Thailand Bangkok Top Stories

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:06:00 +0700
Why our workplaces aren’t working (Part 6)
Many leaders believe their teams lack ownership. But often, ownership isn’t missing, it’s been designed out of the system.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:13:00 +0700
Multi-billion-baht exam-rigging gang busted
About 10 people, mostly government officials, were arrested at a house in Nonthaburi province for allegedly rigging nationwide exam results of government officials who paid billions of baht in total to the gang.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:49:00 +0700
Food delivery apps probed for regulatory breaches
The Department of Business Development (DBD) is investigating the operations of three food delivery applications that serve Chinese customers to determine whether they comply with Thai laws.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:45:00 +0700
Bank of Thailand set to hold firm on its policy rate
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) is widely expected to leave its benchmark policy rate unchanged at 1% at Wednesday's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, with research houses noting that subdued inflationary pressures and heightened external uncertain...

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:03:00 +0700
Future of TV decided by NBTC after 2-year wait
The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Monday unanimously approved in principle the draft of the third Digital Television Master Plan, which had been awaiting its consideration for the past two years.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:48:00 +0700
Panel ends probe into 4 gold bribery suspects
A Supreme Court independent inquiry panel has concluded its examination of four people in a bribery case linked to former deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn.

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:21:00 +0700
PM denies 'weaponising' DSI
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has denied allegations that the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is being used to discredit the main opposition People's Party (PP) following an investigation into list-MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu over alleged...

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:13:00 +0700
Thailand aims for high-income status within 12 years, targets top-20 competitiveness by 2030
Thailand has set an ambitious goal of escaping the middle-income trap and attaining high-income status within the next 12 years, under targets announced after the inaugural meeting of the Joint Public-Private Consultative Committee on Monday.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:39:00 +0700
About 30,000 scammers, 1,450 proxy firms busted
Thai police arrested about 30,000 scammers, including gang leaders, impounded about 24 billion baht of their assets and took legal action against 1,450 proxy companies over the past nine months.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0700
Alan Greenspan, longtime Fed chief with a divided legacy, dies
WASHINGTON — Alan Greenspan, the longtime United States Federal Reserve (Fed) chief who presided over an unprecedented period of American economic expansion but was later faulted for failing to rein in markets ahead of the 2008 global financial...

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