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Thai band mourns loss of 4 members as Bangkok bar fire death toll hits 33

Thai police arrest boxing camp manager for trafficking minors, hunt Norwegian sponsor

Thai police said Wednesday they had arrested the manager of a boxing camp for trafficking underage boys for sex, and were searching for a Norwegian also believed to have been involved.

Three tourism stimulus schemes await approval

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is planning to propose three tourism stimulus projects worth 2.45 billion baht, aiming to generate 56 billion baht in economic value through a domestic travel co-payment scheme, domesti…

Ministry preps trio of travel stimulus schemes

The Tourism and Sports Ministry is planning to propose three tourism stimulus projects worth 2.45 billion baht, aiming to generate 56 billion baht in economic value through a domestic travel co-payment scheme, domestic f…

Bangkok's bar fire is the city's latest deadly blaze - will anything ever change?

The same horrific scenes have played out before, spurring calls for action. So why has this happened again?

Government considers new disaster insurance scheme

The government is developing a disaster insurance scheme in partnership with private insurers to provide faster and more substantial compensation to disaster victims while reducing pressure on the state budget.

Govt mulls disaster insurance scheme for victims

The government is developing a disaster insurance scheme in partnership with private insurers to provide faster and more substantial compensation to disaster victims while reducing pressure on the state budget.

Key suspect in forex fraud probe arrested

The Department of Special Investigation has arrested an executive of QRS Education Co Ltd, Malika Maksalud, over her alleged role in a foreign exchange investment scam in which a People's Party MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu h…

DSI arrests Malika as forex probe widens

The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has arrested an executive and director of QRS Education Co Ltd, Malika Maksalud, over her alleged role in the foreign exchange (forex) investment scam involving People's Part…

Farage said he would need ‘a million a year’ to stand as MP in 2024

Exclusive: Politician spoke to senior figures in Reform in March that year about covering lost earnings, sources tell the Guardian Nigel Farage told senior figures in Reform UK he would need “a million a year” to cover l…

‘The Challenge’ Moves To Paramount+ For Season 42 As Streamer Sets Premiere

The Challenge is officially moving to Paramount+ for Season 42 as a mix of veterans and newcomers compete in Thailand. The reality competition series previously aired on MTV, while there have been spinoffs including The…

Senators blast People’s Party for ‘false’ poll claims

A group of senators has accused the opposition People’s Party (PP) of misleading the public with false claims about the 2024 Senate election in an effort to discredit the upper House.

Thai police arrest boxing camp manager for trafficking underage boys for sex

Thai police said on Wednesday they had arrested the manager of a boxing camp for trafficking underage boys for sex, and were searching for a Norwegian also believed to have been involved. Police raided the day camp in Ra…

Death toll from Bangkok pub fire rises to 32 — newspaper

All the victims have been identified

Households get more breaks on power bills

New revisions in Thailand’s electricity tariff structure will lower power rates for household consumers and remove public street lighting costs from residential electricity bills, expected to take effect as early as the…

Bangkok bar fire death toll rises to 32 as 2 more die in hospital

Most of the people who were killed were found trapped in windowless bathrooms, where they may have sought to escape the flames, police said.

Bank of England governor would have put off Farage meeting had £5m gift been under investigation

Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says he does not regret meeting Reform UK leader to discuss cryptocurrency regulation The Bank of England governor has said he would have put off a controversial meeting with Nigel Farage last au…

Bangkok pub fire toll rises to 32 with 15 in intensive care

Officials confirm two more deaths as 30 people remain in hospital, including 15 in intensive care units.

‘A recurring nightmare’: After another deadly bar fire, Thailand confronts familiar safety questions

Thailand has promised tougher nightspot safety measures after major fires in the past. Yet following the deadly bar fire in Bangkok on Sunday, bar owners, patrons and experts tell CNA many of the same problems persist.

Six hospitals probed over birth-record scam

The Ministry of Public Health has begun investigating private hospitals suspected of being linked to fraudulent birth registrations that may have enabled foreign-born children to obtain Thai nationality through falsely d…