At 3:00 p.m. on August 11, 2025, the Administrative Court ruled to revoke the announcement suspending elections for employer and insured worker representatives on the Social Security Board, which had been issued on July 27, 2025. The Progressive Social Security Team, led by Satstharam Thammabusdee and 14 members, had sued the election committee, claiming the suspension order was unlawful because it set no clear timeline and constituted illegal action.

The court reasoned that the announcement effectively halted the election process established by the original proclamation issued on May 25, 2025, preventing the election proceedings from continuing. The court found no justification for the delay under Labor Ministry emergency provisions. The Social Security Office (SSO) had budgeted 275 million baht for the elections and could seek additional approval if needed, making the indefinite suspension unnecessary and unlawful. The court also issued an injunction preventing the SSO from issuing similar orders to suspend the elections.

Speaking after the ruling, Satstharam stated the Progressive Social Security Team won the case and that election proceedings must now resume on the original schedule. He noted the SSO is fully prepared, with over 7 million ballots already printed, and budget is not an obstacle. Allowing the Social Security Board to operate under interim management for nearly six months risks long-term damage to the fund, he added. The elections will now take place on September 27, 2025. Satstharam appealed to the public to participate in what he described as a historic opportunity to return control of the country's largest welfare organization to ordinary workers and their families, whose contributions support 1.2 million children, 200,000 pregnant women, 900,000 pensioners, and millions of patients.

The Cabinet has approved an expansion of the school milk supplementary feeding program to include students in grades 7–9 at educational opportunity schools for the first time, Deputy Agriculture Minister Watchara Khaokhram announced today. The program aims to invest in child and youth nutrition, enabling healthy physical, cognitive, and developmentally appropriate learning while building quality citizens who will drive the nation's future development. Implementation will begin in the second semester of the 2025 academic year this November. The expanded program will now cover approximately 6.6 million students, up from roughly 6 million previously, reducing inequality especially for low-income families in remote areas and easing parents' financial burden. The initiative will also support the domestic raw milk market by increasing raw milk purchases to 87,202 tons per day, helping dairy farmers and the milk industry across the board. Watchara emphasized that the government wants Thai children to drink 100 percent pure milk containing complete natural proteins and vitamins, and remains committed to supporting dairy farmers and milk-producing communities. The expansion aims to improve Thai children's quality of life through access to standardized, nutritious school milk while building a sustainable Thai milk industry and creating both quality citizens and sustainable economic growth.

A frightening ordeal unfolded when two Chinese residents became trapped on a mountain for nearly 30 hours, hearing rescue teams calling for them but refusing to respond due to fears of supernatural deception. The couple—a 73-year-old man and 58-year-old woman from a nearby village—had ventured out to gather medicinal herbs on July 29. Both have hearing difficulties and carried no mobile phones, food, or water.

When police and fire officials in Huizhou District received notice of two missing villagers, they mobilized rescue teams to search through the night across treacherous, steep terrain with slippery surfaces. After 17 hours of intensive searching, rescuers found the pair in severely weakened condition. However, when questioned, officials made a shocking discovery: the couple admitted they had heard the rescue team calling for some time before being found.

Their refusal to respond stemmed from ancient Chinese folklore holding that demons or spirits inhabiting mountains can mimic the voices of familiar people to lure lost travelers into responding, causing greater confusion and disorientation. According to this belief, victims should never answer calls on mountains or admit to hunger and thirst, fearing spiritual possession. Fearing these phantom voices, the couple walked in the opposite direction away from the rescue team's position, repeatedly missing critical opportunities for help until rescuers reached the rear of the mountain.

The couple's adherence to this traditional superstition directly hampered their rescue. Beyond refusing to answer, they deliberately moved away from the rescue team's voices, compounding their ordeal. Once officials approached from behind the mountain, the pair finally responded.

After the story spread on social media, many online commenters shared their thoughts. Some noted that waiting 17 hours for help would be agonizing, while others acknowledged they might feel similarly afraid if lost on a mountain hearing mysterious calls. Several revealed their own families still hold such beliefs.

Huizhou District fire officials urged the public to avoid entering mountainous or remote wilderness areas alone and to prioritize safety by contacting emergency services if faced with danger in natural settings.

The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has accepted a special investigation into charges that recruitment officials improperly altered test scores in the 2564 local administrator examination for municipal employees, provincial administrative staff, and Pattaya city personnel. Following an investigation into 2568 exam fraud, officials discovered that scores in the 2564 local administrator recruitment exam were systematically modified—failing scores were changed to passing, or grades were artificially inflated—with evidence linking these alterations to the earlier case. Given the large number of suspects and accused parties involved, plus its significant public interest and potential broad impact, the NACC voted to pursue the matter as a special case.

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Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers arrested 24-year-old Noppruj on August 11, 2026, under arrest warrant No. 4287/2569 issued July 31, 2026, on charges of unauthorized damage to computer data causing property loss. The arrest took place outside a government building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district.

The victim owned two accounts for the popular online game DDTank Origin and had previously represented Thailand in international competitions in China. He met Noppruj through the game in mid-2025. Later, Noppruj asked to borrow the victim's account. Since the victim had less time to play and didn't want to abandon the account, he provided his email and password on the condition that Noppruj would only use it to play—not sell it.

When the victim discovered Noppruj was attempting to sell the account, he revoked his access. On December 11, 2025, Noppruj secretly logged back in using the victim's credentials and deleted all of the victim's valuable in-game items, causing total damage of 1,157,730 baht. The victim filed a complaint at Tao Poon Police Station, leading to a court-authorized arrest warrant.

Officers transferred Noppruj to Tao Poon Police Station for further legal proceedings. Noppruj initially denied all charges.