Thailand plans to expand peace talks in the deep South beyond the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN), with greater public participation seen as essential to achieving a lasting solution, Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said on Wednesday.

Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat has ordered a thorough investigation into private hospitals believed linked to fake paternity registrations, following reports that the scheme might date back more than two decades.

PHUKET - The mayor of Patong municipality has blamed encroachment on nearby hills by property developers for causing the huge mudslides that struck the area on Monday.

Army troops seized 261.5 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice”, following a gunfight with suspected drug smugglers in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai in the early hours of Wednesday.

The man accused of posting a fake transaction slip on the “Godd Dam” Facebook page showing a purported 7-million-baht transfer to then-deputy prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul was arrested on Wednesday.

A foreign man, whose nationality has yet been identified, reportedly fell to his death from a high-rise condominium on Sukhumvit Road in Pattaya early on Wednesday morning.

Police are looking for four Myanmar workers, two married couples, who allegedly beat and stabbed two Chinese employers at a construction workers’ camp in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district, killing one and seriously injuring the other, before fleeing with about 50,000 baht in wages.

Flooding remained in Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Satun provinces, affecting 3,128 families or 6,870 people in 86 villages on Wednesday morning, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers against buying animal medicines from a Facebook page accused of taking payments without delivering products.

The government is preparing to accept a grant worth over 115 million baht from the World Bank to support preparations for a 165-billion-baht flood diversion canal project aimed at reducing flood risks in the lower Chao Phraya basin.

The government is ready to support innovation that adds value to agricultural products and helps farmers reach global markets, according to Kosol Pattama, adviser to the Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office.

Deputy Transport Minister Phattrapong Phattraprasit is accelerating plans to introduce seaplane services in the Andaman region to boost tourism and the local economy while ensuring aviation safety and protecting the environment.

Residents whose homes were damaged by flash floods and landslides in Phuket can qualify for disaster insurance compensation even if flooding lasted less than seven days, Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liangprasit said.

Two people have been arrested for allegedly providing unlicensed medical services, including ultrasound examinations to assess stroke risk, at a restaurant in Bangkok's Bang Na district, charging 900 baht per customer.

People's Party list MP Rangsiman Rome has urged the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to pursue a criminal case against those behind online gambling website Shuffle, saying there is sufficient evidence to proceed.

Police have arrested 11 suspects in a nationwide crackdown on a transnational network accused of creating and selling corporate mule accounts to scam gangs, money launderers and online gambling operators.

Foreign Affairs Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand is closely monitoring the escalating situation in the Middle East, expressing concern for Thai citizens performing the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid fears the conflict may spread.

The Public Health Ministry's Department of Disease Control opened an emergency operations centre to monitor health risks after the floods caused a probable leakage from an industrial waste landfill in Prachin Buri province.

A trail-running venue and resort in Nakhon Nayok linked to Athip "God" Anantawan, husband of former beauty queen and charity founder Panadda "Bum" Wongphudee, had no military permission to use the land, the army said on Tuesday.

Thai authorities have seized and frozen assets worth 35.8 billion baht in their ongoing investigation into an alleged international money-laundering network linked to South African businessman Benjamin Mauerberger and Cambodia-born entrepreneur Yim Leak.

Thai and Vietnamese media organisations are pushing for stronger copyright protection and fairer revenue-sharing from global technology platforms such as Google and Meta as digital trends erode news publishers’ traffic and income.

Deputy Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Watcharaphon Khaokham has defended a request for more than 200 million baht in additional publicity funding for the Udon Thani International Horticultural Expo 2026, citing economic and social benefits.

SURAT THANI - Thai immigration police have arrested a Swedish national wanted by authorities in his home country after he was found hiding on Koh Samui.

The Supreme Court will begin hearing testimony on Nov 3 from defence witnesses in the ethics case brought against 44 former Move Forward Party MPs.

Army troops seized about four million methamphetamine pills following a skirmish with smugglers near the Myanmar border in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province.

A female red panda rescued from suspected international wildlife traffickers has been transferred to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri for medical assessment and rehabilitation.

CHIANG MAI - Villagers on Doi Pui mountain have apologised for allowing volunteers to "clean up" a memorial for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), resulting in 15 beautiful majestic trees being cut down.

DNA tests have identified 24 more Chinese-born children whose Thai birth certificates wrongfully list unrelated Thai men as their fathers.

The credibility of the opposition’s coming no-confidence debate will be judged by the evidence presented during the parliamentary proceedings, not by a social media post later proven to contain false information, opposition chief whip Parit Wacharasindhu said on Tuesday.

The Senate approved Supreme Court judge Kajondej Janwattananon as a member of the State Audit Commission (SAC) in a 143-0 vote.