(March 27, 2026)
Below are other „friendly“ nations to Iran whose vessels are allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Archiv: Thailand
PM apologises for disruption stemming from government’s handling of oil crisis
Thailand’s prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul offered a public apology today for the disruptions people are experiencing as a result of the government’s handling of the current oil crisis.
He raised his hands in a “wai” gesture of apology during the regular press gaggle this morning at Government House.
Two Thai ships cleared through Hormuz; fate of 3 crew remains unknown
Iranian and Omani teams have reached the Thai-flagged vessel Mayuree Naree, hit by an Iranian projectile earlier this month near the Strait of Hormuz, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said yesterday.
Further information is being verified, and it is hoped that three missing crew are safe, he added.
Meanwhile, Iran has agreed to Thailand’s request to allow two Thai vessels, one belonging to Bangchak and another to SCG Chemicals, to transit the strait.
Thailands ungewöhnliche Maßnahmen gegen Energieknappheit
Premierminister Anutin Charnvirakul hat staatliche Behörden angewiesen, ihren Energieverbrauch deutlich zu reduzieren. Eine der ersten Maßnahmen: Viele Staatsbedienstete sollen vorübergehend von zu Hause aus arbeiten. Damit sollen Pendelverkehr, Stromverbrauch in Bürogebäuden und andere energieintensive Abläufe reduziert werden. Ausgenommen von dieser Regelung sind lediglich Mitarbeiter, die im direkten Kontakt mit Bürgern arbeiten und deren Präsenz in Behördengebäuden notwendig ist.
Zusätzlich hat die Regierung ihre Angestellten dazu aufgefordert, Treppen statt Aufzüge zu benutzen, um den Stromverbrauch in öffentlichen Gebäuden zu senken. Auch wenn diese Maßnahme eher symbolisch wirkt, soll sie Teil eines umfassenderen Programms sein, mit dem staatliche Institutionen ihren Energiebedarf möglichst schnell reduzieren.
Thai stocks skyrocket after clear Bhumjaithai victory
The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index jumped more than 3% on Monday after election results showed the Bhumjaithai Party was in command in forming a new coalition government.
Trump attends ceasefire ceremony with Thailand and Cambodia during Malaysia visit
Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire agreement on Sunday during a ceremony attended by U.S. President Donald Trump, whose threats of economic pressure prodded the two nations to halt skirmishes along their disputed border earlier this year.
Thailand will release Cambodian prisoners and Cambodia will begin withdrawing heavy artillery as part of the first phase of the deal. Regional observers will monitor the situation to ensure fighting doesn’t restart.
Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire after 5 days of battle
The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand agreed to a ceasefire on Monday effective at midnight, in a bid to bring an end to their deadliest conflict in more than a decade after five days of fierce fighting.
Amid an international effort to quell the conflict, the Thai and Cambodian leaders held talks in Malaysia hosted by its Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the current chair of the ASEAN regional bloc, where both sides agreed to halt hostilities and resume direct communications.
Prime Minister Paethongtarn Shinawatra demands answers within a week on why it was the only building that collapsed after the earthquake.
She questioned why it was the only building that had issues. She assured the public that this matter would not be ignored, emphasizing the need to investigate the cause. She ordered the formation of a committee of experts to look into the issue, with a report expected next week.
The Prime Minister provided a timeline and gave clear instructions for the committee to thoroughly review the building’s construction, including who approved the plans and how the structure was approved.
Dozens of workers trapped in collapsed Bangkok high-rise
Eighty-one people were known to be trapped in the rubble and three had been confirmed dead, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Friday afternoon.
30-story BANGKOK BUILDING COLLAPSES in MYANMAR earthquake: the most SHOCKING PICTURE
0-story Bangkok building collapses in Bagkok earthquake: the most shocking picture.
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Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand
(PUBLISHED : 28 Mar 2025 at 14:45)
NAY PYI TAW – A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on Friday, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
The 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing on Friday afternoon at a shallow depth, the United States Geological Survey said. A 6.4-magnitude aftershock hit the same area minutes later.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after delay
Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands by masked militants, drew an angry protest from Israel.
Israel later began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after the swap was initially put on hold by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who demanded that mediators assure the safe exit for hostages going forward. He said later that he had received that commitment
According to reports, hostages Arbel Yehoud (29), Agam Berger (19), and Gadi Mozes (80) are set to be released from Hamas captivity on Thursday; they will be joined by five hostages from Thailand.
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Released hostages are treated at hospitals as images show them reunite with loved ones
(Today, 9:37 am)
The hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza last night are receiving care at hospitals throughout the country. The 12 Israelis are at Soroka Medical Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, and Schneider Children’s Hospital. The four released Thai citizens are at Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center.
12 Israeli hostages released from captivity tonight:
(12 hours ago)
Raz Ben Ami (57)
Yarden Roman (36)
Liat Atzili (49)
Moran Stela Yanai (40)
Liam Or (18)
Itay Regev (18)
Ofir Engel (17)
Amit Shani (16)
Gali Tarshansky (13)
Raaya Rotem (54)
Yelena Trupanob (50)
Irena Tati (73)
4 Thai Nationals have also been released tonight.
Red Cross says hostages successfully transferred
The Red Cross announces that its staff has successfully transferred 12 free hostages from Hamas in Gaza.
“We have been able to carry out this operation thanks to our neutral intermediary role,” the Red Cross tweets.
Footage shows some of the hostages being transferred to the Red Cross as crowds jeer and whistle.
4 more Thais released by Hamas
Hostages who were abducted by Hamas gunmen during the Oct 7 attack on Israel, give a thumbs up as they are handed over by Hamas militants to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, in this screengrab taken from video released Nov 26, 2023.
