Politics

The Transport Ministry will investigate alleged corruption complaints involving three agencies after a JSCCIB survey flagged bribery-risk concerns.

Thai private sector leaders urge the Cabinet to crack down on bribery and corruption, improve transparency and support vulnerable groups.

The House has postponed consideration of the Anutin government’s 400-billion-baht emergency borrowing decree after Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut and 135 MPs sought a Constitutional Court ruling on its legality.

Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut pledges to scrutinise the Anutin government and push charter reform after receiving the Royal Command.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insists the government’s 400-billion-baht energy loan decree is already in force and will not be derailed by the opposition’s Constitutional Court petition.

Discounted essentials will be sold through mobile vendors, community shops and Thailand Post points, with savings targeted at no less than THB280 million.

Thaksin Shinawatra’s release on parole may look like freedom, but his legal risks and political influence remain central to Pheu Thai’s next moves.

Opposition MPs have asked House Speaker Sophon Saram to forward a petition to the Constitutional Court challenging the government’s 400-billion-baht borrowing decree, targeting a 200-billion-baht energy restructuring plan they say lacks urgent necessity.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole after serving two-thirds of his jail sentence, but a political analyst says Thailand’s political landscape has already moved beyond the era once dominated by him and the Pheu Thai Party.

Supporters of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra assemble at Klong Prem Central Prison ahead of his release, while police warn motorists of traffic congestion.

Chadchart Sittipunt is the most popular choice for Bangkok governor, with voters prioritising city issues like transport, safety, and cleanliness.

Most Bangkok voters surveyed say the June 28 gubernatorial election is not exciting, with many believing the winner is already predictable.

Anutin Charnvirakul and Lawrence Wong agreed that ASEAN should use its collective strengths to raise its bargaining power and support the ASEAN Power Grid.