The Latest Breaking News from the Interior Ministry

Millions await welfare review

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered an extension to the appeal period for applicants rejected from the state welfare card programme.

Bangkok Post · Jul 21

6 million to get new aid offer

The Finance Ministry will today ask the cabinet to move six million people who failed to qualify for the 2026 state welfare card programme into a new co-payment scheme, while easing rules blamed for unfairly excluding low-income people.

Bangkok Post · Jul 20

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 · Jul 18

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 · Jul 11

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…

France 24 · Jul 9

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 · Jul 8

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 · Jul 7

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 · Jul 6

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 · Jul 6

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 · Jul 2