Unrelated to the release of Israeli hostages, Al-Arabi Al-Jadid reports that Tehran has provided Bangkok with information about 23 Thai hostages who Hamas may be willing to release unconditionally. Thirty-two Thai citizens were murdered in Hamas‘ attack.
Thailand: Wahl des Premiers verschoben
Gegenwind von Konservativen und Militär
Thai protesters hit the streets as PM clings to power
There was heavy police presence across the downtown area with riot police and a water cannon truck stationed at the Ratchaprasong intersection near major shopping malls.
‘Zero tolerance’: Protest leaders arrested in Thailand
The arrests come after protesters returned to the streets over the weekend, calling for the prime minister to resign and for the monarchy to be reformed.
Thai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at Bangkok protest
A youth-led democracy movement that kicked off in Thailand last year drew tens of thousands of people to rallies demanding the resignation of Prayut, the former army chief who came to power in a 2014 coup.
The movement broke long-held taboos by demanding reforms to Thailand‘s monarchy, and scores of protesters have been hit with multiple royal defamation charges, which carry 15-year jail terms.
Thai police clash with protesters near king‘s palace
The demonstrations comes after parliament this week failed to pass a bill to rewrite the military-backed constitution, one of the protesters’ main demands.
Thai protesters defy public gathering ban to demand leaders‘ release
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in the Thai capital on Saturday evening to demand that authorities release some protest leaders from jail, defying an order on late Friday banning public gatherings in the city.
Coronavirus: EU locks horns with AstraZeneca on vaccine deliveries amid ‘supply shock’
n a sign of the EU’s frustration – after Pfizer also announced a temporary slowdown in vaccine supplies earlier in January – EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides proposed forcing drug makers to register in advance their Covid-19 vaccine exports, so the bloc can keep track of what they are doing.
Thai police use water cannon to stop pro-democracy march to palace
Student-led rallies have rocked the kingdom since July, with protesters calling for the removal of Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha — a former army chief who came into power through a 2014 coup — and a rewrite to the military-scripted constitution.
Pro-democracy leaders in Thailand hospitalized after police clashes
A court on Friday ordered the release of Panupong “Mike” Jadnok, Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul and Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak who have been in custody since mid-October on sedition charges — but police sought to question them over outstanding arrest warrants.
Protesters return to Bangkok streets to pressure PM
On Monday, protesters are planning to march to the German Embassy in a message to the King, who is currently in Thailand, but spends much of his time in Germany.
Ausnahmezustand in Thailand verhängt
Versammlungen von mehr als fünf Menschen in der Hauptstadt Bangkok sowie die Veröffentlichung von Botschaften im Internet, „welche die nationale Sicherheit beeinträchtigen können“, wurden damit verboten. Am Vortag hatten erneut tausende Menschen in Bangkok gegen die Regierung demonstriert.
Thai police seize 45,000 books about reform of the Monarchy
Police in the Khlong Luang district of Thailand’s Pathum Thani province held a group of Thammasat University students in custody today (Saturday), after they seized about 45,000 books, about reform of the Thai Monarchy, which were apparently intended for distribution to protesters at Sanam Luang.
Pro-democracy crowd settles in for overnight stay
The mostly young demonstrators, who began the day by assembling under a steady rain at the Tha Prachan campus of Thammasat University nearby, have also vowed to press for reform of the monarchy, an issue that has provoked strong reactions from more conservative segments of society.
However, an increasing number of seasoned protest veterans from the red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), after keeping a low profile for the past few years, have decided it’s time to throw their support behind the movement.
Rally to go ahead whilst Thammasat lock their gates to keep the protesters out
In lead up to the start of today’s protest, expected to draw a large crowd, Panasaya Sitthichirawattanakul, one of the organisers from the Thammasat Alliance group, says that the Thai monarchy will again” definitely be raised” at the University’s Tha Prachan campus.
She came to the attention of the public, and police, for daring to read out the 10-point manifesto at the August 10 rally, that time held at the Thammasat University’s Rangsit campus.
Proteste in Thailand – Hunderte Studenten stürmen Uni in Bangkok
Vor der geplanten Großdemo gegen Thailands Regierung haben Hunderte Studenten das Uni-Gelände in Bangkok gestürmt. „Es lebe die Demokratie“, riefen sie und brachen die Tore auf.
Machtkampf in Südostasien
Laut Auskunft der bundeseigenen GIZ ist es das Ziel der deutschen Entwicklungshilfeorganisation, alternativ Laos‘ „Integration in den ASEAN-Wirtschaftsraum sowie Zugang zu Krediten und anderen Finanzdienstleistungen“ zu fördern.[13] Im deutschen Interesse dürfte dabei sein, dass derzeit der mit Abstand größte Export- und Importpartner des Landes das südostasiatische Nachbarland Thailand ist. Mit dem von einer Militärjunta regierten Land pflegt Deutschland bereits seit Jahrzehnten enge Beziehungen.
Nuklearunterhändler Südkoreas, der USA und Japans führen Gespräche in Bangkok
Das Treffen zeigt offenbar, dass die Kooperation zwischen den drei Ländern in der Frage der Denuklearisierung Nordkoreas ohne Einschränkungen fortgesetzt wird, obwohl Japan heute die Streichung Südkoreas aus seiner weißen Liste der bevorzugten Exportziele beschloss.
Top nuke envoys of S. Korea, U.S. hold talks in Bangkok
Lee Do-hoon and his U.S. counterpart, Stephen Biegun, met Wednesday in Bangkok on the sidelines of a series of multilateral meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).