Four foreigners, three confirmed to be Chinese nationals, have been arrested in connection with the Bangkok abduction of a Chinese man held for 1.8 million baht ransom, police said.Continue Reading
Negotations between political parties will be crucial in the formation of the new coalition government after the general election, regardless of campaign pledges, Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader Prawit Wongsuwon said on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Giant panda Lin Hui, the star attraction at Chiang Mai Zoo, died on Wednesday morning. She was 21 years old.Continue Reading
PATTANI: A defence volunteer was shot dead in an ambush at a village in Panare district on Tuesday night.Continue Reading
Officers from Bang Phong Phang police station rescued a Chinese man who had been abducted — with the kidnappers demanding a ransom of 1.8 million baht — from a hotel in Sathorn yesterday. Three of the 11 suspects were arrested.Continue Reading
Conscription should be replaced by the economic benefits of voluntary enlistment, said the Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin yesterday.Continue Reading
Southeast Asian countries particularly Thailand, where drug use remains a serious problem, should learn a lesson and apply a drug checking service model from Australia following the launch of its first fixed-site health and drug checking service — CanTEST — in Canberra nearly nine months ago.Continue Reading
Chiang Mai had the world’s worst air pollution again yesterday morning, with an air quality index level of 180, according to the air-pollution monitoring website IQAir.Continue Reading
Paetongtarn “Ung Ing” Shinawatra, a Pheu Thai Party prime ministerial candidate, said the party would not work with anyone involved in the two previous coups.Continue Reading
The Election Commission (EC) said it was necessary for all of its members to travel abroad over the Songkran holiday period to prepare advance voting for the May 14 election, especially in three African countries where many Thai citizens reside.Continue Reading