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- Govt to purge state secretsPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered all state agencies to fully disclose public information and eliminate unnecessary secrecy as part of a nationwide anti-corruption campaign launched in cooperation with the private sector.21 May 21 2026
- B20 expansion targets energy security boostThailand is accelerating efforts to reduce reliance on imported oil by expanding sales of biodiesel B20, aiming to make the fuel available at 1,000 filling stations within a month.21 May 21 2026
- Thailand reaches top 50 in startup rankingsThailand has entered the top 50 in global startup rankings for the first time in six years, while cementing its position as Southeast Asia’s leading medical technology hub, according to the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Index released by StartupBlink.20 May 20 2026
- UK eases sanctions on Russian jet fuel and dieselLONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has defended a contentious move to ease sanctions on imports of Russian jet fuel and diesel as the Middle East war causes prices to spiral.20 May 20 2026
- Unnecessary laws to get the chopThe Thai government is preparing to reform more than 7,000 economic laws, initially focusing on 10 to 20 key statutes in an effort to reduce obstacles to doing business in the country.20 May 20 2026
- Ebola risk low worldwide, WHO saysGENEVA - The deadly Ebola outbreak raging in central Africa probably began several months ago, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, deeming the risk high in the region but low worldwide.20 May 20 2026
- Support for creative industry workers plannedLabour Minister Julapun Amornvivat has declared his support for a campaign to improve rights protection and welfare standards for workers in Thailand’s creative industries.20 May 20 2026
- Rubio offers Cubans ‘a new path’WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered Cubans a “new path” in a special video address Wednesday hours before Washington was expected to criminally indict the island’s former leader Raul Castro.20 May 20 2026
- Thailand to export surplus jet fuelThe National Security Council (NSC) has approved the export of jet fuel to Vietnam and the Philippines after determining that Thailand currently has excess reserves.20 May 20 2026
- Ebola-hit eastern DR Congo desperate for medical aidRWAMPARA, DR Congo - At the hospital in Rwampara, one of the epicentres of a deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a simple plastic strip marked off the isolation centre for patients, yet to be built.20 May 20 2026