UK government: no spending cuts, no reverse on tax cuts
British Prime Minister Liz Truss walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 12, 2022. Britain’s new government said on Wednesday it would not reverse its vast tax…
Skytrain flashmob protests Constitutional Court ruling on PM’s term
A group of protesters rode the BTS Skytrain while wearing black on Sunday in a flashmob-style protest against the Constitutional Court’s ruling to allow Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to stay on…
Unlawful guns must be handed in, govt says
The government will push for a new amnesty law to allow people to hand in illegal firearms in their possession to the state without facing any legal prosecution. The move…
Thai university rankings slide, Singapore cements SE Asia best
Rankings of universities in Thailand slid in the latest Times Higher Education global report, below tertiary institutions in Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines The report released on Wednesday…
Tha Uthai massacre unfolded over three hours of horror
Funeral pyres of the victims of the Uthai Sawan massacre, at Wat Rat Samakee on Tuesday. In the days before he murdered 36 people, 24 of them children, the former…
Kevin Spacey’s lawyer challenges accuser’s memory at sex abuse trial
Actor Kevin Spacey walks outside the Manhattan Federal Court during his sex abuse trial. Kevin Spacey’s lawyer on Tuesday challenged the memory of Anthony Rapp, on the stand in U.S.…
Police seize fake US dollar banknotes worth 34-million baht in Nonthaburi
Thai police seized counterfeit US banknotes, with a face value of about 34 million baht, and arrested two suspects in Nonthaburi, in a joint operation carried out by police from…
Families gather for mass cremation of massacre victims
Devastated families gathered Tuesday for the cremation of their loved ones, killed in a nursery massacre that claimed 36 lives — including 24 children. The kingdom has been stunned by…
Prayut orders random drug searches after preschool mass killing
Workers prepare for funeral cremation of victims of mass killing that left 37 dead. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered a clampdown on drugs and a greater focus on rehabilitating addicts,…
Police seize 8.6m meth pills
More than 8.6 million methamphetamine tablets were seized in three drug suppression operations carried out in the North, Provincial Police Region 5 said yesterday. About 6 million pills were confiscated…