BOT prepares draft to extend Thailand's housing LTV easing by one year
THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2026
The temporary measure would run from Wednesday (July 1, 2026) to Wednesday (June 30, 2027), with the property market still slowing and unsold supply high.
Public urged to avoid Salween shellfish after heavy metal findings
THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2026
The Public Health Ministry has advised people living near the Salween River to temporarily avoid eating local shellfish after arsenic and lead were found above safety standards.
Illegal school raid on Koh Phangan exposes wider concerns over foreign-run education
THURSDAY, MAY 07, 2026
Authorities raided an unlicensed school on Koh Phangan, arresting nine people after finding nearly 100 children, most of them Israeli, at a site licensed for just 18 toddlers.