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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:13:00 +0700
Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in...

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:02:00 +0700
New US envoy to Vietnam signals harder line on trade
HANOI - The Trump administration plans to replace ‌the US ambassador to Vietnam with a nominee ​set on addressing “imbalanced” trade relations, as Hanoi’s goods trade surplus with Washington surpassed China’s in recent ...

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:43:00 +0700
Russians caught selling magic mushrooms for 'stress relief'
PHUKET – Police have busted a group of Russians selling hallucinogenic mushrooms as a form of stress relief therapy from a house in Muang district they had named the "Mushroom Temple".

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:09:00 +0700
Pacts, patronage and fear: how Myanmar junta chief keeps power
His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over the general election under way in Myanmar: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing.

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0700
Insurer: Disaster losses fell in 2025 but picture still ‘alarming’
FRANKFURT - Natural disaster losses worldwide dropped sharply to $224 billion in 2025, the reinsurer Munich Re said on Tuesday, but warned of a still “alarming” picture of extreme weather events likely driven by climate change.

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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:47:00 +0700
Thai satellite falling back to earth after failed launch, but is insured
The Thai-made satellite THEOS-2A is expectd to fall back to earth after failing to reach its designated orbit due to a failure of the Indian launching rocket, but is insured and can be rebuilt and launched again, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technol...

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:46:00 +0700
Unsafe levels of smog in 59 provinces, red levels in Greater Bangkok
Unsafe levels of ultrafine dust covered 59 provinces while red and seriously harmful levels of smog blanketed Greater Bangkok on Tuesday morning, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).  

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:42:00 +0700
Politics addresses tourism roadblocks
As the general election approaches in less than a month, political parties have begun to announce policies aimed at stimulating the economy amid the slowdown.

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:30:00 +0700
Bad debt scheme sees 100,000 sign up
More than 100,000 people have applied to be part of the debt restructuring scheme "Clear Debt, Move Forward" during its first week, while 1.2 million borrowers are targeted for the first phase of implementation.

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:13:00 +0700
TAT banking on new campaigns
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) targets restoring tourism revenue to 3 trillion baht this year from 36.7 million foreign visitors and 210 million domestic trips, looking to new festivals, expanded flight services and the global "Amazing Thail...

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