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Mon, 22 Jun 2026 15:31:00 +0700
Penalty guidelines set for cannabis business offences
The Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine has issued new penalty guidelines imposing licence suspensions or revocation on cannabis businesses that fail to file required reports or otherwise violate the rules.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0700
Households unfairly bear cost of street lighting, says minister
Energy Minister Akanat Promphan said on Monday households have been unfairly charged for the cost of public street lighting for decades, and he plans to change that.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:45:00 +0700
UK's Starmer reportedly set to quit as Labour rival sworn in as MP
LONDON - Embattled British Prime Minister Keir Starmer could set out plans to step down as soon as Monday, UK media has reported, the same day his likely successor is expected to be sworn in as a member of parliament.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:38:00 +0700
Australia reports second H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird
Australia reported a second case of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu in Western Australia on Monday (June 22), after confirming its first over the weekend, as the government vowed to rein in the spread of the virus. - REUTERS

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:34:00 +0700
AirAsia X to keep lowering fares as jet fuel prices fall, CEO says
HONG KONG - Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X has lowered fares by 5% since June 15, with the airline reviewing its pricing week by week and adding back capacity as jet ​fuel prices drop, the company's ⁠CEO, Bo Lingam, said on Monday.

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Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0700
Households unfairly bear cost of street lighting, says minister
Energy Minister Akanat Promphan said on Monday households have been unfairly charged for the cost of public street lightig for decades, and he plans to change that.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:21:00 +0700
Malaysia to boost shrimp output, replace banned Thai imports
Malaysia plans to increase shrimp production to replace Thai imports as talks on marine product sanitation issues remain stalled. 

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:22:00 +0700
US and Iran conclude high-level talks in Switzerland, mediators say
BUERGENSTOCK, Switzerland/DUBAI - The first round of talks between ​high-ranking US and Iranian officials in Switzerland ended on Monday, mediators said, after a tense opening marked by ‌Tehran's announcement it had again closed the Strait of ...

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:41:00 +0700
The scent of suffocation
No matter how stifling the heat, every night Sanong Suepthai endures it -- sleeping under two layers of blankets propped up by a pillow placed on her chest, in a house with no air conditioning.

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 05:27:00 +0700
Healing holidays
Wellness tourism has emerged as a pillar of Thai tourism in recent years as intense global competition nudged the country to seek new mechanisms to attract high-quality travel markets.

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