Army probing drunk conscript's beating in barracks
The army has launched an investigation into an assault on a conscript by a duty officer.
The army has launched an investigation into an assault on a conscript by a duty officer.
SURAT THANI: The government will support the Marine Department's plan to build a cruise terminal on Koh Samui to promote cruise tourism, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Sunday.
Most people do not agree with the government's policy to classify those who have fewer than five methamphetamine pills as drug users, not dealers, an opinion poll showed.
Most people do not agree with the government's policy to classify those who have fewer than five methamphetamine pills as users, not dealers.
The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) on Sunday attributed a collapsed road section in Nonthaburi province on Saturday to its underground power cable project situated near the Chao Phraya River.
The entire northeastern region of Thailand is expected to see the mercury rise even further after Songkran and until the first week of May, a leading climate expert warned on Sunday.
Hazardously thick smog is blanketing 45 out of 77 provinces in the country, mostly in the North, with Chiang Mai suffering the worst levels of PM2.5 on Sunday.
Officials have found a total of about 10,500 tonnes of carcinogenic cadmium waste illegally sourced from Tak province, and are seeking another 3,000 tonnes.
Thousands of innocent people killed. Tens of thousands more pro-democracy protesters locked up. The return of military rule has wreaked havoc in Myanmar in recent years.
Thailand is steering an initiative for a joint-visa programme with countries that together hosted about 70 million tourists last year as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin ramps up initiatives to attract more long-haul and high-spending travellers.
PATTAYA: An intoxicated British man suffered a serious abdominal injury after he impaled himself on a pointed iron fence at his home in Bang La Bang district of Chon Buri.
The government has issued a warning about extreme heat in the coming days and advises people to avoid staying outdoors due to risks of having a heat stroke.
The government is monitoring sulphuric acid contamination in the Mekong River on the Lao side of the border.
The opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) has deferred electing new executives pending the Constitutional Court's ruling that will decide the party's fate over its effort to amend the lese majeste law.
The opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) has deferred electing new executives pending the Constitutional Court's ruling that will decide the party's fate over its effort to amend the lese majeste law.
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Saturday ordered a swift investigation into the disappearance of 11,000 tonnes of cadmium waste from a smelting factory in Samut Sakhon.
The Chinese government is funding 18 local projects worth US$4.1 million (about 151 million baht) under the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Special Fund (MLCSF) this year, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
CHIANG MAI: People in northern Thailand, particularly in Chiang Mai and Lampang, face high mortality rates due to lung cancer. The Faculty of Medicine at Chiang Mai University has identified elevated levels of PM2.5 particles in the air as being one of the leading causes.
This year's three-week-long Songkran festival with festivities to take place across the country is expected to give tourism a much-needed boost as it is expected to bring in tens of billions of baht in tourism income.
This year's three-week-long Songkran festival with festivities to take place across the country is expected to give tourism a much-needed boost as it is expected to bring in tens of billions of baht in tourism income.
Roojai Insurance cyclist Adne Van Engelen was crowned the overall winner of the 2024 Tour of Thailand cycling race in Phetchabun on Saturday.
A section of Chaeng Watthana Road in Nonthaburi, covering two traffic lanes, collapsed on Saturday morning. No one was injured.
It was Oscar Wilde who observed that "conversation about the weather is the last refuge of the unimaginative". He might have had a point but it means there are a lot of unimaginative people in Thailand at present. I can hardly recall a conversation lately without a reference to the heat. It has definitely been "a bit on the warm side".
It's quite a relief that Public Health Minister Cholnan Srikaew is ruling out the recriminalisation of cannabis.