A political activist group has urged national police chief Samran Nualma to step up efforts to crack down on grey businesses, scam gangs and online gambling — and on the public officials who turn a blind eye to illegality.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has submitted legal amendments that would intensify drug suppression through longer detention, greater data access for authorities and a redefinition of all drug possessors as traffickers.

Higher Education Minister Yodchanan Wongsawat has confirmed plans to relocate a central Bangkok vocational college at the centre of decades-old land dispute, despite student protests, pledging support to minimise disruption during the 90-day transiti...

PARIS (FRANCE) - Global commitments to cut planet-heating emissions are falling far short of the Paris climate goals and put the world on course for 2.6C warming this century, the UN warned on Wednesday.

Floods persisted in parts of Bangkok and 19 provinces, mostly in the Central Plains, on Wednesday, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

PARIS (FRANCE) - France's prime minister plans to meet unions on Wednesday to discuss security and has vowed a "massive" police deployment at protests, following riots in the past week that led to curfews and arrests.

Thailand faces growing pressure from soaring global energy prices, with spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) rates nearing US$30 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), raising concerns about the ability of households and businesses to cope with risin...

Thailand hopes to finalise a clear regulatory framework for data centre businesses by the first quarter of 2027 as massive investment plans hang in the balance, says Nan Boonthida Somchai, deputy digital economy and society (DES) minister.

The cabinet has approved 10.5 billion baht in central budget funding for fiscal 2027 to compensate flood victims, as the government introduces financial, tax and insurance measures to help affected households, farmers and businesses.

The introduction of a tax on outbound travel could be postponed if economic conditions are inappropriate, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).