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Bangkok approves 20 New Year fireworks sites across city
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
From riverside landmarks to city-centre malls, Bangkok’s authorised fireworks displays will light up sky on December 31, 2025, with pet owners urged to keep animals safely indoors.
Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge opens, linking Bueng Kan and Bolikhamxay
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
The Fifth Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge (Bueng Kan–Bolikhamxay) is being touted as the shortest strategic route linking three countries—Thailand, Laos and Vietnam—helping elevate Bueng Kan into a logistics centre and supporting seamless cross-border tourism in the region.
Six roads near CentralWorld to close for Bangkok Countdown 2026
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
Bangkok residents and tourists planning New Year’s Eve can check the six road closures around CentralWorld and key Bangkok countdown spots for 2026.
Caretaker Cabinet approves four draft laws to implement Global Minimum Tax
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
The caretaker Cabinet approves four draft laws to implement the Global Minimum Tax, with the government projecting about 12 billion baht a year in added revenue.
TAT spotlights Phayao and Narathiwat as new Countdown 2026 destinations, eyes up to 76.5bn baht in New Year tourism
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
TAT is launching Countdown 2026 events in Phayao and Narathiwat to boost secondary-city tourism, projecting total New Year revenue of 70.1-76.5bn baht nationwide.
BMA checks safety and fireworks plan for One Bangkok Countdown 2026
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
BMA officials inspected the venue’s safety arrangements, including computer-controlled fireworks, emergency lanes and crowd-counting systems.
39 free camping sites across Thailand for New Year 2026 holidays
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
As the long New Year holidays approach, the Department of Highways (DOH) has prepared 39 free camping sites across the country, available to the public and tourists.
Border quiet after ceasefire, but villagers still fear clashes
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2025
The ceasefire has held beyond 72 hours, but border villagers in Surin, Ubon Ratchathani and Buri Ram say they remain ready to evacuate again.