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Race tightens for OrBorTor elections
Race tightens for OrBorTor elections
Monday 8 December 2025 02:43 PM
PHUKET: Candidate registration for the Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) elections in Phuket closed on Friday (Dec 5), with six subdistricts confirmed to hold polls and several areas seeing highly competitive races.
Opposition renews call to axe Thamanat
Opposition renews call to axe Thamanat
Saturday 6 December 2025 11:00 AM
BANGKOK: The opposition People’s Party has renewed its demand for the removal of Deputy Prime Minister Thamanat Prompow, warning that his continued Cabinet presence could compromise investigations into a major transnational crime and money-laundering network.
Poll shows majority in EU see ‘high risk’ of war with Russia
Poll shows majority in EU see ‘high risk’ of war with Russia
Thursday 4 December 2025 01:40 PM
PARIS: A majority of citizens across nine European Union countries see a high risk of war breaking out between the bloc’s members and Russia, according to a survey by the polling group Cluster 17 published today (Dec 4) in the French international affairs journal Le Grand Continent.
Phuket candidates register for OrBorTor elections
Phuket candidates register for OrBorTor elections
Thursday 4 December 2025 10:00 AM
PHUKET: Candidate registration for the Tambon Administrative Organisation (OrBorTor) elections to be held next month entered its third day of registration yesterday (Dec 3).
Cabinet rejects extra-holiday plan for 2026
Cabinet rejects extra-holiday plan for 2026
Wednesday 3 December 2025 11:00 AM
BANGKOK: The Cabinet scrapped a plan to create additional holidays next year to promote tourism in Thailand yesterday (Dec 2), as ministers fretted about disruption of economic activity.
US, Russia find ‘no compromise’ on key territory issue after Ukraine talks
US, Russia find ‘no compromise’ on key territory issue after Ukraine talks
Wednesday 3 December 2025 10:47 AM
MOSCOW: High-stakes US-Russia talks on ending the war in Ukraine failed to yield a breakthrough yesterday (Dec 2), as the Kremlin said “no compromise” had been found yet on the key question of territory.
Afternoon alcohol ban to be lifted in time for New Year
Afternoon alcohol ban to be lifted in time for New Year
Wednesday 3 December 2025 09:57 AM
BANGKOK: Deputy Prime Minister Sophon Zarum has reassured Thai business operators that the ban on alcohol sales between 2pm and 5pm will be lifted in time for the New Year holiday.
Cherng Talay OrBorTor chief runs for re-election
Cherng Talay OrBorTor chief runs for re-election
Tuesday 2 December 2025 01:44 PM
PHUKET: Manoch Panchalard, who has served as Chief of the Cherng Talay Tambon Administration Organisation (OrBorTor) for the past four years, has registered to contest the upcoming election, saying he aims to continue the work initiated during his previous term.
Death toll claims stoke concerns over true scale of disaster
Death toll claims stoke concerns over true scale of disaster
Tuesday 2 December 2025 09:06 AM
HAT YAI: Growing discrepancies between the official flood death toll and claims from rescue volunteers have intensified public concern over the true scale of the Hat Yai disaster.
Chinese sneaking into Thailand injured by landmine
Chinese sneaking into Thailand injured by landmine
Sunday 30 November 2025 11:03 AM
SA KAEO: A Chinese man lost his leg after stepping on a landmine while sneaking into Thailand in a contested border area at Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province early yesterday (Nov 29).
Thailand urged to drop defamation charges against Australian journalist
Thailand urged to drop defamation charges against Australian journalist
Friday 28 November 2025 12:16 PM
BANGKOK: Thai authorities should drop criminal defamation charges against Australian journalist Murray Hunter, who is being prosecuted for his reporting on Malaysia’s media regulatory agency, Human Rights Watch stated yesterday (Nov 27).
Putin says Russia will fight on unless Ukraine cedes land
Putin says Russia will fight on unless Ukraine cedes land
Friday 28 November 2025 10:06 AM
BISHKEK: Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday (Nov 27) that he would end his Ukraine offensive if Kyiv withdrew from territory Moscow claims at its own - otherwise his army would take it by force.
Brazil's Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term for coup bid
Brazil's Bolsonaro begins 27-year jail term for coup bid
Wednesday 26 November 2025 10:47 AM
BRASíLIA: Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday (Nov 25) ordered far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro to begin serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a failed coup, after he exhausted all appeals.
Washington, Kyiv say a peace deal must ‘fully uphold’ Ukraine sovereignty
Washington, Kyiv say a peace deal must ‘fully uphold’ Ukraine sovereignty
Monday 24 November 2025 01:08 PM
GENEVA: Washington and Kyiv said yesterday (Nov 23) that any eventual deal to halt the war with Russia must fully uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty, after “constructive” talks between US, Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva.
Thailand’s last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
Thailand’s last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
Saturday 22 November 2025 03:00 PM
PA BON: Deep in a Thai forest a young man sprints through the undergrowth, blowpipe in hand, before pumping a poisoned dart at a monkey.
Ukraine would give Russia chunk of territory under 28-point US plan
Ukraine would give Russia chunk of territory under 28-point US plan
Friday 21 November 2025 10:35 AM
WASHINGTON: Ukraine would give up a swathe of eastern territory to Russia and slash the size of its army under a sweeping 28-point peace plan backed by US President Donald Trump, according to a draft obtained by AFP.
Government seeks US help on peace deal
Government seeks US help on peace deal
Thursday 20 November 2025 09:29 AM
BANGKOK: Thailand has urged the United States to help pressure Cambodia to comply with the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord signed on Oct 26 on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia.
Cambodia accused of dishonouring its fallen soldiers
Cambodia accused of dishonouring its fallen soldiers
Wednesday 19 November 2025 02:32 PM
BANGKOK: The Thai army has accused Phnom Penh of dishonouring the Cambodian soldiers who died in recent border clashes, and of disseminating false information to tarnish Thailand’s reputation.
Phuket Governor arrives in Phuket
Phuket Governor arrives in Phuket
Wednesday 19 November 2025 09:33 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Governor Nirat Pongsittithaworn officially began his first full day of work in Phuket yesterday (Nov 18), following a flurry of online posts from the Phuket Provincial Public Relations Office (PR Phuket) assuring the public of his presence on the island.
Thaksin parole odds ‘up in air’
Thaksin parole odds ‘up in air’
Wednesday 19 November 2025 09:25 AM
BANGKOK: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s prospects for parole have become highly uncertain after the Department of Corrections was instructed to review the criteria governing parole and related procedures.

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