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Thailand to crack down on vaping as number of users surges past 400,000

The proposed legislative amendments seek to introduce comprehensive measures covering e-cigarettes and all new tobacco products.
The proposed legislative amendments seek to introduce comprehensive measures covering e-cigarettes and all new tobacco products.

Thais mourning queen mother’s death spark a run on black clothes

A family dressed in black crosses a street in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Oct 26, 2025.
A family dressed in black crosses a street in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Oct 26, 2025.

Thailand seeks to leverage peace deal for Trump tariff relief

Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow noted potential avenues include climate change, health and transnational crime, an issue of growing concern for the US because of the regional scam operations.
Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow noted potential avenues include climate change, health and transnational crime, an issue of growing concern for the US because of the regional scam operations.

Thai PM Anutin denies plan to reopen border with Cambodia in November

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul shake hands as they hold a signed document during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul shake hands as they hold a signed document during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26.

PM Wong meets Thai PM Anutin on Asean Summit sidelines

PM Lawrence Wong (left) meeting his Thai counterpart, Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 27.
PM Lawrence Wong (left) meeting his Thai counterpart, Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, on the sidelines of the Asean Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 27.

Thai PM orders price control on black clothing amid mourning period

Demand for black and dark-toned clothing has surged nationwide as Thais mourn the passing of queen Sirikit.
Demand for black and dark-toned clothing has surged nationwide as Thais mourn the passing of queen Sirikit.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Oct 27, 2025

The flight took off from Kolkata’s Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in eastern India at 10:00 pm (1630 GMT) for Guangzhou.
The flight took off from Kolkata’s Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in eastern India at 10:00 pm (1630 GMT) for Guangzhou.

Singapore leaders send condolences to Thai people and family of Queen Mother Sirikit

Thai women mourn with photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit after the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok on Oct 25.
Thai women mourn with photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit after the announcement of her death at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok on Oct 25.

News analysis

Thai-Cambodian ‘peace accord’ may be Trump-centric but could prove to be more than just optics

(From left) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and US President Donald Trump at the signing of the “Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord” on Oct 26.
(From left) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and US President Donald Trump at the signing of the “Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord” on Oct 26.

What we know about the Thailand-Cambodia truce deal touted by Trump

(From left) Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet look on as US President Donald Trump speaks ahead of the signing of a ceasefire deal in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26.
(From left) Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet look on as US President Donald Trump speaks ahead of the signing of a ceasefire deal in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 26.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.