The Latest Breaking News from The Foreign Affairs Ministry

Thailand among top destinations for Koreans in drug‑trafficking cases

Thailand ranked second only to Cambodia for cases in which South Koreans were caught trying to transport illicit drugs to third countries, according to data compiled by the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Seoul and reported by a South Korean lawmaker.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

Still no clearance to bring dead Thai vlogger home from Georgia

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is still awaiting clearance from police investigators in Georgia, in eastern Europe, to return the body of Thai Youtuber Hlun Solo to Thailand for funeral rites.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3

No Thais hurt in Japan quake

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has activated emergency contact channels for Thai citizens in Japan following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 29

First batch of evacuees arrive home

The first batch of 78 Thai evacuees from war-torn Sudan arrived at Bangkok's Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base on Thursday night.

Bangkok Post · Apr 28, 2023

EC 'sorry' over glitch with voter registry

The Election Commission (EC) has apologised after the online advance voter registration system crashed on Sunday, the last registration day.

Bangkok Post · Apr 10, 2023

Thais abroad 'should' cast postal votes

Four political parties yesterday called on the Election Commission (EC) to coordinate with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to adopt postal voting as the main method for early voting by Thais abroad.

Bangkok Post · Mar 31, 2023

Plan in place to safeguard votes abroad as poll nears

The Foreign Affairs Ministry is gearing up for advance voting by Thai citizens abroad, with a system to be introduced to monitor the voting in real time.

Bangkok Post · Mar 23, 2023