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Thailand plans to suspend nearly 6,000 civil servants implicated in a major exam fraud scandal. The widening investigation has already led to three arrests and raises concerns about bureaucratic integrity across Southeast Asia.
A Norwegian man accused of bankrolling a Thai boxing camp used to traffic underage boys died of natural causes before authorities could apprehend him, Thai police revealed.
Police in Bangkok have determined that victims of a deadly bar fire that killed 33 people died from inhaling toxic gases including carbon monoxide and cyanide, rather than from burns. Investigations continue into potential causes.
Thai police have arrested a 28-year-old boxing camp manager in Rayong province for trafficking underage boys for sexual exploitation. Twelve children were rescued during the raid, and authorities are searching for a Norwegian national believed to have sponsored the operation.
Thai authorities have detained three key individuals in connection with a widespread civil service examination fraud scheme. The scandal threatens to disqualify approximately 5,000 government officials across the country.
Thailand has formally restricted alcohol exemptions at prohibited venues to just two categories: wedding receptions and diplomatic functions held according to official custom, following a Prime Minister's Office notification published in July.
Thai police have issued an arrest warrant for a woman known as RoseRose, allegedly the organiser of a heroin-smuggling network that concealed drugs in elephant-print bags and recruited an air hostess to deliver contraband to Australia.
Thailand is hosting two informal ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meetings in Bangkok to discuss Myanmar's political crisis and advance the regional bloc's Five-Point Consensus aimed at restoring peace and stability.
Thai police have arrested Ekkawit, an alleged intermediary in a heroin smuggling operation. He is suspected of coordinating drug delivery to a flight attendant bound for Australia, working under instructions from a mysterious online contact.
Thai authorities arrested a hospital officer and district official in a scheme that allegedly used fake Thai fathers to grant Thai nationality to children of Chinese nationals, with investigations revealing over 160 suspected cases dating back to 2020.
Russian national Sergei Chalabari, 30, was apprehended at Phuket International Airport on Wednesday after customs officers discovered 17.6kg of cannabis concealed in two suitcases he was attempting to take out of Thailand.
A tragic accident in northeast Thailand claimed ten lives when an 11-year-old child drove a pickup truck into a Buddhist procession in Mukdahan province. Ten others remain hospitalised.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is set to visit Malaysia next week for discussions with PM Anwar Ibrahim on pressing security concerns and bilateral trade opportunities.
Thai police have arrested a husband-and-wife pair in Loei province as part of a widening investigation into an international drug smuggling network. The arrests follow the detention of a Thai Airways flight attendant in Melbourne over allegations of carrying heroin.
Eight Buddhist monks were killed and 14 injured when a pickup truck driven by a child veered into their foot pilgrimage group in Thailand's Mukdahan province on Thursday.
Thai authorities investigating a heroin case involving an airline crew member arrested in Australia have revealed the drugs were hidden inside fabric of just two bags among twelve. Approximately 900g of suspected heroin was discovered.
Thai Airways International and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand have initiated investigations after a 26-year-old Thai flight attendant was detained in Melbourne with more than one kilogramme of heroin discovered in her baggage.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has stabilised the country during his first 100 days, managing an energy crisis and securing nationalist support over Cambodia's border dispute. However, analysts warn his government has sidestepped deeper economic reforms needed to address sluggish growth and high household debt.
Thailand's government has used AI technology to block nearly 14,000 illegal gambling websites linked to the 2026 World Cup in just 18 days, warning businesses against unlicensed broadcast of matches.
A scaffolding collapse inside Thailand's Doi Luang railway tunnel in Chiang Rai on Saturday evening killed two workers and injured seven others. The accident occurred during waterproofing installation work on the State Railway of Thailand's major rail project.
A Thai court has sentenced a man to 18 months in prison for a Facebook comment made in a monarchy discussion group, marking another conviction under Thailand's strict lèse-majesté laws.
A Thai court has sentenced a 43-year-old man to 18 months in prison for posting a comment about the monarchy on Facebook, the latest prosecution under Thailand's controversial lese-majeste law that critics say suppresses free speech.
A Bangkok man drove his white Toyota Harrier into a pool at Chulalongkorn University during a dispute with his mother over condominium rental costs, sparking online debate about entitlement and intergenerational financial tensions.