An ultra royalist group launched a new political party on Wednesday to defend His Majesty the King, amid unprecedented calls for reform of the monarchy by the youth-led protest movement.

KANCHANABURI: The provincial governor has allowed local hotels to reopen, six days after he ordered them closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The man who robbed a gold shop in the Tesco Lotus shopping mall in Non Thai district on Tuesday night and escaped with 1.9 million baht worth of gold necklaces has been arrested, police said.

GENEVA: The UK coronavirus strain has spread to at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday, after US President-elect Joe Biden led a moving tribute to American victims.

Former commerce minister Banyin Tangpakorn has been sentenced to death for the premeditated murder of construction tycoon Chuwong Sae Tang that he tried to pass off as a car accident six years ago.

The Digital Economy and Society Ministry (DES) will file a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy against banned opposition politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the ministry said on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned 73 people, including his former aide Steve Bannon and other allies, just hours before he was due to leave office.

BEIJING: Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese internet behemoth Alibaba, made his first public appearance in over two months in an online video Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation about his whereabouts.

AYUTTHAYA: Detection of another Covid-19 infection has raised the total in the province to 40, provincial public health chief Peera Areerat announced on Wednesday.

Domestic car sales may drop 5.3% this year, after a 21.4% slump last year, amid a recent outbreak of the coronavirus, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Wednesday.