"Duty" may sound simple, but for Viriyah Insurance it has been the driving force behind the organization for nearly eight decades. Today, the company is sharing this core value with the broader public through a corporate image campaign titled "Steadfast in Duty for 79 Years."

Managing Director Amorn Tongtew stated: "The special aspect of this year's campaign is presenting a fresh perspective—not just promoting our image, but communicating to the public about Viriyah's role as a general insurance provider ready to stand alongside customers and Thai society in every situation over these 79 years."

To strengthen this concept, Viriyah partnered with creative agency Choojai and Friends, which brought creative thinking and sharp insights to develop the campaign strategy. The team started by studying Viriyah's past communications and consumer voices on social media, combined with interviews across all organizational levels to deeply understand company culture. Connected with the core philosophy "Fairness is policy"—a DNA passed down through generations—the team identified that "duty" as a general insurance company protecting and guaranteeing risks for Thai society represents Viriyah's true identity.

In the first quarter, Viriyah launched a pre-campaign titled "Be Encouragement for Your Duty," inviting people to share encouragement for various professions and roles in society such as doctors, nurses, street sweepers, and traffic police through the Viriyah Insurance Facebook page. These messages were then displayed on billboards at major Bangkok landmarks before the official campaign video launches.

The campaign video was directed by acclaimed filmmaker Atta Hemvadi from ATTAh FILM, known for advertising, music videos, and the recent film "Gohang: The Gohem Heart." Atta explained: "We wanted to tell a 'back to simple' story, where simplicity creates good feelings for viewers. We hope that when the advertisement reaches the public, they will truly understand Viriyah's intention to communicate with society."

The video narrative begins by asking viewers: "Is neglecting one's duty becoming normal in society?" before gradually drawing them into realistic scenarios that prompt self-reflection about their own roles, concluding with gratitude for people of virtue.

On July 21, 2025, SCB X Public Company Limited reported second-quarter net profit of 11.117 billion baht, a 9 percent increase from the previous quarter. The growth was supported by improved net interest income and significant gains from investment and trading activities, demonstrating the resilience of SCB X's diversified business model, which integrates traditional banking, digital financial services and retail lending, and platform and technology businesses to generate multiple revenue streams and balanced risk management in a declining interest rate environment. However, year-over-year profit declined 13.1 percent.

The bank reported net interest income of 27.306 billion baht, up 2 percent quarterly but down 10.2 percent year-over-year due to pressure on net interest margins following rate cuts in 2024-2025. Loan growth remained steady compared to year-end, reflecting prudent credit disbursement across the group. Diversified revenue sources helped offset the impact of lower rates, with fee and other income reaching 11.365 billion baht, up 14.8 percent year-over-year, driven by wealth management business growth through the SCB WEALTH by CardX credit card linking wealth services to daily spending and expanded global investment options via InnovestX. Investment and trading income stood at 2.552 billion baht, down 21.2 percent year-over-year but up significantly 349.1 percent quarter-over-quarter due to improved performance of the bank's investment portfolio.

Operating expenses totaled 17.042 billion baht, down 2.2 percent year-over-year, yielding a cost-to-income ratio of 41.3 percent, reflecting continued cost discipline through process optimization, resource management, expense restructuring aligned with business conditions, and deployment of artificial intelligence and automation across group operations amid revenue headwinds from lower rates.

The bank continues to provide targeted customer assistance through its "You Fight, We Help" program and debt restructuring for customers with recovery potential, while actively managing asset quality. The non-performing loan ratio improved to 3.17 percent at quarter-end from 3.23 percent in the previous quarter, with provisions down 5.3 percent year-over-year. The coverage ratio remained strong at 158.6 percent, and regulatory capital adequacy stood at a robust 18.6 percent.

A heartwarming story has emerged from Samut Songkhram province. Arun Kleuan Panthu, director of Samut Songkhram Technical College, organized a 2569 candle-offering project where departments brought candles to various temples and encouraged faculty and students to volunteer cleaning temple bathrooms before the ceremony.

On July 15, Ms. Ubonrat Gaeochchaichareongkit, a culinary and nutrition instructor, led students in cleaning bathrooms at Wat Inthaaram. She personally cleaned three bathrooms and offered prayers for good fortune as usual. The next day, when the government lottery drew on July 16, she discovered she had won the three-digit prize.

This morning, she brought flip-flops as an offering to Phra Metthi Watcharaprachathorn (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luang Pho Daeng), the abbot of Wat Inthaaram, and volunteered to clean six additional bathrooms. She hopes the merit will help her win the first-prize six-digit jackpot this draw. Ms. Ubonrat explained that after the initial three-bathroom cleaning brought her the three-digit win, she realized the power of her actions. She even touched a turtle statue for luck and prayed to the 300-year-old Buddha image before the bathrooms. When she later found a broken shoe in the bathroom, she decided to offer new flip-flops to the temple.

