Anutin rules out playing Thailand’s US military alliance as a card in tense trade negotiations. Bangkok wants a reciprocal deal quickly while expanding defence cooperation, tackling transnational crime and addressing Cambodia border tensions.
A Phuket licence check turns into a wild chase as two Emirati tourists race through a checkpoint. A passenger kicks the pursuing officer before their Honda cuts him off and sends him crashing. Injured, he keeps chasing until both men are arrested.
Two of Ratchaburi’s distinctive agricultural products — Damnoen Saduak Pan lime, also known as Damnoen Pan lime, and Ratchaburi Nam Dok Mai mango — have been registered as new Geographical Indication (GI) products.
Central Pattana Plc (CPN) reported a strong 2Q26 performance, with revenue rising 8% year-on-year to Bt13.1 billion and net profit increasing 10% to Bt4.75 billion. Core net profit, excluding a Bt99 million non-recurring gain, rose a stronger 19% to Bt4.65 billion.
A new crackdown on illegal foreign businesses on Koh Samui has uncovered 60 cases ranging from unlicensed nurseries and luxury pool villas to companies set up to facilitate business visas, Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee said on Saturday.