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APEC summit to focus on energy security amid rift over Ukraine war
Pacific-rim leaders will hold a two-day meeting from Friday in Bangkok, focusing on ways to address surging energy and food prices and supply chain disruptions sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine.
During the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic…
Thailand to beat tourism target as Indians, Malaysians lead rush
Thailand is on course to surpass its target to attract 10 million foreign visitors this year as Malaysians and Indians lead the return of holidaymakers.
Tourist arrivals totaled 7.56 million as at Oct 30, with at least 1.5 million visitors…
Thailand: Grab delivery service riders protest against allegedly unfair rule changes
Hundreds of GrabFood and GrabMart riders staged a mass protest today (Thursday), against changes to delivery service rules, issued by their company which, they claim, have resulted in a reduction in their earnings.
The riders gathered in…
Widespread flooding in Phuket on Sunday following heavy rainfall
Many areas of Phuket, including the old commercial center and some beach roads, are flooded this morning (Sunday), following heavy downpours throughout last night.
The Klang Road in the old commercial area, which includes the clock…
In wake of nursery killings, Thailand faces reckoning over drugs, guns and mental health
Experts say the authorities must tackle the highest gun ownership rate in south-east Asia, cheap drugs and deep-seated problems within the police
In Uthai Sawan, in north-eastern Thailand, families have said a…
Putin to attend Apec summit in Thailand
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Thailand's invitation to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok next month.
Thailand's Foreign Ministry has asked security agencies to make security arrangement…
Thai PM announces crackdown on drugs in wake of nursery attack
The Thai prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, has ordered a clampdown on drugs, including an emphasis on rehabilitation, following the mass shooting and stabbing at a nursery in north-eastern Thailand that left 37 people dead, mostly young…
Thailand attack: Country mourns after 37 killed, mostly children
Thailand is mourning a gun and knife attack at a childcare center where a man killed children as young as two while they slept.
Parents gathered outside the center on Friday morning, weeping and clutching their children's…
Thailand mass shooting kills 34 at daycare centre
Thirty-four people were killed in Thailand on Thursday in a gun and knife attack at a daycare centre by a former policeman who killed his wife and child before turning his weapon on himself, police said.
There were 22 children among the…
Thai PM resumes duties after court lifts five-week suspension
Prayut Chan-o-cha resumed official duties as Thailand's prime minister on Monday after the country's top court lifted a five-week suspension and settled in his favor a dispute surrounding his term limits.
The 68-year-old premier attended a…