Thai Enquirer News Summary – April 28, 2026 Smelly Controversy Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce - Suphajee Suthumpun, is in hot waters all day yesterday after her surprise and supposedly ‘masterstroke’ to sell durians at 100 Baht per fruit. Social media has been buzzing with farmers calling for her to look at why such cheap pricing was being promoted and why is the Ministry of Commerce not promoting 100 Baht/sack for the fertilizers used in the farms for the durians. Independent Senators join Opposition parties to watch over NACC The so-called independent agency – National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is now being kept an eye over by the ‘Independent’ Senators (a handful of them as more than 160 of the 250 senators are backed by Bhumjai Thai party). The NACC is exonerating - Saksayam Chidchob, the brother of the real boss of Bhumjai Thai party – Newin Chidchob. “No’ meeting with Scammers The Anti-Online Scam Operation Center (AOC) has issued a statement addressing a viral social media post alleging that Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, Assistant National Police Chief and deputy director of the Police Cyber Taskforce, had dined with a close aide of Cambodian tycoon and senator Kok An. The pix of them dining in Siam Paragon in 2024 appeared online prompting the response from AOC. Singapore to participate in Land Bridge The local Thai media seem to be gullible to the ‘diplomatic’ talks from Singapore that the island state wants to ‘participate’ in the ‘Land Bridge’ project. Thailand’s proposed Land Bridge project drew interest from Singapore during talks between Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and visiting Singaporean Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. Singapore’s key officials in the past have been dead against the proposed ‘Land Bridge’ project as it will kill Singapore’s shipping hub status. Flip Flop of Free Visa to enter Thailand Thailand is looking at reverting to 57 countries for the visa free entry from the 93 at the moment. Thailand says it wants ‘quality’ tourism but with the world in doldrums the reversing of the policy could have dire consequences. Read Details in the Link Below - Link – https://lnkd.in/g3_UFzRf #Thailand #politics #economy #investment #politics #ทุเรียน #war #iran #usa #oil #crude
