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Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:47:00 +0700Thailand says teams careful of doping rules after badminton player fails drug test
NAGOYA - Sports and Tourism Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said the nation's athletes at the Asian Games are all aware and careful of doping rules following a failed drug test by one of the country's top badminton players.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:19:00 +0700Cabinet approves B43bn consumer subsidy extension
The cabinet has approved a 43-billion-baht extension of the government’s Thai Chuay Thai Plus co-payment scheme for October and November, along with an additional 700-baht allowance for state welfare cardholders in October, Finance Minister Ekn...
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:00:00 +0700The AI paradox: make your job obsolete
In 2005, an online chess site ran a tournament with no restrictions on who — or what — could enter. Grandmasters entered. So did the strongest chess engines. So did teams of both. The winners were a pair of American amateurs running three...
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:12:00 +0700City Hall pledges quick reopening of two children's museums
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has promised to quickly find a new team to operate and reopen two childen's museums being forced to close next week by financial red tape.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:48:00 +0700Saudi attack dents Mideast market
The recent attack near Riyadh Airport could further hamper Saudi Arabia and the Middle East market, which have not fully recovered from the Gulf conflict that erupted earlier this year, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:40:00 +0700Business groups urged to help bolster investment
Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas has urged business groups to help drive investment in seven strategic industries as Thailand seeks to become a high-income economy within the next four years.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:38:00 +0700Stock exchange vows to continue its package of major reforms
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is pursuing a sweeping package of statutory and structural reforms to strengthen corporate governance, attract high-growth new economy listings and make Thai companies more attractive to investors, says SET chairm...
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:36:00 +0700Fuel tax cut mulled amid energy crisis
The government is considering a reduction in the excise tax on fuel to ease the cost-of-living burden on the public caused by the energy crisis.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:19:00 +0700PP to submit Senate vote collusion 'evidence'
People's Party (PP) leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut said on Monday the party would submit evidence to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) by Friday over alleged collusion in the 2024 Senate election.
Tue, 22 Sep 2026 05:03:00 +0700Air hostess heroin case advances
The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) has ordered the indictment of four suspects allegedly linked to a transnational drug trafficking network involving Thai Airways flight attendant Meena Kondo in a heroin smuggling case.