She forgot she had bought a lottery ticket through the Pao Tang app until money suddenly appeared in her account the next day. Now, having cleaned three bathrooms successfully, she is doubling down by cleaning six more, hoping for a first-prize match. Ms. Ubonrat noted that while luck and coincidence play a role, the real value lies in performing good deeds with a pure heart and removing filth—both literal and spiritual. She encouraged the public to visit Wat Inthaaram during the long holidays to participate in merit-making activities.

Arun Kleuan Panthu, the college director, stated that the institution emphasizes promoting Buddhism among teachers, staff, and students through candle offerings and community service projects. This year, 19 candles were offered to various temples, with bathroom-cleaning activities designed to instill public consciousness, patience, and sacrifice for the common good. The symbolic connection between cleaning away filth and removing obstacles and negativity from one's life is central to the initiative.

Abbot Phra Metthi Watcharaprachathorn praised the volunteers, noting that cleaning temple bathrooms represents great merit-making. Bathrooms are centers of uncleanliness, and by scrubbing them clean, volunteers benefit users while also training their minds to purify greed, anger, and delusion—like planting seeds that yield their own fruit. Such good deeds become lasting blessings in one's life.

The Royal Thai Air Force on Monday marked the 15th anniversary of the service of its Gripen C/D fighter jets and Saab 340 airborne early warning aircraft with a large-scale "Elephant Walk" formation at Wing 7 in Surat Thani, underscoring its combat readiness and ability to defend national sovereignty.

The ceremony was attended by Supreme Commander Gen. Ukrit Boontanon and Air Force Commander ACM Seksan Kantha. The event featured formation flights by Gripen C/D fighters and Saab 340 aircraft, a Gripen flight demonstration, and exhibitions highlighting the Air Force's operational capabilities.

The centrepiece was the "Elephant Walk" — a coordinated taxiway procession involving nine Gripen C/D fighters and five Saab 340 aircraft, for a total of 14 aircraft. The display, commonly staged by leading air forces on significant occasions, symbolizes operational readiness and unity among air assets.

Speaking at the event, ACM Seksan said the Gripen C/D fleet had played an important role in supporting joint operations during the recent Thailand-Cambodia border tensions, describing the aircraft's performance as proof of the Air Force's 15-year investment in network-centric warfare.

He said the Air Force has focused on integrating information across its units to enable forces to "know first, see first, understand first, decide first and act first," a concept that has guided its operations for more than a decade. According to the Air Force chief, the Gripen fighters and Saab 340 airborne early warning aircraft have been among the most critical platforms during periods of conflict, achieving an operational success rate of nearly 100% while using relatively few weapons to engage identified targets.

Seksan said the effectiveness of the force depends not only on advanced military hardware but also on the personnel operating it. He credited Air Force personnel for maintaining seamless information-sharing over the past 15 years, helping ensure the military remains ready to respond to any threat against the country's sovereignty.

On July 21, 2025, at Parliament, Yingcheep Atchananont, director of the iLaw (Internet for People's Law) project, submitted evidence regarding the Senate election rigging case to Priset Wachrasindhu, opposition coalition coordinator and Thai Raksa Chart Party leader. Atchananont stated that iLaw has been gathering evidence since 2024, and many senior government officials have become accused persons in the case. He warned that suspects are undergoing prosecution but risk leniency through Election Commission manipulation, prompting iLaw to bring the evidence to the opposition coalition for scrutiny.

The evidence concerns nine government officials and MPs, including: Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who in 2023 served as Bhumjaithai deputy leader and allegedly received 14 witnesses at Parliament requesting his help securing Senate seats; Deputy PM Songsak Tongsri, linked to witness accounts of coordinated Senate voter management at hotels in Northeast Thailand; Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office Bhradar Parisnanantakul, described as designer of Bhumjaithai's candidate deployment scheme offering 10,000-40,000 baht per candidate; and MP Kraveewan Parisnanantakul of Ang Thong, coalition president spokesman, whose assistant allegedly transported Senate candidates to coordination meetings at hotels in Nakhon Nayok and Maryarden Garden Hotel.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said during an interview at Government House on July 21, 2025, that he has learned the selection committee of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) voted to remove NBTC chairman Dr. Sorn Bunyaibchayaprueksa from office on grounds of disqualifying characteristics under Section 8(2) of the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Organization Act of 2010. "I have not yet received detailed information, only that there is a resolution to remove Dr. Sorn while he is overseas," Anutin said. "I have not yet received official notification. Everything must follow the law—we cannot break it." Anutin added that regarding past resolutions dating back to 2022 and previously signed matters, the law must be applied and appeals remain everyone's right. He said he must follow proper legal procedures and asked to wait until official documents arrive, as they have not yet been received.