The Region 2 Army Commander opened the first 2025 executive-level security network development curriculum in Sisaket province, emphasizing that recent border security situations require integrated cooperation across all sectors to jointly monitor, prevent, and address multifaceted threats.

On July 6, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. at Sanghee Hall in Gallery Design Hotel, Muang District, Sisaket, Gen. Wirayuth Raksilp, Region 2 Commander and Internal Security Director for Region 2, inaugurated the executive-level security network development curriculum organized by Sisaket's Internal Security Operations Center, 2025 class 1.

Provincial Governor Anurath Thammapratchajit attended alongside government department heads, security agency representatives, private sector officials, and organizational leaders. Deputy Internal Security Director Pol.Col. Surachai Meeom said the training is an initiative of the Public Affairs and Communication Office of the Internal Security Operations Center of the Kingdom, aimed at building cooperation and security networks among the public sector, private sector, civil society, and media to enable efficient integrated work based on good governance and the philosophy of sufficient economy for the benefit of the public and nation.

The training seeks to raise awareness of the duty to protect nation, religion, and monarchy; build understanding of the Internal Security Operations Center's mission; promote participation in preventing and addressing multidimensional security threats; and develop cooperation networks as a key mechanism for monitoring, warning, supporting government operations, and advancing public benefit activities.

Gen. Wirayuth Raksilp stated that recent border security situations demonstrate the importance of integrated cooperation across sectors. This training serves as a crucial forum for developing relationships among organizational leaders from both public and private sectors to enhance readiness against multifaceted threats, border security, internal security, and all forms of disasters. The knowledge will be applied to strengthen the security network as an important force for advancing Sisaket province's security in all dimensions and benefiting the nation overall.

The five-day training, running July 6-10, 2025, includes academic lectures from expert speakers, study trips to border areas and cultural sites, and volunteer and CSR activities promoting social and environmental responsibility. Over 40 participants from government agencies, civilian, military, and police sectors, private companies, and organizational leaders from Sisaket province will attend, expected to become key forces in building cooperation networks and enhancing the province's security response capacity.

Chiang Mai's Provincial Electricity Authority has mobilized staff to clean over 200 underground electrical control boxes that encircle the city moat and line Tha Phae Road, which have been repeatedly vandalized by graffiti artists. The boxes, part of Chiang Mai's transformation into a city with underground power lines, have been defaced with spray paint and line drawings that damage the city's appearance and undermine its tourism image.

Authority officials expressed frustration with the ongoing vandalism, noting that today's cleanup was completed but additional incidents are expected. The PEA has announced a reward program for information leading to arrests. Anyone with tips can contact the Provincial Electricity Authority at 053-206291 or 241816.

Vandalism of electrical control boxes is a serious offense. Offenders face fines ranging from 10,000 to 100,000 baht, imprisonment of six months to two years, or both. The PEA is designated as the injured party and will pursue prosecution. Rewards for informants will be paid from fines collected by the authority.

An 11-year-old boy took his parents' pickup truck and drove it away from home, resulting in a crash into a Buddhist shrine that killed 10 monks and injured many others. The boy's mother and grandmother have denied ever teaching him to drive. On July 6, 2025, Watcharaporn Phiw-kham, director of the Special Education Center in Mukdahan Province, revealed that the child initially struggled with development, social adjustment, and language skills beginning in 2021, but gradually improved and learned to follow basic rules and interact with peers. She confirmed never seeing the boy drive the pickup truck himself, only sitting in the front passenger seat with his grandmother and mother. However, she noted that the child has a distinctive ability to remember, learn, and imitate things he finds interesting, suggesting he likely observed and memorized driving from watching his grandmother and mother transport him. The 11-year-old boy remains under the care of officials from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security as part of child protection procedures.

On July 3, 2026, the Thai Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (THAICID) announced the 'THAICID-NWIKS 2026 Network Week for Integrated Learning' at the Royal Irrigation Department's 99-Year Building on Samsaen Road in Bangkok. The event will bring together water management experts from Thailand and abroad between July 8-10 at Kasetsart University's 80-Year Building in Kamphaeng Saen district, Nakhon Pathom province.

Under the theme 'Smarter Water for a Stronger Future,' the event aims to elevate national water management through innovation, digital technology, and cross-sector collaboration to address climate change impacts on water resources, agriculture, and food security. Yongyos Niamthrap, an irrigation authority expert and event chairman, stated that modern water management requires not only adequate water allocation but also knowledge, technology, smart systems, and research innovations combined with multi-sector cooperation to create efficient, flexible, and resilient water management systems.

