Thailand morning news for October 14

‘Final’ round of RCEP talks fail to reach agreement, but it’s not over yet Trade ministers and negotiators in Thailand for what was scheduled as the final round of negotiations on the establishment of what […]

‘Final’ round of RCEP talks fail to reach agreement, but it’s not over yet Trade ministers and negotiators in Thailand for what was scheduled as the final round of negotiations on the establishment of what […]

BBC Thai follows up Australian media claims about Thammanat’s imprisonment in Sydney The BBC’s Thai affiliate has published notes of an official document obtained from a visit to an Australian court, stating that Manat Bophlom […]

DPM Anutin calls on National Hazardous Substances Committee to vote openly Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today (Wednesday) called on the National Hazardous Substances Committee to vote openly over the ban […]

Five more Thai elephants die in waterfall plunge Five more wild elephants in Thailand died in a plunge from the top of a waterfall, drone footage released on Tuesday (Oct 8) showed, bringing the death […]

Panel bans three controversial herbicides effective December 1 The four-party working committee, set up at the order of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, agreed unanimously today to ban the production, import, sale and use of paraquat […]

Pheu Thai calls for urgent probe about alleged meddling in Yala’s judicial affairs The Pheu Thai party is urging the government to investigate alleged meddling with the judiciary after a judge in the Yala provincial […]

CP Group given Oct 15 deadline to sign B225bn rail deal The government has given agro-industrial conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) until next Tuesday to sign an investment agreement for the 225 billion baht high-speed […]

Thai PM says no Islamic State ties to Thailand as Egypt arrests student The Thai student, who has not been identified, was taken into custody by Egyptian authorities on Sept 24 in Cairo after a […]

WTO cuts trade growth forecast The World Trade Organisation has cut its global trade growth forecast for this year to the weakest level in a decade, warning that further rounds of tariffs in an environment […]

Thailand PM considers moving capital as Bangkok congestion takes toll Thailand could be the next nation in south-east Asia to relocate its capital after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hinted such a move could be a […]

Horror crash spurs action Road safety advocates are calling on authorities to enforce road safety regulations more strictly after 13 people were killed when the pickup truck they were riding on overturned Sunday morning. — […]
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US President agrees to visit Thailand for the 35th ASEAN Summit later this year in Bangkok US President Donald Trump may be on his way to Bangkok to attend the Asean Summit which takes place […]