Thailand’s financial institutions should join an international green finance capacity-building network and help develop training materials tailored to the local market, according to Ma Jun, a leading Chinese green finance expert.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is confident Thailand remains on track to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) by 2028 after receiving positive feedback from its secretary-general on the country’s preparations.

A senior Chinese embassy official has highlighted the resilience of China’s economy and its readiness to deepen cooperation with Thailand in high-tech industries and clean energy to support the country’s economic development.

Authorities seized more than 200 tonnes of suspected aluminium dross stored in a warehouse in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province on Friday.

Thai farmers, fishermen and workers marched through Bangkok on Friday as global finance and business leaders gathered for IMF and World Bank meetings, demanding a say in policies shaping their livelihoods.

Demonstrators faced a police blockade banning them on Friday from marching to the meeting venue of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to air grievances against the two institutions.

Demonstrators faced a police blockade banning them on Friday from marching to the meeting venue of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to air grievances against the two institutions.

Police have fined a tuk-tuk driver 1,500 baht after he demanded 4,000 baht from two Russian tourists, who attended The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour for a journey to Sukhumvit 4, although they ultimately paid him only 400 baht.

Police have fined a tuk-tuk driver 1,500 baht after he demanded 4,000 baht from two Russian tourists, who attended The Weeknd: After Hours Til Dawn Tour for a journey to Sukhumvit 4, although they ultimately paid him only 400 baht.

Two homemade pipe bombs were thrown into a security unit’s operational base in Bannang Sata district, Yala province late on Thursday evening, leaving five security volunteers injured.

Airport authorities can open checked baggage during the screening process without the presence of the passenger from Friday in a new regulation to increase aviation safety.

Amnesty International Thailand raised concerns over police conduct after observing the use of physical force against protesters, who gathered near the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group Annual Meetings on Thursday morning.

MRT's Blue Line station, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center will remain closed until 4pm on Friday for security reasons as it directly connects with the venue of the ongoing annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau has announced road closures and traffic restrictions around the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok on Friday, Oct 16, to facilitate travel and ensure public safety.

The second round of conciliation proceedings between Thailand and Cambodia under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) began in The Hague on Wednesday.

The House committee on energy will summon the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and private companies to clarify complaints over the selection process for a 23-billion-baht solar farm project in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

Construction of the royal crematorium for Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother is more than 90% complete, with the final detailing expected to be finished by the end of this month, the Fine Arts Department said.

BURI RAM - Dozens of wild elephants and more than 100 gaurs have been spotted feeding in Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary after recent rainfall replenished water sources and revived vegetation following a dry spell, officials said.

Labour Minister Julapun Amornvivat said that nullifying the Social Security Board election, which was won by the Progressive Social Security team, was not under consideration and that politicians were not prohibited from encouraging people to vote.

Pheu Thai pledged to support the Bhumjaithai-led government during the upcoming no-confidence debate, with key party figure Yodchanan Wongsawat expressing confidence in the administration's performance.

Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned that countries must rebuild economic buffers, address global imbalances and prepare for the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI).

KANCHANABURI: Authorities found an internet cable illegally laid from a border house in Sangkhla Buri district to a possible casino in Myanmar on Thursday.

Replacing earmarked tax funding with annual government budget allocations for Thai PBS could expose the public broadcaster to greater political influence, say media academics, who have called for stronger financial transparency and more diverse revenue sources.

An 83-year-old driver following GPS drove her car onto a U-turn bridge designated for motorcycles only and became stuck, unable to reverse back down and causing a stir in Samut Sakhon on Thursday.

Seventy-six people have died across Thailand since mid-September because of flooding, including 25 in Prachin Buri province alone, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Thursday welcomed Swiss President Guy Parmelin for an official visit aimed at expanding trade and investment and strengthening bilateral cooperation, as the two countries prepare to mark the 95th anniversary of diplomatic relations.

SONGKHLA - Immigration police have arrested a Chinese former flight attendant who is suspected of acting as a broker for a human smuggling network that helps foreigners across the Thai-Malaysian border.

PHUKET - Police have arrested a Chinese man with an expired visa in a rented house in the middle of a forest on this southern tourist island, after learning was wanted for allegedly running an illegal casino.

Demonstrators gathered on Thursday morning near the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, the venue of IMF-World Bank Group meetings, but were prevented by police from advancing.

The government has arranged emergency assistance for more than 200 Muslim pilgrims stranded at Suvarnabhumi airport after attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh disrupted flights to Saudi Arabia.