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The Department of Special Investigation's (DSI) move to quickly link opposition People's Party (PP) MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu to a financial trail in the illegal forex trading controversy has triggered public suspicions.

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Exam scandal raises questions about trust

The recent arrest of individuals accused of manipulating local government recruitment exams, resulting in damages exceeding 4.5 billion baht, has sent shockwaves throughout Thailand.

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End criminalisation of drug use

Earlier this month, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released its latest regional report showing another year of record-breaking increases in drug seizures made by countries in Southeast and East Asia, particularly of methamphetamine and ketamine -- both synthetic drugs produced and trafficked regionally for the past…

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Markets hear Greenspan echo as Fed goes quiet

As the world marks the passing of former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, who died on Monday aged 100, it's almost fitting that the US central bank is entering a period of "less is more" when it comes to communications -- something the "maestro" himself ‌would have approved of.

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Beauty market posts modest growth

Thailand's beauty market, particularly the plastic surgery and aesthetics sector, was valued at 75 billion baht in 2025, up 2.7% year-on-year, according to data from the TTB Economic Analysis Center.

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Mainland SE Asia's shifting dynamics

To see how Thailand is really doing, one needs to be outside the country. On a recent work trip to Hanoi, I found it inescapable that Thailand continues to fall behind even as its leaders pretend otherwise. Given the last two decades of political instability and prolonged economic doldrums, this…

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Redefining beauty naturally

Ageing gracefully is no longer only about extending lifespan. Increasingly, it is also about preserving vitality, confidence and a sense of self over time.

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Britain's King Charles to reveal personal tax bill, a first for a British monarch

LONDON — King Charles III will reveal his personal tax bill in a bid to improve transparency, Buckingham Palace confirmed to Agence France-Presse ( AFP ) on Sunday, as royal finances come under increasing public scrutiny in Britain.

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Court orders TotalEnergies to account for clients' emissions

PARIS — A French court ordered oil and gas giant TotalEnergies on Thursday to account for the emissions from the use of its products by clients, in a high-stakes climate case brought by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the city of Paris.

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Thousands feared dead after Venezuela quakes

CARACAS - Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings and setting ‌off powerful aftershocks.

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Exam scandal leads to checks on all 480,000 papers

The Department of Local Administration plans to recheck the answer sheets of all 480,000 people who took its nationwide examination late last year after reports about large-scale exam rigging involving billions of baht in bribes.

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New movies out this week: June 25-July 1

Five new releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.

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Drinking session ends in violent death

KHON KAEN – A drinking session between two friends in Khon Kaen ended in tragedy after one man accused the other of being a ghost before bludgeoning him to death with a hammer, police said.

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Opposition MP called for questioning on forex case

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Thailand seeks Chinese fugitive over illegal crypto mining

Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for a Chinese businessman featured in a Reuters investigation ‌into transnational crypto-investment fraud, alleging he was part of a network that laundered money from scams and online gambling through illegal cryptocurrency mining.

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Hong Kong gangster jailed for forcing 2 Thai women into prostitution

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 70-year-old gang member to a year in prison for forcing two Thai women into prostitution, after they fell for job scams claiming to be hiring massage therapists and were trafficked from Thailand to the city in 2023.

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USA, Germany in control as Dutch eye World Cup knockouts

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey - Co-hosts the United States and Germany will bid to complete perfect World Cup group stage campaigns on Thursday, while the Netherlands and Japan look poised to join them in the last 32.

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Official linked to exam cheating scandal suspended

Phetchabun municipal staffer a shareholder in company where doctored test results were found

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Cambodian reporters lose appeal against treason sentences

Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld 14-year prison sentences for two journalists convicted of treason for posting a photo taken in a military-restricted area after border clashes with Thailand.

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Chinese-Thai couple arrested for illegal yuan exchange service

Police have arrested a Chinese man and his Thai girlfriend accused of offering an illegal yuan exchange service, with importers of Chinese products and technology-related criminals among their clients.

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Value of Thai exports rises 10.6% in May

The dollar value of Thailand’s exports rose ‌10.6% in May from a year earlier, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, slightly lower than analysts’ ⁠expectations.

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Mothers search, men weep amid debris of Venezuela quakes

CARACAS - "Antonio, it's your mom, I'm right here," a mother's desperate cries bounced off the rubble of a 22-story building in Caracas that collapsed following two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela on Wednesday.

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Mexico stay perfect, bounce Czechs out of World Cup

MEXICO CITY: Mexico continued ⁠their perfect start to the World Cup with a 3-0 romp against the Czech Republic on Wednesday, finishing their group-stage campaign with a flourish and killing off their tame opponents' ‌hopes of making the knockouts.

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South Africa stun South Korea, advance in second place from Group A

Thapelo Maseko's second-half goal lifted ⁠South Africa ⁠to a must-win 1-0 result against South Korea in their Group A finale in Guadalupe, Mexico, on Wednesday, sending Bafana Bafana to the World Cup knockout stage ‌for the first time.

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Task force tackles risk of bird strikes

Deputy Transport Minister Phattrapong Phattraprasit has ordered a special task force to address the growing problem of bird strikes on aircraft.

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