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Sat, 17 Jan 2026 16:39:00 +0700Fire hits EV research centre in Nakhon Pathom
A fire broke out following an explosion involving solar panels at an electric-vehicle research and development facility in Kamphaeng Saen district of Nakhon Pathom on Saturday morning. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:04:00 +0700Musk seeks up to $134 billion in OpenAI lawsuit
Elon Musk is seeking up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft, arguing he deserves the “wrongful gains” that they received from his early support of the artificial-intelligence startup, according to a court filing.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:28:00 +0700Yodchanan talks up Pheu Thai clean sweep in Chon Buri
CHON BURI - Prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat brought the Pheu Thai campaign to Chon Buri on Saturday, calling on voters to deliver a clean sweep of all 10 constituencies in the eastern province and send both the party and himself into ...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 14:28:00 +0700Bhumibol Bridge blaze traced to boys playing with firecrackers
SAMUT PRAKAN - A fire that engulfed a drainage pipe attached to a pillar of the Bhumibol Bridge and terrified local witnesses on Thursday night was caused by a group of 11-year-old boys who had been playing with firecrackers under the bridge, police ...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:56:00 +0700B100 million worth of illegal CCTV gear seized in Bangkok
Police have seized thousands of illegal closed-circuit TV cameras and foreign SIM cards from a Chinese-owned warehouse in Bangkok, which was also used to live-stream online sales of the goods.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:45:00 +0700Ugandan army denies seizing opposition leader
KAMPALA - Uganda’s army denied claims on Saturday that opposition leader Bobi Wine had been abducted from his home, as counting continued in an election marred by reports of at least 10 deaths amid an internet blackout.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:44:00 +0700US judge orders curbs on immigration agents’ tactics
MINNEAPOLIS - A federal judge in Minnesota on Friday ordered that US immigration agents deployed en masse to Minneapolis be restricted in some of the tactics they have used against peaceful demonstrators and observers, including arrests and ...
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:54:00 +070097% of listeners ‘can’t tell real music from AI creations’
A staggering 97% of listeners are unable to distinguish between music created by artificial intelligence and tracks composed by humans, a survey conducted by the music streaming service Deezer and the market research firm Ipsos has found.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:32:00 +0700Rama II Road subsides, pickup truck stuck
SAMUT SAKHON - A section of Rama II Road inbound to Bangkok subsided on Saturday morning, leaving a hole into which a passing pickup truck fell. No casualties were reported.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:32:00 +0700Venezuela opposition leader sees eventual elections but cautions road ahead
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Friday she was confident the remnants of what she called Venezuela's “criminal regime” would eventually be dismantled and there would be an orderly transition to free elections, but cautioned...