Army ordered to compensate family of slain Lahu human rights activist
The Supreme Court has ordered the Army to pay two million baht in compensation to the family of an ethnic Lahu human rights activist, who was shot dead by troops…
Two arrested for damaging bus windshields in Phuket
Two men have been arrested in Phuket for allegedly using sling shots to fire ball bearings at the windshields of busesparked at various spots on the resort island. Phuket police…
Democrat candidate in general election banned for vote buying
File photo : Ketkanda Inchua Ketkanda Inchua, a Democrat candidate for Bangkok in the May 2023 general election, has become the first candidate to be given a “red card” by…
Thailand’s climate strategy a disaster for at-risk communities?
Being the people who will suffer the worst impacts of climate change, women and youths from Thai communities on the frontline of the crisis are demanding that the government pay…
Nation-wide search for iguanas in the wild
Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has sent a circular to every province asking officials to look for iguanas in public parks or the wild and to report…
Police submit Kannan Nok shooting case to public prosecutors
After more than two months of investigation into the high-profile killing of a highway police officer in Nakhon Pathom province last September, allegedly by or at the order of a…
PM urges business leaders at APEC to invest in Thailand now
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has suggested to business leaders in the United States that it is the right time for them to invest in or expand their investments in Thailand,…
Ghosts of history: What awaits PM Srettha at his new Government House residence?
Government House has served as the office of Thai prime ministers since March 1942, but Srettha Thavisin will be the first to make the place his home. The country’s 30th…
Biden, Xi emerge from hours of talks, agree to curb illicit fentanyl, restart military dialogue
U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat…
Former celebrity on Forex 3-D fraud charges released on bail
File photo : Suteewan Taweesin The Criminal Court decided today to release former celebrity Suteewan Taweesin on five-million baht bail, but ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet and…
Deputy health minister persuades Thai couples to have children
File photo : Deputy government spokesperson Kaenika Oonchit//Kaenika Instagram Deputy Public Health Minister Santi Promphat wants to increase the birth rate in Thailand, by encouraging Thai couples to have children…
Does the digital wallet scheme risk running into a legal hurdle?
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has finally brought some clarity to the source of funding for the controversial digital wallet handout scheme, but many aspects of the scheme remain problematic, raising…