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Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:56:00 +0700
Consumer confidence at 4-year low
The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) fell to 49.5 in May, the lowest level since December 2022, according to the Centre for Economic and Business Forecasting of the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:48:00 +0700
Food poisoning suspected as 147 Yasothon schoolchildren fall ill
Doctors say food poisoning is suspected after 147 children experienced abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhoea at a public school in Yasothon on Wednesday.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:47:00 +0700
Erawan Shrine bombers sentenced to death
Two Chinese Uyghur men were sentenced to death on Thursday for carrying out the 2015 attack on the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, killing 20 people, a long-awaited ruling in Thailand’s deadliest bombing case.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:02:00 +0700
Celebrity lawyer ‘Tum’ sentenced to 6 years for fraud
The Criminal Court has sentenced celebrity lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd, widely known as “Lawyer Tum”, to six years in prison without suspension after finding him guilty in a fraud case involving a wealthy woman.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0700
Knicks one win away from NBA title after epic comeback
NEW YORK - The New York Knicks staged the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history on Wednesday as they erased a 29-point deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 107-106 and now need one more win to seal the title.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:14:00 +0700
Police asked to find Saraburi canal polluters
The Pollution Control Department has asked police to find the factories responsible for polluting canals in Saraburi province with heavy metals and volatile organic compounds.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0700
Indian workers training AI robots to take their jobs
KARUR, Tamil Nadu - With a smartphone strapped to her head, Indian housewife Nagireddy Sriramyachandra films herself slicing mangoes to train AI-powered robots to take on household jobs in the future.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0700
War can’t stop Iran’s World Cup superfans
TIJUANA, Mexico - Between them, Reza Mansoor and Mostafa Pourmand have attended 11 World Cups to cheer on their beloved Iran, and even a war between their team and host nation the United States is not going to stop them this time.

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0700
Russian conscripts recount pressure to fight in Ukraine
WARSAW - After Russian police started using facial-recognition cameras to identify men wanted by military authorities, a young bank worker spent weeks avoiding the Moscow metro

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0700
In ageing South Korea, AI dolls care for the elderly
YONGIN, South Korea - In her tiny apartment in South Korea, where she lives alone, 78-year-old Bang Chun-ja spends her days with a childlike AI-powered doll she says she prefers to people.

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