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Thu, 21 May 2026 15:25:00 +0700Record 274 climbers scale Everest in one day
KATHMANDU - A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest on Wednesday, a hiking official said, the highest number ever to reach the world’s tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:09:00 +0700Esports in Thai schools to help build ‘digital human capital’
The Thai government is pushing to integrate esports into schools nationwide, changing the perception from mere entertainment into a tool for preparing “digital human capital” for the global creative industry.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:45:00 +0700Tourists in Thailand plan for cuts to visa-free stays
The backpackers on Khao San Road, the Bangkok thoroughfare beloved by budget travellers, are waking up this week with an extra headache: the government is preparing to shorten the length of visa-free stays.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:32:00 +0700Anutin urged to seek French president’s help with Cambodia
People’s Party leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has suggested that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul consider inviting French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Thailand, saying such a visit could help facilitate dialogue on Thai-Cambodian iss...
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:28:00 +0700US charges former Cuban president with murder
The US Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed an indictment against Raul Castro, the 94-year-old former president of Cuba, charging him with murder and a conspiracy to kill US citizens stemming from the fatal downing 30 years ago of two planes.
Thu, 21 May 2026 13:45:00 +0700‘Ready for violence’: Serbian hooligans target protesters
BELGRADE - When Voja was beaten and dragged from a Belgrade street into a waiting car, the young activist thought he would die.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:38:00 +0700Chinese man dies after fall from Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA - A 33-year-old Chinese man died after falling from the sixth floor of a hotel in this tourist town in the early hours of Thursday, with his body becoming impaled on a steel beam above a glass roof.
Thu, 21 May 2026 11:10:00 +0700Thai star Billkin graduates with UK master’s degree
Thai actor and singer Putthipong “Billkin” Assaratanakul has graduated with a master’s degree in Entrepreneurship from the University College London School of Management.
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:45:00 +0700World built more coal power in 2025 but used less
The world built and commissioned more coal power in 2025, but used the polluting fuel less, with the United States the only major economy to substantially increase generation, a new analysis shows.
Thu, 21 May 2026 10:30:00 +0700Legal pressure mounts on Ang Thong fuel trader
The Ministry of Industry has filed an additional complaint with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) against an Ang Thong-based fuel trading firm suspected of hoarding and falsifying records in violation of a prime ministerial order during t...