Desperate Clients Hold Up Lebanese Banks to Get Their Own Cash
Armed customers stormed at least five Lebanese banks on Friday to demand access to their own funds, which have been trapped by Lebanon’s worsening financial collapse. Such holdups have become…
Bangkok warned of more rain Sunday night
City Hall is warning residents in the capital of more rain to come on Sunday night, even as some districts in the northern and eastern parts of Bangkok remained under…
Baht sinks to its lowest level in 16 years
Thailand’s central bank on Friday said it was closely monitoring the baht and was ready to manage any excessive moves in the currency which hit its weakest level in nearly…
Army sergeant dismissed over attempted rape
Kanthat “Kan Chompalang” Pongpaiboonvej (left) and the 34-year-old victim give a wai to two officials after learning about the dismissal of a soldier who sexually molested the woman. A disgraced…
Student arraigned in shooting that killed classmate
Shooter tells police gun was for self-defence against another school rival, and he did not mean to kill his friend. Yolada Ngamsud, 59, performs a ceremony to calm the soul…
Prince Andrew back in the spotlight but still out in the cold
Amid the displays of emotion and deference since the death of Queen Elizabeth, the presence of one figure has added a discordant note to the solemn rituals leading up to…
Teen fatally shoots friend with pistol
A 15-year-old boy was killed when a pistol was fired in a classroom at a Nonthaburi school, in an incident students and teachers initially pinned on a computer “explosion”. The…
Flood-hit parts of Bangkok to be declared disaster zones
Parts of flood-hit Lat Krabang district in Bangkok will be designated disaster areas to allow quick provision of emergency relief, City Hall announced on Thursday. Bangkok deputy governor Tavida Kamolvej…
House rejection of cannabis bill ‘political’, says Anutin
Bhumjaithai Party leader and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said the House rejected his party’s “well prepared” cannabis bill for purely political reasons ahead of the coming general election. He…
Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company
A half-century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company…