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Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:19:00 +0700
Anutin to visit Chiang Mai to tackle forest-fire smog
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul will lead a multi‑agency delegation to Chiang Mai on Monday to follow up on efforts to address forest fires, haze and PM2.5 pollution cloaking the upper North.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:36:00 +0700
Pattaya policeman charged after Walking Street murder
PATTAYA - A police investigator was arrested and charged with murder after the owner of a cannabis shop was shot dead during a drunken argument near Walking Street in the early hours of Sunday.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:23:00 +0700
Hospital a flashpoint in funding war
By the time public donations began pouring in, Umphang Hospital was already on the brink.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:46:00 +0700
Push to sell low-cost goods goes mobile
The Department of Provincial Administration has ordered provincial and district officials nationwide to support the deployment of 3,800 mobile "Pum-Puang" vehicles under a Commerce Ministry initiative aimed at selling low-cost goods across the countr...

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:12:00 +0700
Anutin approves border fence plan
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has approved in principle a border fence project in Narathiwat to curb smuggling, illegal crossings and unrest, to be funded from the central budget.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0700
Heightened vigilance over ‘soil fever’ as 23 reported dead
People are being warned to be vigilant against melioidosis, also known as soil fever, after 23 deaths out of 732 patients nationwide were recorded between January and mid-April.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +0700
Iran closes Hormuz Strait again over US blockade
TEHRAN - Iran’s military declared the Strait of Hormuz closed again on Saturday, its military command said, hours after reopening it and with more than a dozen commercial ships passing through the vital waterway.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:45:00 +0700
Foul odour in Trat linked to rotting shipment
More than 2 tonnes of rotting meat and seafood have washed ashore in Trat, spreading a foul stench over 10 kilometres, affecting several coastal communities.

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:15:00 +0700
Thailand is failing its forests
I would be the first to admit that I have been quite single-minded on matters of perceived domestic corruption and mismanagement throughout just 

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0700
From festivity to fiscal strain
As the festive haze of Songkran dissipates, Thailand has entered a far more sobering phase — one defined not by celebration but by tightening household budgets, rising fuel costs and growing unease over economic stability.

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