Parliament Co-op members urge probe into embezzlement case
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025
Members of the Parliament Savings Cooperative cry foul over 14-million-baht fraud, urge external agencies to investigate. Meanwhile, the Board confirms the fraud, has dismissed the financial officer, and filed a police complaint.
As the Thingyan festival celebrations continued in parts of Myanmar, the Karen National Union (KNU) launched a pre-dawn assault on Myanmar military forces on April 15, 2025. The clash took place approximately 40 kilometres from the Thai border in Mae Sot District, Tak province.
Arrest warrants imminent in SAO building collapse, says PM
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025
Arrest warrants for those linked in the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building will be issued soon, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
'Resist protectionism,' China's Xi tells Cambodia as Phnom Penh seeks loans
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025
Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged Cambodia to "resist protectionism" as he arrived in Phnom Penh on Thursday at the end of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia, with US tariffs threatening the economies of both countries.
More than 1 million revellers attend Maha Songkran Festival
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025
More than one million revellers took part in the Maha Songkran World Water Festival, generating over one billion baht in tourism revenue, according to the Thai government
Measures for southern unrest to be finalised after visit: Phumtham
FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025
Measures to resolve unrest in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces are expected to be finalised following the Defence Minister’s visit on April 26–27.