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Tue, 12 May 2026 15:14:00 +0700
War weapons suspect ‘planned attack in Cambodia, not Thailand’
The Chinese man caught with a large home arsenal in Pattaya last week planned to attack a rival scam gang in Cambodia and had no intentions of carrying out a terror attack in Thailand, according to Thai police.

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:29:00 +0700
Children on monks' 'fund-raiser' to Malaysia to be returned home
Seven Thai children detained by Malaysian immigration for more than a month after  accompanying two monks on a "fund raising trip" will soon be released with no charges pressed against them, according to the Southern Border Provinces Administrat...

Tue, 12 May 2026 14:06:00 +0700
Sihasak expects visa-free changes to pass easily
Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkaeow says he expects little opposition to a proposal to halve the visa-free stay period for foreign tourists in Thailand to 30 days.

Tue, 12 May 2026 13:41:00 +0700
AI Leadership: What the shift really means
Looking back on the advance of artificial intelligence over the past few years, one thing becomes clear: AI is not just a technology shift. It is a leadership shift.

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:20:00 +0700
All cruise ship passengers disembark after suspected hantavirus outbreak
KYODO — All 122 passengers on a cruise ship hit by a suspected hantavirus outbreak disembarked on Monday at a port in the Canary Islands, the Dutch operator of the cruise ship said.

Tue, 12 May 2026 06:45:00 +0700
Nominee crackdown to focus on tourist islands
The Department of Business Development (DBD) and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have strengthened their collaboration to more effectively tackle nominee businesses.

Tue, 12 May 2026 06:39:00 +0700
Gold's downward price trend is over
Bullion has finished its downward trend, supporting the price to reach US$5,500 per ounce or 90,000 baht per baht weight for local gold bars by the end of the year, says Kritcharat Hirunyasiri, chairman of MTS Gold, one of Thailand's top three gold t...

Tue, 12 May 2026 05:40:00 +0700
Loan decree faces pushback
The future of the government's 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree remains uncertain after opposition parties on Monday submitted a petition asking the House Speaker to forward the matter to the Constitutional Court for a ruling.

Tue, 12 May 2026 04:27:00 +0700
PM signals changes to visa policy
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday signalled a review of Thailand's visa-free entry policy following the arrest of a Chinese national linked to a suspected illegal arms network in Pattaya.

Tue, 12 May 2026 04:13:00 +0700
Parole unlikely to curb Thaksin
An academic said former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra appears unlikely to remain politically inactive during his parole period, suggesting he has yet to fully step away from politics but is keeping a low profile until his sentence is completed.

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