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Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0700
Airport Rail Link service at one hour intervals
The Airport Rail Link that connects Suvarnabhumi International Airport, Thailand’s main airport, and inner Bangkok is operating only one train as its railway turntable broke down on Wednesday. The train is operating at one-hour intervals.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:08:00 +0700
Land bridge plan revised, China-Singapore route accelerated
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered officials concerned to revise the land bridge project of the government while speeding up other transport projects linking Thailand, China, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, according to the government spoke...

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:20:00 +0700
Six Vietnamese detained for Tokyo-bound 'ice' in tamarind paste
Six Vietnamese nationals were arrested at a Bangkok house as metropolitan police expanded investigations into Tokyo-bound crystal methamphetamine concealed in tamarind paste. 

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 10:29:00 +0700
Moving car bomb hits far South once again
NARATHIWAT - Tanyong police station in Muang district of Narathiwat was hit by a moving car bomb Tuesday night in an attack authorities said was similar to two prior incidents in the region last year.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:12:00 +0700
Bangkok landlords sweeten office deals
Despite no new office completions in the second quarter of 2026, Bangkok's office market remained highly competitive as landlords of new buildings increasingly offered barter deals and matched incentives provided by owners of older properties.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:08:00 +0700
Second-hand homes take centre stage in new cycle
The residential market may have already bottomed out, but a recovery is unlikely to resemble previous cycles, with second-hand homes expected to become the primary growth engine as affordability challenges continue to reshape buyer behaviour.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:04:00 +0700
Finance minister vows to raise Thai competitiveness
The government wants Thailand to break into the top 20 in a global competitiveness ranking over the next four years, rising from 26th.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:02:00 +0700
Listed firms nudged to adapt supply chains
Listed Thai companies are urged to ramp up efforts to reinvent their supply chains as sustainability becomes essential to winning global capital.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:54:00 +0700
The never-ending fight for Nui Beach
More than a decade after the courts ruled that the land at Nui Beach belonged to the state, authorities on Monday returned to the popular Phuket beach to demolish 50 illegal structures built by encroachers.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:39:00 +0700
Millions await welfare review
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered an extension to the appeal period for applicants rejected from the state welfare card programme.

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