SONGKHLA: Nine tour guides based in Hat Yai have taken their own lives since the pandemic shut down the tourist sector, while others have descended to theft to stay alive, according to an industry spokesman.

A group of anti-government protesters ended a rally in the central business district of the capital on Saturday evening after putting up a banner in the Pratunam area.

Protesters occupied the Ratchaprasong intersection on Friday for another rally calling for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down, ahead of a crucial vote on the prime minister by lawmakers on Saturday.

NAKHON SAWAN: Police investigating the fatal torture of a drug suspect searched a condominium room used by a sacked police station chief and a subordinate’s police flat on Thursday.