Joey Phuvasiit releases "Rice Cooker," the final single closing his "Phon Sai Style Sound" album, featuring Punch Vorakanya to add feminine flavor and depth alongside Joey's lonely chemistry. The song maintains the careful production of producer Bank Ratwitchaya Ananphornsiree, who handled music arrangement and vocals, while the music video, directed by Tong Teh Thitti Srinon—a collaborator from the film "Saphareo 2"—promises to showcase the pair's complementary chemistry through melancholy yet uplifting vibes.

James Alyn from JUICEY label opens the new year with "My Friend?," a track exploring "the closest distance" through the imagery of two people sitting together in a car driving toward the horizon, yet emotionally worlds apart.

Boy group VVV (Triple V), comprising Junior, Jiwat, and Janus under THE TOYS' direction from Whoop Music, makes a comeback with "My Queen (Prince of Mine)," a feel-good song with charming content. Producer THE TOYS ensures smooth production throughout, while the music video showcases all three members transformed into charming princes, guaranteed to deliver maximum satisfaction.

Colorful music designer "La Ong Fong" from Spicy Disk releases "Danger Not Fatal," a warm new song perfect for rainy season weather. Written and composed by Fong Bian (Pawit Uthaichaleam) with music arrangement by Palm Andaphanart Chaikaew, La Ong Fong explains the concept explores ended love and heartbreak, yet upon reflection, discovers it's not fatal—just a period requiring the heart to work harder. They define it as "sad but not sorrowful."

Pe Arak from What The Duck returns as an artist with the single "Same No. (Same Number)," another track from his album "Broken Hearted, Addicted, Dog Dies." The song conveys nostalgia for an old love and shared memories, capturing the regret of realizing one's feelings too late. Pe shares that inspiration came from a real experience in his life, developed through gently cutting content paired with simple music evoking the atmosphere of the past.

Modern rock band SOUNDSLEEP from Tiny label returns with new single "Let You Go (Dissolve)," a rock song capturing the indescribable feeling many experience but can't name—the state of accepting reality while still hurting, choosing to hold onto the last fragment of love without letting it fade. The song is now available on all music streaming platforms and YouTube (tinybkk).

On May 27, 2569, Panida Mongkholswasdi, a Samut Prakan MP and Pheu Thai deputy spokesperson, announced that following a DSI request for the arrest of Chonnapat Naksan, a Songkhla MP from Palang Pracharath Party, in connection with an online gambling website investigation, parliament had scheduled an urgent agenda item for May 28. The Pheu Thai parliamentary caucus voted to permit Chonnapat to appear before parliament to hear the charges and answer questions during the session.

The party justified this decision on two grounds: First, constitutional immunity under Article 125 of Thailand's Constitution is intended to protect MPs' ability to freely perform their duties as people's representatives, particularly during parliamentary sessions, without obstruction. Second, the immunity provisions exist to prevent political persecution and to protect MPs from having the justice system weaponized against them to obstruct their oversight functions.

However, after reviewing the facts and law in this case, the party believes justice should proceed normally in the interest of transparency. To set an appropriate standard and demonstrate sincerity to the public, the Pheu Thai Party believes the accused should publicly declare his voluntary waiver of immunity and submit fully to legal proceedings to prove his innocence as quickly as possible.

A cargo barge crashed into a concrete power pole along the Chao Phraya River near Mee Raksa restaurant in Koh Kret subdistrict, Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi province at 5:30 a.m. on May 27, 2025, causing widespread damage to nearby homes and leaving the entire community without power. The fallen pole destroyed sidewalks and the restaurant frontage, while additional poles remain dangerously tilted and held in place only by electrical wires, creating safety concerns among residents. According to eyewitness accounts, the cargo barge lost control as it traveled downstream on the Chao Phraya River and struck the riverside power pole before the operator managed to steer it away from restaurants and homes to minimize additional damage. Electricity authorities subsequently cut power to the Koh Kret community as a temporary safety measure while assessing the damage and rushing repairs to restore electricity service and normalize residents' daily lives.

The Po Tek Tung Foundation, led by Surapong Techaruwijit, Board Member and Deputy Secretary-General, distributed occupational equipment to 23 poor households in Trang Province, worth 542,690 baht, and provided 20 bicycles to two rural schools valued at 25,800 baht, bringing the total assistance in this initiative to 568,490 baht. The foundation also deployed a community medical unit with volunteer doctors, medical personnel, rescue teams, and volunteers to provide free general medical examinations, eyeglasses distribution, haircut services, and dental care to local residents.

