HANOI: Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bottles of bear bile, a wildlife protection organisation said on Friday.

The Government Lottery Office sold 2.4 million digital tickets to about 600,000 buyers through the Paotang app on Thursday, the first day of online sales.

There were 32 more Covid-19 fatalities and 2,976 confirmed new cases on Thursday, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) reported on Friday.

SONGKHLA: More than 100 illegal Myanmar migrants were arrested when officials raided rented houses in Hat Yai district on Thursday night as the investigation intensified into the murder of a local man whose body was found in a shallow grave on Wednes...

Thai energy consumption is expected to rise by 9.2% this year, based on an economic growth estimate of 2.5-3.5%, driven by an uptick in economic activities as pandemic restrictions ease, says the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo).

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin on Thursday assured the minimum daily wage will increase this year, although he said the hike won't be a sharp one in order to protect businesses which are still reeling from the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandem...

The Appeal Court this week lowered a fine slapped on Philip Morris (Thailand) Ltd from 1.2 billion baht to 121 million baht for customs violations regarding cigarette imports from the Philippines.

A prominent human rights activist has thrown his support behind the decision by Mahidol University Student Association to abolish an in-house beauty pageant that is solely fixated on appearance.

Bangkok plans to authorise the removal of face masks as soon as possible if the notion is approved by local health and medical bodies, city governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Thursday.

Parliament on Friday passed the first reading of a 3.185 trillion baht draft budget bill for the 2023 fiscal year starting Oct 1, aimed at supporting an economic recovery.