Bangkok residents and businesses are being encouraged to switch off non‑essential lights and appliances for one hour on March 28, as part of Earth Hour 2026.

SONGKHLA - Authorities have rescued 16 Bangladeshi migrant workers who were found locked inside a rented house in Hat Yai for three days without food or water while awaiting illegal transport to Malaysia.

The Thai drag star Gawdland has been crowned the winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World”, making history as the first Asian to win the international event.

Thailand is facing an intensifying wave of phone and text message scams, even as other parts of Asia begin to see a slowdown, with new figures showing the country has become the top target in the region.

DUBAI — Iranian attacks on Israel and Arab states in the Persian Gulf continued overnight into Wednesday, while US President Donald Trump said the United States could end the war with the Islamic Republic “in the near future.”

The Constitutional Court has accepted a petition to rule on whether the use of barcodes and Quick Response (QR) codes on ballot papers in Thailand’s Feb 8 general election violated the constitution.

CHON BURI - A man has been arrested after intruding into the enclosure of famed pygmy hippopotamus Moo Deng at Khao Kheow Open Zoo on Tuesday evening.

The cabinet has instructed the Tourism and Sports Ministry to accelerate efforts to tackle the use of nominees in tourism businesses, including so-called "zero-dollar tours", as they affect the country's tourism industry.

The Office of the Cane and Sugar Board (OCSB) expects purchases of sugar cane leaves to more than double this year as Thailand reduces its reliance on liquefied natural gas imports, shipments of which have been disrupted by war in the Middle East.

House Speaker Sophon Zaram expressed confidence that Thursday's parliamentary vote to select a new prime minister will proceed smoothly, in line with regulations and fairness.