Municipal elections revealed the party’s inability to break the influence of patronage despite receiving 14 million votes in the general election. The People’s Party’s (PP) disappointing results in the 11 May municipal elections revealed its growing inability to overcome the country’s deeply entrenched patronage system. Analysts believe that the party faced serious difficulties in trying…
Authorities are preparing for heavy rains due to the monsoon, intensified by a storm in the South China Sea. Thai authorities are preparing for increased rainfall caused by a tropical storm forming in the South China Sea. The Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has put government agencies on high alert, instructing them to monitor…
Residents of Thailand’s resort island of Phiphi have suffered from freshwater shortages for more than two months due to drought, which has damaged tourism massively. The resort island of Phiphi in Thailand’s Krabi province is again facing freshwater shortages despite similar incidents occurring over the past few years during the high tourist season. Residents of…
Bangkok ranked fourth in a global air pollution ranking, with high PM2.5 levels leading to most neighborhoods being declared hazardous. Bangkok has been ranked fourth in a global air pollution ranking, with high levels of PM2.5 leading to most parts of the capital being declared danger zones. Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, has been placed fourth in…
As part of a significant crackdown on illegal gambling related to the 2024 event, Thai authorities have apprehended 126 individuals. UEFA European Football Championships. Over the weekend, an operation was carried out to identify individuals who were involved in illegal gambling during matches. Six organizers, 117 gamblers and three ticket agents were arrested. Most of…
The Thai Constitutional Court has made a significant ruling, removing contradictions between the Civil Code and the Constitution. This ruling now allows wives to take legal action against their husbands’ lovers. The Bangkok Post reported that wives could sue mistresses and their husbands’ lovers after the Thai Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Civil Code came…
Thailand’s Ministry of Culture is proposing that traditional Thai clothing be inscribed on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Thailand’s Ministry of Culture is preparing a presentation to support a request to include Thai traditional clothing in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, the Bangkok Post reports, citing a statement…
Hundreds of factories in Thailand are being forced to close, a devastating blow that is leaving thousands of hardworking individuals without jobs. The government is now under immense pressure to take immediate action to prevent further economic and social upheaval. The Nation reported, citing a statement from the Federation of Thai Industries, that Thailand is…
Thai authorities are offering displaced people the opportunity to obtain Thai citizenship by undergoing a genetic test to prove Thai ancestry. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has joined forces with the Ministry of Justice to continue genetic testing for likely displaced Thai nationals in the Malaysian border town of Kota Bharu. The Consulate General of…
Ancient bronze statues of the Golden Boy and a kneeling woman have been returned to Thailand after the artefacts were illegally exported to the US in 1975 A 900-year-old statue smuggled out of Thailand by a prominent art dealer in 1975 has finally been returned to the country after being in the possession of the…