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…
Police charge celebrity couple
Pattanapon “DJ Man” Minthakhin and his singer-wife Suteewan “Baitoey” Thaweesin on Wednesday reported to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to acknowledge three charges in connection with the Forex-3D online…
Small earthquake felt in Chiang Mai
A light earthquake of 3.6 magnitude was recorded in Fang district of this northern province early on Wednesday. No damage was reported. Provincial disaster prevention and mitigation office chief Aroon…
Gang busted preparing crystal meth shipment to New Zealand
Narcotics suppression police arrested four alleged transnational drug smugglers and seized 16 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine destined for New Zealand, at a resort in Nong Khai province. The suspects, three…
Two shot dead at army college, soldier arrested
A sergeant-major said to be mentally ill shot two colleagues dead and wounded another at the Army War College of the Army Training Command in Bangkok’s Dusit district on Wednesday…
Sea riches prompt new talks as Thailand, Cambodia eager to end dispute
Thailand will hold talks with Cambodia over a 26,000 sq km overlapping claims area (OCA) estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the…
Activist jailed for two years for insulting Thailand’s queen.
A Thai court sentenced a political activist to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the monarchy, her lawyer said, after the activist was judged to have dressed as…
Wealthy Americans, Chinese top list of new Thai visa applicants
Thailand is seeing applications trickle in for its new visa programme targeted at rich foreigners with officials viewing it as a sign of more to come. Around 400 people have…