Thailand eyes fuel import swap to keep more refined oil at home
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026
PM orders study of refined fuel imports for re-export to Laos while keeping locally refined oil for domestic use, boosting supply security by 5 million litres a day
IOC bars trans women from female events from LA 2028
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026
The IOC has formally barred transgender women and many athletes with differences of sex development from women’s events from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics onward
DSI drops case against Dhammachayo as legal time limit expires
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026
The DSI said prosecutors had discontinued the money-laundering and receiving stolen property case against Phra Dhammachayo because the legal time limit had expired.
National Vaccine Institute has debunked claims that the Covid “Cicada” variant came from crickets, saying it remains under monitoring and vaccines still protect against severe illness
TMD warns of very hot conditions across upper Thailand, with isolated storms and gusty winds
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026
The Thai Meteorological Department says a heat low is bringing hot to very hot weather across upper Thailand, with isolated thundershowers and gusty winds in some areas, and haze persisting.
One year on, no accountability in 2.1bn-baht audit office collapse
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2026
A year after the 2.1-billion-baht State Audit Office building collapse, no one has been held accountable despite multiple probes and mounting evidence of construction flaws