disaster risk management
The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) is proceeding with plans to strengthen Thailand's disaster risk management framework through a national disaster playbook and a proposed disaster insurance fund aimed at cushioning the economic impact of f...
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:40:00 +0700A double dip on the cards?
An economist is concerned about Thailand's potential dual deficit scenario, in which both the fiscal balance and current account move into deficit simultaneously.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:33:00 +0700Buyers shift to Phuket amid instability
Dubai-based business owner Steven Swindells has just finished a trip in Thailand in search of a second home.
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:27:00 +0700House Speaker Sophon under fire over Saksayam case
The opposition People's Party (PP) has threatened legal action against House Speaker Sophon Zarum if he fails to forward a petition against the national anti-graft body to the Supreme Court.