The coach of the Thailand women’s weightlifting team that lost three world titles in a doping scandal in 2018 has been charged with a doping offence and provisionally suspended.

PATTANI: A suspected insurgent killed in a clash with paramilitary rangers in this southern province on Friday night was wanted on four arrest warrants for attempted murder, authorities say.

A total of 119 new Covid-19 cases — 112 local infections and seven imported — reported on Saturday, raising the total to 27,713 with no new deaths, as authorities are considering easing quarantine rules.

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is preparing to call bids for two double-track railway projects worth 128 billion baht with results expected to be known by the end of this year.

Firebrand activist Srisuwan Janya will next week lodge a petition with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against the MPs and senators who voted in favour of the charter amendment bill.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is going ahead with a plan to use the revamp of the Klong Ong Ang as a model for other community development projects.

The Transport Ministry plans to launch three motorway projects this year, worth 83.52 billion baht.

NEW YORK: Overworked and stressed-out new hires at the Goldman Sachs investment bank are asking that their work week be limited -- to 80 hours.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plans to adopt free-float adjusted market capitalisation in the calculation methodology for the SET50, SET100 and SETHD indices, effective from July as it strives to prevent speculation on low free-float stocks.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday expressed support for Indonesian President Joko Widodo's call to hold an emergency Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit to address the situation in Myanmar.