Police superintendents’ authority adjusted under police reform law
The power to sign off a crime case file to be proceeded to the public prosecutors will in the future rest with the chief inquiry officer of each police station…
Two horses in Pran Buri district under watch for rabies
Two horses at a farm in Pran Buri district of Prachuap Khiri Khan have been placed under close watch following the death of a horse at the farm after it…
PM says “sucking” of ex-MPs is part of Thai democracy
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that the “sucking” of former MPs into a political party has been in practice long before the establishment of the National Council for Peace and…
Thief steals car with 3-year-old boy inside
A 42-year-old mother left her 3-year-old son in a car with engine on and came back only to find the car with the boy on board was stolen. Saengkaeo Saengsenya…
First quarter economy grows strongly
The central bank governor Veerathai Santiprabhob says the country’s economy has recovered strongly in the first quarter, but warned that low-income earners and farmers are still burdened with heavy household…
Thai government applauded for sending KNLF founder to Denmark
Human Rights Watch’s Asia division director Phil Robertson has praised the Thai government’s decision to send the founder of Khmer National Liberation Front Sam Serey to Denmark instead of Cambodia…
Fence mending proposed as diplomatic spat heats up between the Philippines and Kuwait
Effort is underway in the Philippines to mend fence with Kuwait following an ongoing diplomatic spat which saw the Philippine ambassador to the Gulf state being expelled, according The Manila…
Khon Kaen police suspect cables pulled down by a truck
Khon Kaen police are looking for a truck driver after suspecting he was responsible for the dangling telecom cable that killed a female motorcyclist on April 25. Superintendent of Khon…
Train derailment disrupts service to Samut Sakhon
Train service from Bangkok’s Wong Wian Yai to Mae Klong in Samut Sakhon remained closed after a train derailment blocking the rail tracks since early yesterday. The Wong Wian Yai-Mahachai…
BTS extended Green Line to begin service end of this year
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) has announced progress of new urban electric rail lines, saying the Green Line connecting Bearing station with Samut Prakan will open to service end…
Only three traditional medicine formulas have the potential to stop certain cancers
Over 20,000 traditional medicine formulas have been registered but only three of them have been tested in laboratory to have the potential to be developed into medicines which are capable…
Labourers still in heavy debts
About 96% of Thai labours are in debt, with an average debt amounting to almost 140,000 baht for a household, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce’s…