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Minister targets companies linked to contamination
Deputy Interior Minister Polapee Suwunchwee on Tuesday vowed legal action against those responsible for a chemical leak from industrial waste that worsened flooding in Si Maha Phot district of Prachin Buri.
Scam crackdowns net 39 suspects
Police arrested 39 suspects and seized assets worth more than 500 million baht in raids across 11 provinces targeting a transnational scam and money-laundering network.
Unsit says flood funds 'sufficient'
Interior permanent secretary Unsit Sampuntharat on Tuesday assured that the government had sufficient funds to compensate flood victims, with payments already made to nearly 300,000 households.
Four held in industrial waste seizures
Authorities in Chon Buri have seized hundreds of tonnes of suspected industrial waste at two sites in the province and detained four people as part of a crackdown on the illegal storage and processing of industrial refuse.
Raid frees exploited Myanmar children
Authorities have arrested four suspects and rescued children from Myanmar allegedly forced to sell flowers and other goods to tourists in Bangkok.
Philippines rejects China’s calls for direct contact amid ‘miscalculation’ warnings
The Philippine military has rejected calls to restore direct communication channels with its Chinese counterpart, despite warnings from Beijing that their absence risks “miscalculation” during confrontations and could further escalate tensions in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it would not communicate with its Chinese counterpart in advance of its maritime operations, arguing that such channels were ineffective without mutual respect for international...
Philippines rejects China’s calls for direct contact amid ‘miscalculation’ warnings
The Philippine military has rejected calls to restore direct communication channels with its Chinese counterpart, despite warnings from Beijing that their absence risks “miscalculation” during confrontations and could further escalate tensions in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said it would not communicate with its Chinese counterpart in advance of its maritime operations, arguing that such channels were ineffective without mutual respect for international...
Plan to live-stream US execution tests Southeast Asia’s content curbs
The US government’s plan to live-stream the execution of a former Army member convicted in a deadly 2009 mass shooting is raising questions about how effectively Southeast Asian governments can restrict graphic online content. Analysts say while authorities may have powers to restrict access to the live stream, containing clips and altered copies of the killing posted to social media could prove far more difficult. The issue gained fresh urgency on Tuesday, after Australia’s Environment Minister...
Plan to live-stream US execution tests Southeast Asia’s content curbs
The US government’s plan to live-stream the execution of a former Army member convicted in a deadly 2009 mass shooting is raising questions about how effectively Southeast Asian governments can restrict graphic online content. Analysts say while authorities may have powers to restrict access to the live stream, containing clips and altered copies of the killing posted to social media could prove far more difficult. The issue gained fresh urgency on Tuesday, after Australia’s Environment Minister...
Ecosystem Roundup: Frozen Middle: 57% of SEA firms can’t scale their AI pilots
Southeast Asian companies are spending more on AI and getting little out of it. Adobe’s 2026 State of AI Readiness Report, which surveyed 461 senior executives in the region, finds 73% raising AI budgets year on year, while 57% remain stuck in AI’s Frozen Middle, piloting without the coordination to scale. Only 15 of every 100 […] The post Ecosystem Roundup: Frozen Middle: 57% of SEA firms can’t scale their AI pilots appeared first on e27.