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Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:35:00 +0700
Afternoon alcohol ban lifted, effective immediately
Registered outlets can now sell alcoholic beverages during the previously banned period of 2pm to 5pm, with a one hour extension of time for customers in licensed premises at night to finish their drinks.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:16:00 +0700
Actress Rybena 'Nana' arrested for fraudulent borrowing
Police arrested actress Rybena “Nana” Intachai at her home in Watthana district of Bangkok on Wednesday morning for alleged fraudulent borrowing.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 11:14:00 +0700
Thai inflation posts eighth straight negative reading in November
Thailand's annual headline inflation rate was negative for an eighth month in November, data showed on Wednesday, and the Commerce Ministry said it was due to falling energy prices and government measures to alleviate the cost of living.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:25:00 +0700
Red-level smog persists in Bangkok, nearby provinces
People in most parts of the country continued to suffer under unsafe levels of air pollution on Wednesday, with red-level smog seriously harmful to health again recorded in Bangkok and 10 nearby provinces. 

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:08:00 +0700
Corporate earnings see marked decline as economy stagnates
Listed Thai companies have reported weaker operating results for the first nine months of 2025 compared with a year earlier, attributed to a sluggish economic recovery, a strong baht, and sector-wide cost pressures, according to the Stock Exchange of...

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:05:00 +0700
TAT forecasts cautious Father's Day holiday spending
The surging cost of living, more outbound trips and the southern floods are expected to hamper domestic tourism during this week's Father's Day holiday, with 2.52 million trips estimated by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 05:02:00 +0700
Pundits assess disaster's impact on Thai growth
The final impact of the devastating floods in the South on GDP growth will depend on the speed of recovery and reconstruction, say analysts, as the government could expedite disaster relief cash handouts to affected households in the less prosperous ...

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 04:59:00 +0700
Thais begin bid to end title drought
Putting a troubled build-up behind, Thailand go into their opening 2025 SEA Games game against Timor-Leste Wednesday night with a single-minded resolve to end the country's gold medal drought at the biennial tournament.

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 01:01:00 +0700
Prawet's hidden history
Situated at Seacon Square Srinakarin, BACC pop up is the second branch of the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre on Rama I Road.

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:21:00 +0700
Long-running legal dispute over Thai gold mine ends
The Thai government and the Australian mining company Kingsgate have agreed to end a long-running legal dispute that stemmed from the government-ordered closure of the Chatree gold mine in northern Thailand in 2017.

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