Protests erupt in response to a new restriction on allowances for the elderly.
On Thursday, some 70 people gathered outside the Finance Ministry to protest a new rule that requires older individuals aged 60 and up to prove they are destitute in order…
PM Prayut steps down from politics
Today, July 11, 2023, Thai Prime Minister-in-Care Prayut Chan-O-Cha made the official announcement that he was leaving the Ruam Thai Sang Chart party and politics. This concludes his nine-year Thai…
Escalator incident in Bang Na.
At a major retail store in Bang Na on July 11, an incident alarmed customers. A abrupt interruption was caused by an escalator problem in the middle of the busy…
Police shooting results in 150 arrest in France
Following a second night of protests over the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy at a traffic check, unrest and rioting spread throughout France on Wednesday night. On Thursday…
Update: 261 killed in Indian train crash
After a passenger train veered off the rails and collided with another one in the country’s east, authorities announced on Saturday that at least 261 people had perished in India’s…
President Biden falls on stage
At the US Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony in Colorado, Vice President Joe Biden stumbled and fell while distributing diplomas. The nation’s oldest serving president, Joe Biden, 80, was helped…
Rise in Covid-19 cases but there is no cause for panic
The Department of Disease Control reports that the total number of Covid-19 cases reported by hospitals during the past week was 2,970, with 42 fatalities, for an average death rate…
Final Coalition MOU does not include the lese majeste modification
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which outlines the policies to be executed under a Pita-led administration, will be released this afternoon (Monday) by the Move Forward Party and its coalition…
Thai Parliament security has been stepped up in preparation for the gathering
In anticipation of a gathering planned by the “United Front for Thammasat and Demonstration” (UFTD), which aims to persuade senators to support Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat as Thailand’s…
Thailand’s 2028 World Pride bid is to be strengthened by the Bangkok Pride parade.
In preparation for its quest to host World Pride 2028, Bangkok will have a Pride parade on June 4 with the theme "Door to Equal Asia." The festival will be…