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Nightspot safety checks ‘to be finished in 30 days’

The Interior Ministry has initiated a nationwide inspection of entertainment venues and public buildings, instructing local authorities to complete their checks within 30 days.

Bangkok Post

Interior Ministry cancels tainted recruitment list

An Interior Ministry committee on Friday ordered the cancellation of the recruitment list involving 5,924 candidates after investigators found irregularities in examination scores.

Bangkok Post

Hungary's national fireworks costs shrink but many still call it wasteful

Tradition or money down the drain? A state-funded jolly for all, or an outdated form of animal cruelty? As 20 August nears, the yearly row over whether Hungary needs fireworks and how big they should be reignites.

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Fire spurs venue law rethink

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged a sweeping review of Thailand's entertainment venue laws and zoning regulations following the deadly fire at Rong Beer Na Ladprao.

Bangkok Post

‘Energy transition’ projects face new checks

The Department of Local Administration (DLA) has suspended the submission of project proposals by local administrative organisations under the government’s 200-billion-baht energy transition loan programme.

Bangkok Post

The high cost of a reshuffle

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s insistence that there will be no cabinet reshuffle any time soon reflects more than confidence in his ministers. It also underscores the political reality that his room for manoeuvre is far narrower than many observers assume.

Bangkok Post

Syria arrests IS group-linked suspects over Damascus bombings during Macron visit

Syrian authorities said on Thursday they had arrested several suspects accused of carrying out a series of bombings in Damascus including attacks during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit this week. The interior ministry said security forces dismantled the entire cell, while an official blamed the Islamic State group, which has…

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Anti-graft agency declares exam scandal a special case

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has designated local government recruitment exam scandal a special case, citing its scale, complexity and the large number of people implicated.

Bangkok Post

Exam results of 5,000 civil servants in question

The Interior Ministry has found irregularities in the exam results of about 5,000 newly recruited local administrative officials and will ask the anti-graft body to investigate further.

Bangkok Post

Milei's Anti-Corruption Brand Takes a Hit as He Hands Power to the Man He Once Called Corrupt

Milei named ex-rival Diego Santilli chief of staff after a corruption scandal toppled his top aide — testing his brand at home and in South Florida.

Latin Times

Italy tops European tourism in 2026 with a busy summer in sight

Visitor numbers increased during the first half of 2026, driven primarily by international tourists. Tourism Minister Gianmarco Mazzi said the sector a 'pillar of the national economy'.

Euronews

Interior Ministry wraps up exam scandal probe

An investigation team examining alleged corruption in local government recruitment exams has completed interviews with all relevant individuals and is expected to summarise its findings within the next one to two days, the Interior Ministry says.

Bangkok Post

France confirms dates for 2027 presidential election

France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on 18 April 2027 and the runoff on 2 May after the government formally approved the dates at Wednesday's cabinet meeting.

Radio France Internationale

Nominee business probe expands to 200 more firms

The Interior Ministry has stepped up its investigation into suspected nominee businesses in Phuket, with about 200 more companies set to be examined in the next phase.

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Israeli army says it destroyed Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military on Sunday said it destroyed underground infrastructure used by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in ‌a ⁠village in southern Lebanon. The attack targeted a 200-meter-long tunnel in the town of Majdal Zoun, according to a joint statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel…

Bangkok Post

Ministry sidelines DLA chief on nationwide exam-rigging case

The Interior Ministry has abruptly transferred Department of Local Administration (DLA) Director-General Teeruth Supawiboonpol amid a sweeping corruption scandal tied to local recruitment examinations valued at more than 4.5 billion baht.

Euronews

Spain toughens rules for e-scooters: new requirements

The government has approved a reform to the General Traffic Regulations making helmets compulsory for e-scooter users nationwide and setting a minimum age of 15. The measure forms part of a road safety package.

Bangkok Post

Probe launched into alleged foreign land holdings in Phuket

The Interior Ministry has ordered a probe into Phuket land ownership amid evidence of foreign-linked companies suspected of unlawful occupation of land plots.

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Feuding Phuket governor and deputies transferred off the island

The cabinet on Tuesday approved the transfer of the Phuket governor to a post at the Interior Ministry, one day after Prime Minister Anutin Charvirakul signed a lightning order transferring his two deputies, in a move to end conflict inside the provincial hall.

Bangkok Post

Authorities ramp up Ebola surveillance

Governors nationwide have been instructed to strengthen Ebola surveillance and prevention measures following outbreaks in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the Interior Ministry.

Euronews

France sees as sharp rise in anti-Jewish, anti-Christian and anti-Muslim acts, says government

In a new report, the French Interior Ministry says that "anti-religious acts strike at freedom of conscience and the free exercise of religion" and endanger "the very balance of our society".

Bangkok Post

Thailand to export surplus jet fuel

The National Security Council (NSC) has approved the export of jet fuel to Vietnam and the Philippines after determining that Thailand currently has excess reserves.

Radio France Internationale

France’s 'free party' crackdown ignites debate over who controls public space

In a quarry between Nantes and Rennes, DJ Maël Péneau once played drum and bass records for three days straight to thousands of "free party" ravers. Thirty years on, a proposed law would put the organisers of events like these behind bars.

The Independent UK

Syrian authorities arrest ex-intelligence officer tied to a leaked video of a massacre

Syrian authorities have arrested a former intelligence officer allegedly linked to a video showing the fatal shooting of dozens during the country's conflict

Latin Times

Claudia Sheinbaum Says Mexico Does Not Accept Foreign Operations on Its Soil After Death of Alleged CIA Agents in Chihuahua

President Claudia Sheinbaum said April 22 during her morning press conference that the Interior Ministry is investigating the case, as the federal government had not been informed of the presence of the two foreign nationals in the operation.

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