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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:07:00 +0700
Loewe makes buckled-up fashion statement
The fashion internet has been dissecting the latest footwear from Loewe, which appears to have taken the idea of “wearing the brand” quite literally.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:19:00 +0700
Bank of Thailand keeps interest rate unchanged
The Bank of Thailand ​kept its key interest ​rate ‌unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, as widely expected.  

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:06:00 +0700
Watch 1,800 people move an entire castle in Japan
Hirosaki Castle in northern Japan is moving back to its original site after being relocated for earthquake repairs 11 years ago. Using ropes and rollers, 1,800 people manually moved the structure several metres over the weekend using a technique know...

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:05:00 +0700
Road traffic at Suvarnabhumi may be disrupted Aug 31-April 7
Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok has advised passengers to plan their journeys in advance and allow extra travel time as a maintenance project will block some traffic lanes to and from the passenger terminal from next Monday to April 7 of next year.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:54:00 +0700
Stolen Picasso print resurfaces in vacant apartment
A Pablo Picasso print stolen from an art gallery in the US city of Milwaukee in 2018 has resurfaced after more than eight years, turning up in an unlikely place: a vacant apartment undergoing an eviction clean-out.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0700
Coordinated attacks: Thailand's southern insurgency flares
A surge in attacks across Thailand's South has put a spotlight on the low-level insurgency by Muslim separatists that has killed thousands of people in the last two decades.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:24:00 +0700
Teen arrested for allegedly making and selling guns online
A 16-year-old boy was arrested during a raid on a condominium in Bangkok's Laksi district after police discovered he was allegedly modifying guns and selling them through a social media group with more than 300 members.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:22:00 +0700
Citizenship bust targets 5,000 ‘fake Thais’ in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI — Local administrators and migrants were among 20 suspects arrested in this northern province as part of a fake citizenship bust believed to involve about 5,000 “fake Thais” made in just one district.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:12:00 +0700
China’s coastal regions on high alert as Typhoon Saudel cancels flights, ferries
HONG KONG — Airports in China’s Zhejiang and Fujian provinces remained on high alert for potential delays and cancellations as Typhoon Saudel approached landfall on Wednesday, after multiple flights were cancelled in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:06:00 +0700
Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh proposes curbs on gasoline, diesel vehicles
HANOI - Ho ⁠Chi ⁠Minh City, Vietnam's commercial ​hub, is proposing to gradually restrict gasoline- and diesel-powered ​vehicles from its downtown

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