Hawker takes on police over false charge

Chicken vendor submits CIB complaint. A roast chicken vendor has filed a complaint seeking legal action against Bang Sao Thong police in Samut Prakan province for wrongly accusing him of stealing 15.8 million baht worth of jewellery, which saw him held…

PM gets back to mopping up

Flood relief fills first day after court fillip Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha plans to visit people and provinces affected by recent severe flooding following a Constitutional Court ruling in his favour that could potentially see his tenure as premi…

Thailand’s tin: Mining our real history

Long before Thailand became a hub for industries like auto manufacturing, tourism and healthcare, it was a global hub for tin. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the mining of tin along the Andaman Sea coastline created wealth for Siam. Tin bec…

Chaiwut oversteps

Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn is in hot water for his unbecoming remarks against anti-government protesters who plan to rally tomorrow, the day the Constitutional Court hands down a ruling on the fate of suspended P…

Poll rules waiver sought on floods

MPs say law curtails ability to send aid The Pheu Thai Party is calling on the Election Commission (EC) to ease some electioneering regulations to allow politicians to help people affected by storm Noru which is predicted to cause widespread flood dama…

6 more set to face Forex-3D charges

Another six suspects will be summoned by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to face charges in connection with the Forex-3D Ponzi scheme case, DSI chief Traiyarit Temahiwong said yesterday. They are the last six people in this third batch of…

4,000 are evacuated as storm Noru hits

Over 4,000 people in Ubon Ratchathani have been evacuated after recent flooding was set to intensify as Typhoon Noru was forecast to reach northeastern Thailand on Wednes night as a tropical storm. It will bring heavy rain, adding to the tribulations o…

Xi to attend Apec summit

6 more confirm, but Biden ‘still deciding’ Chinese President Xi Jinping has verbally confirmed his participation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19, but no final decision from US President Joe Biden has been …

Almost back to normal, says Health Ministry

The Public Health Ministry sees the country as almost back to pre-Covid-19 and with adequate health resources to handle any future outbreaks, which are expected to be in the form of small and seasonal waves similar to influenza. “The Covid-19 situation…