The Meteorological Department expects the cold season in Thailand to start later than usual this year due to the strong El Nino weather phenomenon.

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a Transport Ministry proposal to cap Bangkok electric train fares at  45 baht on all lines, to ease the strain on commuters' wallets as the cost of living soars.

Khon Kaen Geopark has successfully passed a Unesco review process is on track to become Thailand’s third Unesco global geopark, pending final approval in April next year, according to Natural Resources and Environment Minister Suchart Chomklin.

The top of a chedi crumbled and fell to the ground at Wat Mai Nong Hoi in Doi Lo district, Chiang Mai, on Tuesday morning, raising concerns over the stability of nearby structures.

PHUKET - A new bus route has been added on the resort island to serve commuters and travellers between the airport and Rawai beach.

The United Nations human rights body has welcomed a Thai Court of Appeal decision upholding the acquittal of three human rights activists in a long-running criminal defamation case brought by the Thammakaset poultry company.

Police are investigating allegations of public fraud, money laundering and computer crime involving former Miss Thailand Panadda "Boom" Wongphudee, following a scandal over millions of baht spent by her Goodness Foundation. She appeared to place the blame on her husband.

Police forced their way into a university student's room to warn her she was online to a scammer who had already cheated her out of 400,000 baht.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Students and parents fled in panic as an angry father went on a rampage at their school, firing gunshots into the air after complaining that his child could still not read or do basic maths.

The government's Solar for the People scheme offers households subsidies of up to 50,000 baht to install solar power systems, but consumers should weigh installation costs, eligibility requirements and potential savings before signing up.

The People's Party has called for an investigation into alleged irregularities in the government's 50-billion-baht household solar scheme, including suspected collusion among contractors and alleged kickbacks of 30,000 baht per installation.

The mobile cabinet meeting in Udon Thani on Tuesday will consider 170 development projects worth more than 78.5 billion baht, covering agriculture, border trade, tourism and drug suppression across five northeastern provinces.

A clause in the new amnesty law could give former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra a route to challenge convictions and seek the return of 46 billion baht in seized assets, a political scientist has warned.

Experts on Thai-Japan relations say Japan and Thailand should deepen cooperation in advanced manufacturing, clean energy and digital infrastructure to strengthen regional competitiveness and economic resilience.

The government has stepped up security along the Thai-Myanmar border after fighting between Myanmar government forces and rebel troops caused damage to homes and injured people on the Thai side.

The opposition has accused the government of monopolising political power, exploiting public funds and failing to address economic pressures and flooding ahead of a proposed censure debate.

The Industry Ministry will inspect 3,049 factories nationwide that handle industrial waste disposal and recycling, aiming to bring them up to standard within a year, Industry Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said.

People's Party (PP) leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has condemned an attack on a migrant workers' protest leader, calling for reforms to ease registration burdens and curb corruption.

People's Party MP Pawoot Pongvitayapanu has urged the government to support Thai-owned game development, saying Thailand must capture more value from its 37-billion-baht gaming market.

The second Russian-Thai Investment Forum in Bangkok attracted more than 2,000 participants and over 1,000 companies, representing investment potential of more than US$4.5 billion (152 billion baht).

A new terminal and fourth runway could double Suvarnabhumi airport's annual passenger capacity to 120 million within the next seven years, according to Airports of Thailand's (AOT) fifth development plan for the airport.

The trial run of new express bus services with limited stops was plagued by poor communication on Monday, with many Bangkok commuters left wondering why buses were passing them by without stopping.

The Malaysian government has approved an extension of its East Coast rail line to the Thai border in Narathiwat province

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday he was not worried about a planned thousand-vehicle protest over Thai economic hardship that will culminate near Government House later this week.

A seven-year-old boy spent more than eight hours wandering, lost in bamboo thickets in a ravine before being rescued, near Tat Yai Waterfall in Nam Nao district of Phetchaburi province.

The Central Investigation Bureau is investigating allegations of fraud involving the huge fund of donations managed by the Goodness Foundation of former beauty queen Panadda "Boom" Wongphudee.

A Chinese passenger was caught with nearly 9,000 "weight-loss" injection pens, worth about 5.3 million baht, in his luggage on arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport from Bangladesh.

The International Horticultural Expo 2026 opened in Udon Thani on Sunday, but first-day attendance was below expectations and several problems emerged for urgent attention.

A fire swept through 79 houses in the Patthana Bon Kai community in Bangkok in the early hours of Monday. There were no injuries reported.

The Be One Foundation is facing scrutiny over allegations that about 1 million baht was transferred from its accounts to personal accounts belonging to its founder, Chalida Phalamat, and her family.