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…
Six more pumps being brought in to drain floodwater from Bangkok streets
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt is getting six high-capacity pumps from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry to help existing pumps speed the draining of floodwater from the capital. Natural Resources…
Murdered woman found in public pond
A murdered woman was found floating in a large public pond in Klaeng district of Rayong province on Tuesday morning, with marks on her neck indicating she had been strangled.…
Vietnamese fishing boat burns, sinks after being caught
A Vietnamese fishing boat went up in flames and sank after it was caught trawling in Thai waters and its five crewmen arrested in the Gulf of Thailand off Songkhlah…
Army pickup bombed in Narathiwat
A pickup carrying army rangers on a supplies run was damaged when a bomb exploded on a rural road in Si Sakhon district on Monday morning, causing no casualties, police…
Seven arrested, meth, ecstasy and other illegal drugs seized
A large quantity of drugs, mainly methamphetamine and ecstasy, was seized and seven suspects arrested by police in Bua Lai district on Saturday. Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuam, the Provincial…
A bill on cannabis and hemp will on Monday be proposed to the House
A bill on cannabis and hemp will on Monday be proposed to the House, says the spokesman of a House committee vetting it. Panthep Phuapongpan, a vocal supporter of cannabis-based…
Two Chinese fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait median line
Two Chinese fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait median line, which normally acts as an unofficial barrier between the two sides, on Friday, Taiwan’s defence ministry said, as China continues…
‘Skywalk over the River Kwai’ marks new Kanchanaburi landmark
KANCHANABURI: A skywalk and a walking street have been opened as new tourist landmarks along the bank of the Kwae Yai river in Muang Kanchanaburi district of this western border…