The three-day program features intensive academic and technological activities. On July 8, the 19th National Conference on Irrigation and Drainage will launch, with knowledge-sharing forums on Smart Irrigation, IoT, Remote Sensing, and Climate-Smart Water Management, plus water and agricultural research presentations. July 9 will feature Dongtan Software Day, showcasing water management technology with experts from global organizations including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Deltares, covering sediment management, flood risk systems, dam safety, salinity forecasting, and water quality monitoring. The event concludes on July 10 with the INWEPF-Thailand forum titled 'Farmers' Future and Low-Water Rice Cultivation: Prosperous Paddies Model,' bringing together academics, international representatives, JICA officials, and model farmers to share water management approaches for improving agricultural productivity and reducing water use.

The event welcomes Young Professionals and students to present water resources research and innovations, fostering a new generation of water management experts. THAICID emphasizes the event is open to farmers, water users, teachers, students, and the public interested in climate change and water resource management. Participants can network, exchange experiences, and participate in activities with opportunities to win prizes, food, and agricultural products.

Interested parties can attend the THAICID-NWIKS 2026 Network Week from July 8-10, 2026 at Kasetsart University's 80-Year Building in Kamphaeng Saen district, Nakhon Pathom province to contribute to advancing Thailand's water management and agricultural future under the 'Smarter Water for a Stronger Future' vision.

Defense Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's deputy General Adul Bunyatharmcharoen disputes Cambodia's allegation that Thai soldiers threw explosives causing Cambodian troop injuries, suggesting they may have stepped on existing mines instead. Speaking at Royal Thai Air Force headquarters on July 6, General Adul said the exact cause of the incident cannot be confirmed, but there is a possibility Cambodian troops stepped on mines already present in the area. He emphasized Thailand maintains strict control measures, clear rules of engagement, close command oversight, and forces ready to defend national sovereignty, all operating under the ceasefire agreement from December 27, 2024.

Regarding diplomatic resolution, General Adul noted that Thailand and Cambodia are inseparable, but the current situation stems from Cambodia linking border issues to internal politics. Thailand's priority is building public confidence in the government's ability to protect sovereignty and ensure border residents' safety through coordinated national efforts.

On the sediment-trapping dam near Ban Hat Lek in Trat province, built by Cambodian private interests, General Adul acknowledged it is located in Cambodian territory and has created a port for tourist boats. However, the dam causes problems as sediment accumulation leads to seawater erosion of Thailand's Ban Hat Lek coastline. He said the two countries must discuss solutions, noting the issue has persisted since 1998 and he has already inspected the site.

When asked if UNCLOS (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982) mechanisms should be used, General Adul agreed, noting the dam is outside Thai territory and just 300 meters from the maritime boundary marker 71. He acknowledged concerns about threats to Thailand's maritime sovereignty and emphasized discussions are needed once conditions improve. Regarding Cambodia's leader Hun Sen ordering the dam not be dismantled, General Adul said he had no comment.

SA KAEO – On July 5, 2026, Thai soldiers arrested 11 people, including foreign nationals and one Thai citizen, after they illegally crossed into Thailand through a natural border crossing from Cambodia. The group claimed they fled jobs linked to online businesses after not receiving the wages they had been promised.

Troops from Burapha Task Force, together with Khok Sung Task Force and other security agencies, were conducting a border patrol when they spotted the suspects crossing a natural passage near boundary markers 41-42 in Ban Ang Sila, Non Mak Mun subdistrict, Khok Sung district, Sa Kaeo province.

Authorities detained all 11 suspects, identified as seven Bangladeshi nationals, one Chinese national, two Vietnamese nationals, and one Thai national. None carried passports or identification documents.

During questioning, the suspects said they had worked for about three months at a restaurant and online sales business in Poipet, Cambodia. A Chinese contact known as "Mr. Sunwia" had promised them US$200 daily wages, but they never received payment. They also cited intensified Cambodian crackdowns on foreign nationals as their reason for fleeing.

The suspects paid 8,000 baht each to a human smuggling network for their return to Thailand. They were driven from Poipet to the border, where three Cambodian guides led them through the natural crossing. Border patrol officers intercepted the group while the guides escaped.

All 11 suspects were transferred to Khok Sung Police Station for legal proceedings. Authorities are investigating to identify and prosecute smuggling network members and others involved.