Big bike riders set to face tough tests
The Land Transport Department has issued new criteria for big bike riders, saying they must bring medical certificates when applying for a driving licence.
Phangan voted 'third best' island
Koh Phangan in Surat Thani has been voted the third best island in Asia, according to the readers' choice awards by travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler.
Government insists all quarantine facilities 'safe'
The Department of Health Service Support (DHSS) yesterday assured the public that all state quarantine (ASQ) facilities it is overseeing have been complying with disease control measures and standards.
1 MP banned, 57 cleared
The Constitutional Court yesterday disqualified a Move Forward Party (MFP) MP for breaking the law related to shareholdings in media firms.
'Tough task in store' for reconciliation committee
Defusing the escalating political tensions through a panel tasked with forging national reconciliation will be a tough challenge given the extremely complex nature of the conflict, says the head of the King Prajadhipok's Institute, the organisation that has been commissioned to study the committee's set-up.
Northeast on red alert for flash floods
The lower northeastern provinces are on red alert for flash floods as the downgraded Typhoon Molave lashes the region today and tomorrow, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) says.
Cabinet extends emergency decree
Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said yesterday the cabinet had agreed to extend the emergency decree for another month.
6 Chinese defy travel ban
CHIANG RAI: Six Chinese nationals have been arrested in Mae Sai district of this northern province for allegedly entering the kingdom illegally in defiance of the travel ban imposed by the Thai government to combat the Covid-19 pandemic.
Woman who slapped girl over anthem in hot water
A 45-year-old woman has been charged with assault after slapping the face of a schoolgirl who did not stand up during the playing of the national anthem at Ayutthaya railway station on Tuesday evening.
Children's respiratory disease warning
KHON KAEN: A doctor has voiced concern over an outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which causes respiratory tract infections in young children up to two years old.