Thailand News, Stories & Updates
Sport Severe flooding has caused extensive damage across the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) complex in Bangkok’s Hua Mak district, affecting several national sports associations and their equipment while Thai athletes remain in Japan competing at the Asian Games. One of the hardest-hit organisations is the Amateur Weightlifting Association of Thailand, which estimates losses of…
Society Bangkok continues to attract travellers who return for another stay, placing the Thai capital among Asia’s three leading repeat-visit destinations for the second year in a row, according to Agoda booking data covering the first six months of 2026. Tokyo remained at the top of the regional list, while Bali made its first appearance…
Politics Former prime minister Chuan Leekpai has called for urgent government action over Thai Airways’ decision to suspend cargo operations at Suvarnabhumi Airport, arguing that the move could have broader consequences for Thailand’s international image and logistics network. Speaking during an emergency parliamentary debate on flood management and relief efforts, Chuan criticised the airline’s handling…
Economy Myanmar has recalled its ambassador to Thailand, Zaw Zaw Soe, and reportedly summoned him back to Nay Pyi Taw for questioning over several allegations involving Myanmar migrant workers and visa arrangements. Myanmar media, citing an unidentified source within the country’s Foreign Ministry, reported that the ambassador is being questioned over alleged links with Myanmar…
Culture A small white truck pulled up outside d Kunst Art Space and Cafe in Ratchaburi on September 11, looking more like a delivery vehicle than a bookstore. But when its rear doors swung open, they revealed rows of books and transformed the truck into a temporary mobile bookshop. The vehicle belongs to Somelee Booktruck,…
News – Economy Thai Navy Deploys 30 Boats to Accelerate Floodwater Drainage Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. — The Royal Thai Navy has deployed 30 water-pushing boats at two locations in Nakhon Nayok province as part of efforts to speed up floodwater drainage and reduce water levels in affected communities. Twenty boats began operating at Yothaka Bridge…