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Cash deposits over B5m to face mandatory disclosure Bangkok Post Customers depositing more than 5 million baht in cash will be required to disclose the source of the funds from the fourth quarter as part of tighter measures to curb the grey economy and illicit financial activities, according to Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn. Read more

Repairs stepped up at Purple Line tunnel site Bangkok Post The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is stepping up efforts to address water seepage inside the under-construction Purple Line extension tunnel and road subsidence on Prajadhipok Road, while expanding safety measures for nearby residents with round-the-clock monitoring. Read more

Thai volleyballers shock Brazil with straight-sets win Bangkok Post The Thai women’s volleyball team shocked world No.2 Brazil with a straight-sets victory in the Volleyball Nations League tournament in Osaka on Saturday afternoon. Read more

Scammed actress wins B1 million in damages from bank Bangkok Post The Civil Court has ordered Kasikornbank Plc to pay 1 million baht for failing to detect suspicious after-midnight transfers in the case of Thai-British actress Charlotte Austin, who lost 4 million baht to scammers in 2024. Read more

Registration rules tightened after ‘fake fathers’ scandal Bangkok Post The government has tightened birth registration procedures nationwide as a police investigation widens into a scheme that enabled about 500 Chinese children to obtain Thai nationality with fraudulent documents. Read more

Has internal security become indefensible? Bangkok Post An important conversation was set off this week when the chairman of the Prime Minister’s Advisory Council, former house speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, called for the dissolution of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), questioning not only its purpose but its massive and opaque budget and chequered record. Read more

Ministry restructuring a tourism priority Bangkok Post When the Bhumjaithai Party assumed government leadership earlier this year, one of its key tourism priorities was to restructure the Tourism and Sports Ministry, creating a dedicated Sports Ministry and merging the Tourism and Culture ministries. Read more

The high cost of a reshuffle Bangkok Post Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s insistence that there will be no cabinet reshuffle any time soon reflects more than confidence in his ministers. It also underscores the political reality that his room for manoeuvre is far narrower than many observers assume. Read more

Quick decision urged for three-airport rail project Bangkok Post The long-delayed high-speed rail project in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) designed to connect Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports is expected to have significant changes as the government considers seeking a new private investor, says the EEC Office. Read more

Ministry restructure a tourism priority Bangkok Post Once the Bhumjaithai Party assumed government leadership earlier this year, one of its key tourism priorities was to restructure the Tourism and Sports Ministry, creating a dedicated Sports Ministry and merging the Tourism and Culture ministries. Read more

SRT rail partner denies contract exit Bangkok Post Asia Era One has denied cancelling the high-speed rail project linking three airports, saying a letter submitted to the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) was filed under the concession agreement and should not be interpreted as an immediate withdrawal from the project. Read more

B400bn loan projects to be screened this month Bangkok Post The government will begin screening projects under its 400-billion-baht emergency loan programme after the Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the emergency borrowing decree is constitutional, clearing the way for the government's spending plans. Read more

Avatar attraction to anchor Asiatique renovation Bangkok Post SET-listed Asset World Corp (AWC) is planning an 8-billion-baht investment to redevelop Asiatique The Riverfront, transforming it into a family-oriented destination through global intellectual property (IP) brands such as Avatar. Read more

Quick decision urged for airport rail project Bangkok Post The long-delayed high-speed rail project in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) designed to connect Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-tapao airports is expected to have significant changes as the government considers seeking a new private investor, says the EEC Office. Read more

Key figure in flight‑crew heroin smuggling arrested Bangkok Post A prime suspect in a heroin trafficking network linked to the case of a Thai flight attendant detained in Australia was arrested in Phayao province on Thursday night, authorities said on Friday. Read more

Thai authorities detain Canada-bound Hong Kong activist Bangkok Post Thai authorities have detained an activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities for national security violations just hours before she was to fly to Canada under a refugee resettlement agreement. Read more

Thai sailors attacked in Strait of Hormuz seek damages Bangkok Post The Labour Court on Friday accepted a petition from three Thai sailors seeking damages after a deadly attack on their cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz in March, during the US-Israeli war on Iran, their lawyer said. Read more

Thaksin meets Indonesia president for talks, including on wealth management Bangkok Post Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has led his sister and daughter to talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta for discussions reportedly ranging from global to wealth issues. Read more

New Sadao checkpoint linking Malaysia opens on Saturday Bangkok Post SONGKHLA - A new Sadao checkpoint compound and road linking southern Thailand and northern Malaysia has been slated to open for users on Saturday after the prime ministers of both nations officiated its launch on Friday. Read more

Russian man extradited from Thailand pleads not guilty in US cyber espionage case Bangkok Post BOSTON — A Russian man whom US prosecutors say previously worked for Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) intelligence agency pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a charge that he participated in a cyber espionage campaign that a technology company conducted against Western organisations. Read more