Ranger hurt in clash with Chiang Rai drug gang
CHIANG RAI: Three suspected drug couriers were arrested and 1.6 million speed pills seized following a clash in Mae Chan district on Friday night in which one ranger was wounded.
Jabs rollout on course, Prayut won't be first
Covid vaccinations will start Sunday as planned but PM Prayut won’t be the first person jabbed, as AstraZeneca vaccine needs more quality checks.
14 rail services resume Monday as virus curbs ease
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will resume 14 local train services, starting on Monday in line with the easing of Covid-19 prevention measures throughout most of the country.
Four protest leaders denied bail again
The Court of Appeal has again rejected a request to temporarily release four pro-democracy protest leaders facing royal insult charges, saying there was no reason to change the previous ruling.
72 new Covid cases, no deaths
A total of 72 new Covid-19 cases — 63 local infections and nine imported — are reported, raising the total to 25,881 with no new deaths.
Shots pass testing, rollout on the way
The first batch of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines that arrived Thailand on Wednesday has passed the Department of Medical Sciences' quality tests and are ready for delivery to state hospitals, according to Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
Govt presses ahead with speed limit hike
The Ministry of Transport is preparing to raise the maximum speed allowed for passenger cars on highways from 90kph to 120kph.
Man held for 'sextortion'
A motorcycle taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly luring women to pose for nude online videos, then blackmailing and raping them, in Nonthaburi.
House raided after 'pretty' party death
Police raided a house in Chatuchak district of Bangkok yesterday morning as part of an investigation into the death on Tuesday of a pretty model hired as a hostess along with several other women at the residence that evening.
Chaiwat rips PACC 'armchair' probe
Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn, an official in hot water over his alleged involvement in the forceful removal of Karen villagers a decade ago, on Friday cried foul over a PACC board recommendation to have him barred from civil service.