Consumer board summons Volvo after EX30 battery fire crisis
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Volvo Car Thailand halts EX30 sales and plans battery module replacements for 1,668 cars, as battery fire concerns form part of a global recall affecting 33,777 vehicles
Pattaya City temporarily suspends use of fire-hit hotel building
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
The Office of the Consumer Protection Board opened a special complaint centre after the Pattaya hotel fire, as the hotel pledged compensation and put the damage at THB25 million.
Thailand tightens Ebola checks for DRC and Uganda arrivals
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Thailand has tightened Ebola screening for Thai and foreign travellers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda after both were declared affected zones.
Migrant worker squeeze – Businesses call for urgent state action
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Thai industry groups warn labour shortages are becoming an economic “time bomb” as businesses struggle with migrant worker shortages and rising global risks
Thailand readies BSL-3 laboratories for Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Public Health Minister Pattana Promphat ordered agencies to tighten disease surveillance, prevention and laboratory readiness after WHO’s Ebola emergency declaration.