The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has seized 473 live and dead mud turtles, a protected species, smuggled into Thailand from Mexico in a shipment falsely declared as leather belts.

Heavy downpours are expected in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Songkhla on Sunday before expanding to almost all southern provinces along the Gulf of Thailand from Surat Thani.

Police apprehended Panadda "Boom" Wongphudee at her house on Friday while her husband, Atip "Got" Anantawan, surrendered to authorities to fight serious charges, including public fraud and money laundry.

Panadda "Boom" Wongphudee has sought to apologise to the public after being arrested at her house on Friday as her husband, Atip "Got" Anantawan, surrendered to authorities to fight serious charges, including public fraud and money laundry.

The Transport Ministry will open the entire 196-kilometre Bang Pa-in–Nakhon Ratchasima motorway (M6) free of charge from Dec 25 to ease congestion during the New Year holiday,  said Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn.

Amnesty International has urged Thailand to offer two Uyghur men sanctuary in a safe third country, warning that deporting them to China would endanger their lives and violate international law.

The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry has given organisers of the Udon Thani International Horticultural Expo 2026 seven days to address visitor complaints about transport, ticketing and facilities following its opening on Nov 1.

Automotive firms represented by the US-Asean Business Council (USABC) reaffirmed plans to maintain and expand investment in Thailand, retaining the country as a key global vehicle manufacturing and export base.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has denied that his Bhumjaithai-led government is seeking to extend its influence over parliament, amid criticism of proposed changes to House regulations governing parliamentary committees.

Police have arrested three alleged organisers of a network supplying corporate mule accounts to online scammers, bringing the number of suspects detained to 56.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has pledged to strengthen Thailand's position as a major global food supplier, describing food security as an essential part of national security.

A group of protesters from the South demanding a 10-baht-per-litre cut in diesel prices and tougher action against drug trafficking began travelling to Bangkok on Thursday.

The Department of Medical Sciences (DoMS) said that Influenza A(H1N1) accounted for more than 94% of influenza cases detected in Thailand in October.

A former Constitutional Court judge has questioned the Election Commission's (EC) legal grounds for asking the Constitutional Court to intervene in a dispute with the Supreme Court over the vetting of Senate candidates.

An assistant professor at a Bangkok university and seven other suspects, including three state hospital employees in Sukhothai, have been arrested in two drug operations, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board says.

Actress Panadda “Boom” Wongphudee was waiting for police to arrive at her Bangkok home on Thursday evening, after the Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in connection with alleged misuse of donations made to her Goodness Foundation.

Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri has welcomed a new member of its pygmy hippopotamus family. The newborn’s sex has not yet been determined but it is a niece or nephew for Moo Deng, the zoo’s star attraction.

Thailand has banned a textbook about the country on national security grounds, with the book’s exiled editor saying on Thursday that it was outlawed over its content on the monarchy.

All students at a Pattaya school were ordered to go home for safety on Thursday after a shooting threat that prompted the headmaster to close the building for two days.

Cybercrime police have identified three Thai nationals who gambled on the online platform Shuffle.com and are preparing to take legal action, while authorities may seize assets belonging to Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap and her husband if evidence warrants it, according to Justice Minister Rutthapon Naowarat.

Women from Thailand were ranked third among foreigners tying the knot with South Korean men in multicultural marriages last year, government statistics show.

The death of “Boon Thing”, a beloved otter that had lived with its former caretaker for more than six years, has sparked public debate after it died less than three weeks after being transferred from a small private zoo to a wildlife rescue centre.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is ramping up flood recovery operations while preparing for a fresh round of severe weather expected to affect the capital and other parts of Thailand over the coming days.

NONTHABURI - An officer attached to Pak Kret police station has been immediately transferred from his post and placed at the Operations Centre of the Nonthaburi provincial police pending disciplinary and criminal investigations over an alleged assault on a fellow officer.

Chalermpong Saengdee, a People's Party (PP) MP for Phuket, has proposed restricting cannabis shops to designated areas away from schools, religious sites and cultural landmarks to protect the island's image as a tourist destination.

The Interior Ministry is reviewing laws governing foundations, citing outdated regulations and weak penalties following allegations of donation misuse involving the Goodness Foundation chaired by actress Panadda “Boom” Wongphudee.

Cambodia's campaign against scam compounds risks failing unless it targets private security companies and influential business and military networks accused of helping the criminal industry operate, Amnesty International warns.

House Speaker Sophon Zarum has denied claims that new regulations governing the work of 35 standing parliamentary committees are intended to strip committee chairmen of their authority or silence the opposition.

The Election Commission (EC) has voted 5-2 to seek a Constitutional Court ruling on whether the Supreme Court has the authority to examine Senate candidates' qualifications and review EC decisions.

Sirinat National Park has installed underwater temperature loggers at two coral reef sites in Phuket to monitor rising sea temperatures and provide early warnings of potential coral bleaching.