Thailand's national men's football team conducted a training session on July 23 at 5 p.m. at the National Stadium in Vientiane, Laos, in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup 2026 Group B opener against Laos on July 25. The hour-long training focused on physical recovery following the team's arrival. Forward Yasok Burapah expressed confidence before training, saying the team is fully prepared and should require minimal adjustment to the local climate, which resembles Thailand's weather. He emphasized the team has already trained according to the coach's tactical plan to face Laos. "We cannot underestimate any team," Burapah added. "We must prepare thoroughly, communicate well, support each other, and secure victory." He also expressed pride at competing against host Japan in the Asian Games and hopes the team will advance deeply in the tournament. The first match will take place on July 25, 2025, at 8 p.m. at the National Stadium in Vientiane, with live broadcast on TrueVisions Now. Defender Natthapong Sairia stated the team is 80-90 percent ready with two more training sessions planned before the match. He acknowledged the difficulty of playing away in Laos but noted that the team's chemistry is strong, with new and returning players already familiar with each other from the Thai League. He stressed that climate should not be an issue and called for Thai supporters' encouragement.

Thailand's men's volleyball team competed in the second match of the SEA V Cup 2026 on July 23, 2026, at Jakarta International Volleyball Hall in Indonesia, facing off against Vietnam in the tournament's second week. The Thai team initially struggled, losing the first two sets before executing a comeback win in the remaining three sets, clinching a 3-2 victory with set scores of 23-25, 15-25, 25-18, 25-21, and 15-12. The win gave Thailand its second consecutive victory and confirmed their status as group B champions.

On July 23, 2024, Jangjira Pathanasiri, official from the Kanchanaburi Office of Social Development and Human Security, announced that the Center for Accelerated Public Welfare Management (CSPWM) dispatched social workers and staff from the Wanskai Foundation to investigate the case of a 15-year-old girl identified as Miss A, who suffered severe burns after her biological mother tied her to a house post and poured boiling water on her from the lower back to the back of her body. The girl is now hospitalized at Thongphapoem Hospital.

Investigations revealed that Miss A is a stateless person with identity card starting with zero, a Myanmar national who completed grade six and was then forced to stop schooling and work for wages. She lived with her grandmother from birth until age eight, after which her grandmother died and she moved in with her mother. Over the seven years living with her mother, she experienced verbal abuse and psychological mistreatment.

According to the account, the mother, 32 years old and also from Myanmar, does not work due to anemia and has remarried with two children from the current union. She has a volatile temperament and gambles frequently. On the day of the incident, when the mother returned home and discovered some food missing, the girl admitted to eating two pieces of pork because she needed to take medicine. The mother became angry, tied the girl's hands and feet to a house post, heated water, and poured it on her from the lower back to the back. Relatives who later saw the wounds brought her to the hospital.

The Wanskai Foundation and Lin Thin Subdistrict Municipality coordinated to obtain document TRD.8 from Thongphapoem District Office to facilitate health insurance claims for the girl, who has no registration status. The foundation's staff filed a police complaint against the mother. After medical treatment concludes, the Kanchanaburi CSPWM will take the girl into care and protection under child protection law and monitor the case.

On the same day, Anuson Sangaesaeng, Thongphapoem District Chief, instructed senior official Narapat Rattanavarayuddh to visit and encourage the girl at the hospital. Police Captain Parinya Kraikruan, commander of Thongphapoem Station, ordered the arrest and interrogation of the mother. Initial charges include illegal entry and unlawful residence in Thailand. Following witness interrogations, additional charges related to the assault will be filed.

Officers from Ratsada Burana police station arrested six suspects—aged 15, 17, 18, 21, 24, and 25—in connection with a machete attack that occurred on July 18 near a parking building on Pracha Uthit Soi 21 in the Ratsada Burana district of Bangkok. Two victims sustained slash wounds to the arm and buttock respectively before the attackers fled the scene. Police tracked the suspects using CCTV footage, witness statements, and testimony from those present at the incident. All six suspects confessed to the charges, claiming they carried out the attack in retaliation for being chased and beaten by the victims' group. The suspects face charges including attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, and illegal possession of a bladed weapon in public. A Bangkok Criminal Court approved their detention, and the case will proceed through the judicial system.

On July 23, 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Pipat Ratchakij, Transport Minister Siripong Angskultakiet, Deputy Police Commander Pol. Gen. Samran Nualmaa, and Department of Land Transport Director Sarapong Paitoonpongse signed an amended memorandum of understanding to link traffic citation data electronically between the National Police Office and the Department of Land Transport. The measure aligns with the government's Master Road Safety Plan 2022-2027, aimed at reducing road deaths to 12 per 100,000 population in line with United Nations guidelines. Thailand currently faces rising accident rates partly due to weak traffic discipline and ineffective law enforcement, with tens of millions of unpaid traffic citations outstanding. Vehicle owners who come to renew annual vehicle tax can now check for and settle any unpaid traffic fines at the time of registration. Drivers with unpaid citations will not receive their vehicle registration stickers even after paying tax, until all outstanding fines are cleared. The data-linking system takes effect on August 1, 2026, with no retroactive application. Warning notices will be issued for unpaid citations, and after 60-90 days, information will be transmitted to the Department of Land Transport, affecting vehicle tax renewal starting around October-November 2026. The MOU represents an integrated approach to standardize law enforcement according to administrative court rulings and the rule of law, designed to change driving behavior and improve road discipline.

A multi-vehicle collision occurred on Petchkasem Road in Thabsakae, Prachuap Khiri Khan, when a ten-wheeler truck struck a sedan, which then hit a small four-wheel van and crashed into an electric pole, leaving the truck driver trapped. At 12:30 p.m. on July 23, 2025, Police Lieutenant Colonel Winai, investigation officer at Thabsakae Station in Prachuap Khiri Khan, received a report of a multiple-vehicle collision with injuries on Petchkasem Road (northbound) near the U-turn at Nong Hoi, kilometer markers 362–400, Subdistrict Ang Thong, Thabsakae District. He and rescue teams from Sawaeng Rueang Ruam Dharma Foundation responded immediately.

At the scene, officers found a Mitsubishi sedan registered in Prachuap, driven by a 29-year-old woman, severely damaged and stopped in the middle of the road about 10 meters from a dynamo shop. A four-wheel closed van had been pushed against and shattered an electric pole, pressed between the van and the ten-wheeler truck. The truck driver was trapped inside. Rescue teams used cutting tools to extract and transport him to Thabsakae Hospital.

Truck driver Pradist reported that he was driving straight when the sedan suddenly cut in front of him. Unable to brake in time, he struck the sedan, lost control, and collided with the four-wheel van, which slid into the electric pole and broke it. Preliminary investigation included reviewing CCTV footage to determine the precise cause of the accident.