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Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:56:00 +0700
Interior needs B20bn to lift road lights power bill off households
Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee will request a 20-billion-baht budget for the state to pay the power bill for road and government organisation lighting, as the government moves to end the decades-long practice of passing the cost of publi...

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 12:26:00 +0700
PM orders tight protection for rigged exam results evidence
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited the Department of Local Administration in Bangkok late Saturday night and ordered tight protection of government civil service exam answer sheets pending further investigation into the nationwide results-rig...

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:57:00 +0700
Bangkokians urged to vote early, avoid afternoon rain
Bangkokians were advised to cast their ballots early on Sunday, with the likelihood of rain in the afternoon, as polling opened in the election of a new city governor and city council. 

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:41:00 +0700
City Hall vows transparency on eve of Bangkok election
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is fully prepared to serve voters in the election of the Bangkok governor and city council members on Sunday, with authorities stressing transparency at every stage and the provision of real-time vote rep...

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0700
Phuket official held in exam scam
A Phuket assistant governor has been arrested on charges of acting as a middleman in a recruitment scam in which three victims allegedly paid a total of 900,000 baht in bribes.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 07:11:00 +0700
Senate poll fixing case 'on track'
The Election Commission (EC) is on track to complete its review of the high-profile Senate election collusion case within the legal timeframe, EC chairman Narong Klanwarin said, rejecting allegations the agency is delaying proceedings.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:42:00 +0700
DSI widens gambling case against MP
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has expanded charges in an online gambling network linked to Klatham Party MP for Songkhla Chonnaput Naksua, adding money-laundering and transnational crime offences.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:20:00 +0700
Inclusion 'promotes economic growth'
Inclusion is being recognised as a driver of economic growth, investment and competitiveness, with speakers at a forum highlighting its role in strengthening productivity and long-term national development.

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:05:00 +0700
Kids get 'too much screentime'
From toddlers watching cartoons on tablets to teenagers scrolling through social media, screens have become an integral part of childhood in Thailand, raising questions about how a generation growing up with them will develop, learn and interact with...

Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:45:00 +0700
'We need help': Venezuelans furious at slow official response to quakes
LA GUAIRA (VENEZUELA) - Boos followed Venezuela's interim leader Delcy Rodriguez during a visit to a Caracas neighborhood pulverized by two massive earthquakes.

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