China is resolutely sticking with its zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19, even as the Delta variant continues to penetrate its formidable defences.

More than 120,000 people have signed up to submit a bill calling for the repeal of the royal defamation law to Parliament.

Oversupply of rice, the stronger baht, and a shortage of shipping containers are to blame for the falling price of Thai rice which has prompted farmers to demand the government step in to fix the problem urgently.