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Sat, 23 May 2026 15:10:00 +0700UK floats single market for goods with EU
LONDON - The British government has proposed the creation of a single market for goods with the European Union in what would be an ambitious reset of its post-Brexit ties with the bloc, but Brussels has rejected the idea, British me...
Sat, 23 May 2026 14:53:00 +0700At least 90 killed in China coal mine blast
The death toll from a gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi province in northern China has reached 90, the state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday.
Sat, 23 May 2026 14:35:00 +0700Koh Phangan nominee crackdown nets 22 foreigners
Thai police in Surat Thani wrapped up the second phase of their crackdown on foreign nominee businesses on Koh Phangan on Saturday, arresting 22 foreigners and seizing more than 40 rai of land worth over 200 million baht.
Sat, 23 May 2026 13:03:00 +0700DNA study finds multiple blackchin tilapia sources
A new study by researchers from Chulalongkorn University has concluded that invasive blackchin tilapia were introduced to Thailand at multiple places and in multiple ways, and not as a result of a single introduction as believed earlier.
Sat, 23 May 2026 12:18:00 +0700Cutting visa-free stays? Show us the lower crime stats
After circling the issue seemingly since being elected, the cabinet finally moved forward this week to end the 60-day visa-free programme for 93 nationalities, citing a need to stem crime and misconduct by foreigners. But if discussion of the decisio...
Sat, 23 May 2026 11:46:00 +0700iPhone crash detection feature explained
iPhone users can activate Apple’s lifesaving Crash Detection feature to automatically detect a severe car accident and call for assistance without needing an accompanying Apple Watch.
Sat, 23 May 2026 11:16:00 +0700Volvo fire on Thai motorway ‘not a battery issue’
Volvo Car Thailand says a fire involving a Volvo XC60 SUV on a motorway did not originate from the battery area, based on an initial examination.
Sat, 23 May 2026 10:46:00 +0700Four teens held in killing of Myanmar worker
NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Four Thai teenagers have been arrested for allegedly killing a 35-year-old worker from Myanmar at a garbage disposal site in this northeastern province.
Sat, 23 May 2026 10:41:00 +0700Hormuz closure piles misery on stranded sailors
Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners trapped on ships in the Gulf. - REUTERS
Sat, 23 May 2026 10:38:00 +0700WHO ups national Ebola outbreak risk in Congo to 'very high'
The World Health Organization has raised the risk of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola turning into a national outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to "very high". - REUTERS