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Ship targeted by Iranian navy not Thai-flagged: Thai navy

  THE Thai navy confirmed today (July 18) that the one Thai-flagged ship in the Gulf of Oman had not been targeted as conflict between US and Iran surged to a scale unseen since an April ceasefire, Naewna newspaper said. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported late Friday that the Revolutionary Guards navy had “targeted” […]

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Ex-FBI agent reveals: ‘Why do fugitives go to Thailand’

        THE revamping of the visitor visas and crackdown on nominee companies are a part of the Thai government’s efforts to rebalance the positive benefits of tourism vis a vis the negative impact on national security. A book by former FBI agent John Schachnovsky published in December 2025 reveals one reason for […]

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Iranian navy targets Thai-flagged ship amid fresh strikes

  By Reuters and published by CNA DUBAI: The United States struck bridges in Iran, and Tehran responded by hitting a power and desalination plant in Kuwait on Friday (July 17), as the two sides risked further escalation by expanding their targets to include infrastructure. At sea, where the renewed conflict has again cut off […]

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Business

Sonthi to cease Manager Group’s print editions and go digital only

  THE FOUNDER OF Manager Group of newspapers Mr. Sondhi Limthongkul officially announced today (July 17) that Manager daily newspaper and 360 weekend newspaper will cease their print editions at the end of this month and exist exclusively online, Naewna newspaper said this evening. This marks the end of decades-long print media legacy with Sonthi […]

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Central bank extends ‘Asset and Debt Moratorium’ programme till yearend 2027

  IN A move to help businesses cope with economic downturn and the ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East the Bank of Thailand (BOT) today (July 17) extended the “Asset and Debt Moratorium” programme launched for five years in 2021 when Covid-19 pandemic triggered liquidity problems till the end of 2027, PPTVHD36 said. Central Bank […]

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Thai PM urged to ask Chinese leader to not deliver more tanks to Khmers

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAI RUAM PALANG MP Wasawat Poungponsri today (July 17) advised Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to suspend delivery of a supplementary batch of Chinese-built, main battle tanks to Cambodia for the sake of Thailand’s border security reasons. The elected lawmaker/secretary-general of the splinter opposition party […]

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Moderate quake in Myanmar near Mae Hong Son border

  By Amarin TV and Thai Newsroom AN earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale, with a depth of 14km, jolted Myanmar at 8.26 a.m. this morning (July 17), 321 kilometres from the Mae Hong Son border. The Earthquake Monitoring Division of the Meteorological Department confirmed there was no impact on Thailand. A powerful earthquake […]

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Anutin holds talks with visiting Princess Anne

  PRIME MINISTER Anutin Charnvirakul held talks with Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence at Government House today (July 16) focusing on strengthening Thai-UK relations, Naewna newspaper said. Ms. Rachada Thanadirek, spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office, said both sides exchanged views on Thai-UK relations and their perspectives […]

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3 nightspots temporarily shut as BMA mounts sweep

  IN the aftermath of the big blaze at a beer hall in Soi Ladprao 1, Chatuchak district, close to midnight last Sunday (July 12) Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) today (July 16) temporarily closed three nightspots that did not meet safety standards with rigorous inspections being mounted across the city’s 50 districts, PPTVHD36 and Amarin […]

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Over 3,600 local officials’ employment deals scrapped over exam scam

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE THAN 3,600 officials at local government administrations have had their employment deals immediately rescinded in the face of allegations that they had been evidently involved in an organised fraud over recruitment exams on which they may have cheated, Interior Undersecretary Arsit Sampantharat confirmed today (July 16). Among a total […]

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