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…
Police impersonator tried to swindle cops seeking promotion
Kanpol Kongmongkol, kneeling third from right, is arrested at his room in Chiang Mai province on Friday for allegedly trying to swindle police officers seeking promotion. A man pretending to…
N. Korea says missile tests simulate striking South with nuclear weapons
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea North Korea’s recent flurry of missile tests were designed to simulate showering the…
Musk thanked by Chinese ambassador, reprimanded by Taiwanese diplomat over Taiwan plan
SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles China’s ambassador to the United…