New Zealand’s Auckland kicks off 2026 celebrations with fireworks
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Wellington, New Zealand – Auckland rang in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, making it the first major city to greet the new year at a celebration dampened by rain. South Pacific countries are the first to bid farewell to […]
Read MorePeople’s duo top yearend opinion poll
A YEAREND opinion poll shows that while the majority of respondents hoped for a good prime minister and a government in 2026, most of them also chose People’s former MP Rukchanok Srinork and this camp’s leader Natthapong Ruengpanyawut as the best of five most popular politicians in 2025, PPTVHD36 said. The Suan Dusit Poll […]
Read MoreThailand releases 18 Cambodian PoWs
THAILAND released 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (PoWs) at 10 a.m. today (Dec. 31) as the 72-hour ceasefire signed last Saturday passed without major mishap, Naewna newspaper said. They have been held since the first round of fighting last July and were set free at Ban Phak Krad permanent border checkpoint, Pong Nam Ron […]
Read MoreCabinet nod for 1-3% headline inflation target for 2026
THE Cabinet today (Dec. 30) approved a monetary policy target setting headline inflation rate of 1-3 percent for 2026 as proposed by Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas, PPTVHD36 said. Mr. Siripong Angkasakulkiat, the Prime Minister’s spokesperson, said the inflation rate in the coming period could be highly uncertain due to global economic growth and energy […]
Read MoreNew Year celebrations expected to generate over 7O billion baht revenue
THE Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is expecting New Year celebration revenue to reach 70.105-76.5 billion baht while anticipating approximately 1.4 to 1.5 million foreign tourists to fly here to ring in 2026, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 30). Ms. Thapanee Kiatpaiboon, TAT’s governor, said income from foreign tourists during this festive season […]
Read MoreCambodia bans drone flights and holds nationwide prayers for peace
CAMBODIA’S Defence Ministry banned the flying of all types of unmanned aerial vehicles after Thailand’s Second Army Region said over 250 drones flew from the neighbouring country to Thai sovereign territory, Amarin TV said this morning (Dec. 30). Meanwhile Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, son of senior leader Hun Sen, led people nationwide […]
Read MoreAnutin to push border wall construction while Phnom Penh bans fireworks
ALTHOUGH Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today (Dec. 29) that the situation along Thai-Cambodian border is currently normal with any minor mishaps not posing a threat to the country he underscored that he will push the construction of a wall along this border, Naewna newspaper and PPTVHD36 said. Amid this calm the Phnom […]
Read MorePeople’s contestant in Bangkok changed due to money-laundering charges
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A PEOPLE’S CONTESTANT was today (Dec.29) completely dismissed from running for MP in constituency-based mode in Bangkok in the face of an arrest warrant recently issued for his alleged involvement in a yet-unspecified money-laundering activity. The People’s executive board member Picharn Chaowapattanawong confirmed that the reformist party has ultimately deprived […]
Read MoreThailand and Cambodia agree to ‘consolidate ceasefire’ in China talks
By Agencies – published by CNA and Thai Newsroom Beijing – Thailand and Cambodia plan to rebuild mutual trust and gradually consolidate a ceasefire after weeks of border clashes, Beijing said in a communique with the two countries following talks in southwestern China. The Southeast Asian neighbours on Saturday (Dec. 27) ended weeks of […]
Read MoreSuspicious plane leaves Cambodia via Thai airspace
AMID keen interest about a Belarusian cargo airplane that avoided Thai airspace in flying to Cambodia just hours after the Thai-Cambodian ceasefire came into effect raising suspicions that it could been have loaded with weapons it was revealed that on flying back from the neighbouring country it did pass Thai airspace, Amarin TV said […]
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