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Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:51:00 +0700
US to host Asean leaders in mid-May
United States President Joe Biden will meet in mid-May with the leaders of Southeast Asian nations, with a likely focus on the rising power of China, the host country announced on Saturday.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 16:55:00 +0700
Prinn meets police, denies sex charges
Prinn Panitchpakdi, a former deputy leader of the Democrat Party, is scheduled to appear in court on Sunday morning to answer sex charges, which he denied in his first meeting with Lumphini police on Saturday.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 08:21:00 +0700
18,892 new Covid cases, 125 more deaths
The country registered 18,892 more Covid-19 cases and 125 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Saturday morning.

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +0700
Songkhram River threat
Development projects and agrochemicals are threatening the ecology of the Songkhram River -- the last free-flowing river in the Northeast and one of the country's few remaining freshwater biodiversity hotspots, although some species are already nothi...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:58:00 +0700
Arrest warrant considered for Prinn over sexual harassment claims
Police are compiling evidence to seek a warrant from the South Bangkok Criminal Court to arrest Prinn Panitchpakdi, former deputy leader of the Democrat Party who is engulfed in sexual harassment allegations.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:21:00 +0700
Explainer: How to prove genocide?
Washington and Kyiv are accusing Russia of genocide in Ukraine, but the ultimate war crime has a strict legal definition and has rarely been proven in court since it was cemented in humanitarian law after the Holocaust. Video | Reuters

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:17:00 +0700
BTS operator set to take legal action as BMA debt nears B38bn
Operation and maintenance costs owed to Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), as the operator of the BTS skytrain, by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) are nearing 38 billion baht and may trigger further lawsuits, BTSC CEO Surapong Laoh...

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:33:00 +0700
Chiang Mai records most daily accidents, injuries
Chiang Mai logged the most accidents and injuries on Thursday in a road toll update that also saw Lampang and Sa Kaeo leading the nation in the number of deaths.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 09:12:00 +0700
Chanathip 'Thai Messi' Songkrasin making own name in Japan
He is known as the "Thai Messi" and grew up idolising Diego Maradona -- now Chanathip Songkrasin is making his own name after joining one of Asia's top clubs.

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:18:00 +0700
20,289 new Covid cases, 119 deaths
The country registered 119 more Covid-19 fatalities and 20,289 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Friday morning.



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