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Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:57:00 +0700
Police investigating spending by beauty queen’s foundation
The Central Investigation Bureau is investigating allegations of fraud involving the huge fund of donations managed by the Goodness Foundation of former beauty queen Panadda "Boom" Wongphudee.

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:36:00 +0700
Thousands of 'weight-loss' injector pens in passenger's bags
A Chinese passenger was caught with nearly 9,000 "weight-loss" injection pens, worth about 5.3 million baht, in his luggage on arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport from Bangladesh.

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:20:00 +0700
Fire sweeps through houses in Bangkok community
A fire swept through 79 houses in Patthana Bon Kai community in Bangkok in the early hours of Monday. There were no injuries reported.

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:56:00 +0700
Cathay Pacific says data from 53,000 bookings compromised in Amadeus cyberattack
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has revealed that personal data and flight details of 53,000 bookings were compromised after hackers breached its technology service provider's system.  

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:10:00 +0700
Hong Kong beautician gets 4 years for selling friends to Myanmar scam hub
A Hong Kong beautician has been sentenced to four years in jail for tricking two friends into forced labour and confinement in Myanmar's notorious "KK Park" scam farm, with a judge slamming her actions as "vicious and inhumane".

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:35:00 +0700
AI set to slash demand for film crews
Artificial intelligence (AI) could reduce demand for crew members in Thailand's film production and post-production units by around 40% over 3-5 years, as technology cuts production costs and enables individuals to operate businesses that would tradi...

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:25:00 +0700
Thailand eyes status as AI medical hub
Thailand wants to become a regional artificial intelligence (AI) medical hub by developing AI models tailored to Southeast Asian populations and turning decades of clinical research into advances in precision medicine, drug discovery and cancer treat...

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 05:20:00 +0700
Betting big on small AI
Thailand is keen to leverage small artificial intelligence (AI) to create a big impact in many sectors.

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:44:00 +0700
Anutin invites Thais to invest in Bhutan
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is urging Thai businesses to help develop Bhutan's Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), a planned economic hub, as Thailand seeks to expand trade and investment ties with the Himalayan kingdom.

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 04:39:00 +0700
No 'secret deal' for Thaksin
Pheu Thai Party leader Julapun Amornvivat has firmly denied rumours of a secret political deal exchanging an amnesty for former premier Thaksin Shinawatra for votes of confidence in the upcoming censure debate.

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