🇹🇭 Thailand

Latest Dispatches

• Palestinian flag display at Phuket shop sparks dispute with Israeli tourists — A confrontation between a mobile phone shop owner and Israeli visitors over political signage in Phuket has gained attention after video footage circulated on social media platforms.
• Massive boar escapes pen, halts traffic on elevated highway — A 100-kilogramme wild boar escaped its enclosure and wandered onto an elevated highway, disrupting traffic flow and alarming motorists. Its owner spent over an hour coaxing the animal back to safety.
• Thai court imposes second death sentence on 'Aem Cyanide' serial killer — Thailand's Criminal Court has handed down a second death sentence against Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, the notorious serial killer known as 'Aem Cyanide', for the December 2020 poisoning death of a creditor in Nakhon Pathom province.
• Thailand eyes expanded social security net for informal sector workers — Thailand's Labour Ministry is preparing a cabinet proposal to broaden social security coverage under Section 33 to encompass agricultural workers, street vendors and domestic workers currently excluded from protection.
• Convenience store targeted in bombing attack; two arrested in Pattani — A convenience store in Thailand's deep South was destroyed in a bombing and arson attack Monday night, as authorities arrested two suspects following a gunfight in Pattani province.
• Four Thai men held after Chinese woman escapes from abductors — Thai police have arrested four men following the escape of a Chinese woman who was kidnapped from a Bangkok hotel and was being transported toward the Myanmar border. The woman managed to flee from the vehicle while it was traveling through Kamphaeng Phet province.
• Authorities expand probe into foreign nominee business structures — Thai regulators are broadening enforcement actions against foreign-controlled businesses operating through local nominees, moving beyond asset seizures to investigate ownership chains and financial networks involving Thai shareholders.
• Government Prepared to Defend PM's International Engagements — Thailand's government says it is ready to justify Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's overseas trips and foreign policy record during an upcoming parliamentary no-confidence debate. Government officials plan to present concrete achievements from the premier's international activities.
• Thailand Achieves First Remote Robotic Prostate Surgery — A Bangkok surgical team has successfully performed Thailand's first remote robotic surgery, operating on a prostate cancer patient located 250 kilometres away in Nakhon Ratchasima. The procedure marks a significant advancement in telemedicine and surgical technology for the kingdom.
• Thailand to revoke visas of foreign visitors causing trouble — Thai tourism authorities are moving to crack down on disruptive foreign visitors by revoking their visas, following recent confrontations involving Israeli tourists at popular beach destinations. The measure comes as the government seeks to maintain Thailand's reputation as a welcoming tourist destination while addressing localized tensions.
• Thai baht poised for further gains as dollar weakens on US debt concerns — The baht has climbed to three-month highs alongside gold prices, with analysts predicting continued strength as investors lose confidence in the US currency amid persistent fiscal pressures.
• Thailand mulls private investment in small modular nuclear reactor projects — Thailand is considering opening small modular reactor development to private investors as part of its next Power Development Plan, potentially replacing aging fossil fuel power producers. The move aims to diversify the kingdom's energy portfolio and modernize its power generation infrastructure.