12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (344+ words) Thailand’s world No. 2 badminton player Kunlavut “View” Vitidsarn is refusing to label himself a favorite for gold at the 2026 Asian Games, saying his recent form and his disappointing performance at the previous Games make the competition a difficult challenge. Kunlavut,…...

14+ hour, 15+ min ago   (335+ words) Pattaya is preparing to welcome thousands of US sailors and Marines as the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is expected to visit Thailand next week following an extended deployment in the Middle East. The three-ship group, carrying around 5,000 personnel,…...

19+ hour, 23+ min ago   (302+ words) Thai teenage rocker Nene Royal has secured a place in the America’s Got Talent final after winning Mel B’s Live Golden Buzzer with a powerful cover of Soundgarden’s “Black Hole Sun”. The 16-year-old singer and guitarist from Phuket performed in…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (804+ words) SURAT THANI — 25 August 2026, Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasert has ordered authorities to step up investigations into suspected nominee businesses and other activities involving foreigners in Surat Thani, with scrutiny expanding to land ownership, hotels, businesses and foreign workers on Koh…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (174+ words) The Swedish-made JAS 39 Gripen came down near the city of Szolnok in central Hungary “for reasons that are still unknown,” Magyar wrote in a post on Facebook. An investigation into the incident is underway and Minister of Defense Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (416+ words) BANGKOK — Thailand’s Ministry of Culture is bringing together leading designers, fashion houses and textile businesses to promote traditional Thai national dress as both a cultural heritage and a driver of the country’s creative economy. Culture Minister Sabida Thaiseth met with…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (330+ words) BANGKOK — Thailand has performed its first remote robotic surgery, with doctors in Bangkok controlling a surgical robot to operate on a prostate cancer patient at a hospital in Nakhon Ratchasima, about 250 kilometers away. The procedure was conducted Monday between Nopparat…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (792+ words) NARATHIWAT — 24 August 2026, Security officials have detained one suspect in connection with a series of attacks at 40 locations across Narathiwat province, while bomb disposal teams are inspecting a railway track damaged by an explosive before repairs can begin and services resume…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (382+ words) BANGKOK — Art lovers and history buffs have a limited window to explore the legacy of Silpa Bhirasri, widely regarded as the father of modern Thai art, as the National Museum Silpa Bhirasri Memorial has reopened to the public for two…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (565+ words) BANGKOK — 4 August 2026, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said that he would meet with security agencies to assess a wave of unrest across Thailand’s three southernmost border provinces, acknowledging that authorities had received advance intelligence but failed to…...