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Bank of Thailand said the September 2025 cash withdrawal spike was driven by mule-account clampdown fears, not vote-buying. It added that payments returned to normal from October and that it is monitoring cash demand ahead of the election.

The United States has suspended seafood imports from 12 Vietnamese fisheries since 1 January 2026 for failing to meet requirements under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), a move that could open the door for Thai exporters.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the coordinated bomb and arson attacks at 11 locations across Narathiwat, Yala and Pattani were intended to stir unrest and cause disruption in line with the local administrative organisation elections.