A Thai court on Friday dismissed a challenge by a Chinese journalist over his prolonged detention in Bangkok, a day after authorities began proceedings to extradite him to China, his lawyer said.

The Ministry of Transport will seek cabinet approval next month for a budget of between 5 billion and 5.8 billion baht to subsidise electric train fares ranging from 17 to 45 baht per trip.

Thailand and Timor-Leste have agreed to broaden cooperation in five areas, including speeding up the introduction of direct flights between Bangkok and Dili.

The overall flood situation has improved, with waters in Chachoengsao and Prachin Buri provinces beginning to recede, as the government steps up drainage and recovery efforts in affected areas, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Friday.

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) is reviewing why its artificial intelligence (AI)-based screening system failed to detect Shuffle.com, an online gambling website reportedly linked to the husband of Bhumjaithai Party MP Suchada Zhang Thansap.

Visitors can still use Benjakitti Park daily from 4.30am to 10pm while Bangkok hosts the IMF-World Bank Group Annual Meetings, but several sections will be off limits and access will be tighter.

Three eastern provinces and four in the Central Region could be inundated by heavy rain on the weekend, while some areas in Bangkok will also possibly face downpours, weathermen said on Friday.

Young Thais are entering debt at increasingly early ages, gaining access to credit cards, instalment plans and digital financial services before many have developed the financial discipline to manage them.

The Treasury Department will launch a commemorative coin for the 2026 International Monetary Fund-World Bank Annual Meetings, reviving a tradition from the country's first hosting in 1991.

The Treasury Department will issue a commemorative coin for the 2026 International Monetary Fund-World Bank meetings, reviving a tradition from the country's first hosting in 1991.

Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has urged an investigation into the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's cancellation of the Khu Bon retention pond project following land purchases by parties allegedly linked to City Hall.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has teamed up with the Defence Ministry to clean up Rom Klao Housing Estate in Lat Krabang district within four to five days as authorities step up drainage efforts in 80 communities still affected by flooding.

Opposition parties have filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and 17 ministers, citing alleged Senate election collusion, exam fraud and administrative failures.

Health officials on Thursday found unlicensed nursing homes and overcrowding at a licensed facility in Nonthaburi, prompting efforts to relocate residents amid allegations of chaining and physical abuse.

Authorities on Thursday began transferring the first flood relief payments, as more than 1.42 million households have registered for assistance through the Tang Rat application, the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) said.