A new crackdown on illegal foreign businesses on Koh Samui has uncovered 60 cases ranging from unlicensed nurseries and luxury pool villas to companies set up to facilitate business visas, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee said on Saturday.

MAUMERE, East Nusa Tenggara — Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people and sending thousands fleeing.

The People’s Party (PP), the main opposition force, has long sought to portray itself as the country’s foremost advocate of transparency and institutional reform. Yet its latest campaign surrounding the controversial 2025 Senate election ...

A 26-year-old lawyer has filed a petition with the Central Administrative Court, seeking a ruling to remove Dr Sarana Boonbaichaiyapruck as chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC).

The Democrat Party has threatened legal action against the Election Commission (EC) if it drops the Senate vote-rigging case.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the Department of Provincial Administration (Dopa) to stop awarding firearms as prizes to village and subdistrict chiefs.

The Education Ministry is preparing a school safety bill for cabinet approval as authorities tighten security following copycat threats of violence at several educational institutions.

The Bank of Thailand is strengthening its supervision of lending and payment services provided by non-banks to ensure fair treatment of consumers and curb irregular transactions, according to its governor.

Thailand and dozens of other US trading partners were accused by the Trump administration of being potential facilitators of Chinese tariff evasion, costing US tariff revenue losses of $19-26 billion a year.

Thailand is likely to start collecting the tourism fee from foreign travellers at the revised rate of 450 baht as early as next April, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.