Governor Songklod Swangwong of Trang Province and other provincial officials joined the foundation leadership and volunteers, including artists Pichakkhana Wongsaratnasil (Nam Tarn) and Athicha Teskham (May-Athicha), at the ceremony held at the Trang Provincial Assembly Hall.

Surapong Techaruwijit stated that the integrated poverty alleviation project aims to support occupational equipment distribution through a cooperation agreement between the Department of Community Development and Po Tek Tung Foundation. The initiative has been implemented across three phases: Phase 1 in Central Thailand (17 provinces, 98 households), Phase 2 in Northern Thailand (17 provinces, 230 households), and Phase 3 in Northeast Thailand (20 provinces, 485 households). The foundation also provided equipment to flood-affected families in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai (57 households). In total, Po Tek Tung Foundation has supported 870 poor households with occupational equipment valued at over 17 million baht. Phase 4 will now expand to 14 Southern provinces including Chumphon, Surat Thani, Ranong, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phang Nga, Phatthalung, Songkhla, Trang, Satun, Krabi, Phuket, Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat.

With over 116 years of operation, Po Tek Tung Foundation has expanded its programs broadly, not only providing relief and support to those in need regardless of ethnicity or religion, but also improving quality of life in multiple ways to serve as a comprehensive charitable organization assisting the community.

On May 27, 2025, Lieutenant General Anukit Taosupap, commander of the Wildlife Enforcement Division, ordered officers to arrest Ms. Kulkalya (surname withheld), 37, based on an arrest warrant from the Minburi Criminal Court issued on May 22, 2025, for trading and possessing protected wildlife remains without authorization. Officers conducted a search of a shop in Moo 11, That Phanom District, Nakhon Phanom Province, where they confiscated numerous protected animal items.

Seized items included: - Bengal tiger skins - Clouded leopard skins - Tiger skins - Python skins - Pangolin scales - Deer antlers - Gibbon remains - Bear remains - Various other protected wildlife remains totaling over 100 pieces

Investigators discovered an illegal online trafficking network dealing in protected wildlife parts, particularly tiger skins, pangolin scales, and other animal remains. Further investigation revealed that Ms. Kulkalya, who operated a souvenir and traditional medicine shop as a front, had been smuggling wildlife remains from Laos and selling them within Thailand.

Investigators found that the suspect posted items for sale online and also sold to tourists visiting the That Phanom Stupa. Officers obtained arrest and search warrants from the appropriate courts before conducting the raid. The suspect confessed to purchasing all the wildlife remains from Laos for resale in Thailand. She has been transferred to wildlife investigation officers for further legal proceedings.

As global boiling becomes an increasingly urgent crisis, BLCP power plant demonstrates how it manages seawater cooling in ways that protect the environment, balancing energy security with ecological sustainability.

Global boiling represents a climate crisis far more severe than global warming, and warning signs from the oceans grow louder each day. Rising ocean temperatures stem primarily from human activities that generate greenhouse gases, intensified by increasingly severe El Niño phenomena. Heat accumulating in the oceans triggers marine heatwaves and creates serious disruptions to coastal ecosystems and community economies—from coral bleaching risks to depleted oxygen levels that reduce fish stocks and harm aquaculture farmers.

Strict Safeguards: BLCP Power Plant Controls Cooling Water Quality and Temperature Before Release

Amidst the environmental crisis, BLCP operates as a baseload power producer with dual responsibility: ensuring Thailand's energy security while systematically protecting ecosystems through concrete ESG principles, particularly in sustainable resource management. Using seawater for cooling heat exchange is an internationally accepted standard practice employed by power plants worldwide. The process creates no industrial wastewater because seawater flows through closed pipes in a single pass, exchanging only steam heat without contact with combustion gases. Additionally, the plant is designed to adjust water temperature before release in compliance with Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment regulations on power plant wastewater standards (2565 B.E.) and coal power impact monitoring.

BLCP employs three intensive oversight measures:

1. Temperature reduction via outfall canal: Cooled seawater is not immediately discharged but flows through a 600-meter cooling water canal to reduce temperature before release.

2. Continuous real-time monitoring: Water temperature is constantly measured at the discharge point 24/7 to ensure it does not exceed 40 degrees Celsius, with all data reported to regulatory authorities for transparency and maximum efficiency.

3. Sampling checks in the discharge area: Beyond discharge point monitoring, temperature is randomly sampled at 13 stations within 500 meters of the outlet and compared to natural reference points by independent environmental consultants. Temperature changes across all 13 stations must not exceed 2 degrees Celsius relative to the reference point.