Air quality worsens in North as fires rage
Chiang Mai was ranked as the world’s worst city for air pollution by Iqair.com yesterday, while forest fires in Chiang Rai were made worse by a drug addict who started a blaze.Continue Reading
Cops booked for extorting Taiwan star
Six policemen at Huai Khwang station who have been charged with taking bribes in connection with the alleged extortion of a Taiwanese actress and her friends were indicted by the prosecutor yesterday, said Kosolwat Inthujanyong, a deputy spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG).Continue Reading
More anti-Section 112 graffiti found
TRAT: More graffiti protesting the lese majeste law was found on a wall of the Provincial Municipal Office’s market yesterday.Continue Reading
Heatwaves spark health fear
The Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) yesterday urged citizens to beware of the heat, especially vulnerable groups, as the weather is expected to remain hot and sunny until early May.Continue Reading
Thais abroad ‘should’ cast postal votes
Four political parties yesterday called on the Election Commission (EC) to coordinate with the Foreign Affairs Ministry to adopt postal voting as the main method for early voting by Thais abroad.Continue Reading
Veteran politician dies suddenly after car racing
Chonsawat Asavahame, a key political figure in Samut Prakan province, was pronounced dead at the age of 54 yesterday morning after driving in a practice session for a car race in the northeastern province of Buri Ram.Continue Reading
Chuvit hands over ‘donation’ to cops
Former politician turned whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit handed over a problematic 6-million-baht cash donation to Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers yesterday after a high-profile lawyer claimed the money was from shady sources.Continue Reading
Claims of fixing law for Thaksin refuted
Somsak Thepsutin, a former justice minister and new Pheu Thai Party member, has denied an accusation that he had revised a ministerial regulation to help fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.Continue Reading
B43m for reservoir projects
The Royal Initiative Discovery Institute (RIDI) will kick off a series of reservoir projects in the Northeast with a total budget of 42.8 million baht.Continue Reading
Maharashtra: The Lavani dancers fighting for their daughters’ futures
These folk dancers from Maharashtra don’t want their daughters to learn the traditional dance – why?Continue Reading