Care centre inspected after claims of assault
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers inspected a care centre housing 92 patients in Kanchanaburi province on Oct 5, after a complainant alleged assault and confinement.
50 years on, little has changed
Fifty years after a student demonstration against dictatorship ended in a massacre, Thailand's latest generation of protesters say they still face threats including prosecution, jail or exile.
US carrier visits Phuket, personnel to get R&R
The US aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush arrived in the resort island of Phuket with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after six months supporting US operations in the Middle East.
One small card, a world of difference
Next to a mound of black earth, Myanmar refugees feed soil and rice seed into a clacking conveyor machine that arranges them into ready-made planting trays for Thai farms.
US$122mil relief for flood victims
THE government has approved emergency funds for flood victims amounting to US$122mil (RM498mil) following a deluge that had battered the country since mid-September, affecting more than 2.6 million people and killing at least 23.
From outsider to royal monk
Briton rises through the ranks to become kingdom's first non-Thai monastic leader.
Rain prompts special holidays
The country's Cabinet approved special holidays on Sept 28 and 29 for civil servants in Bangkok and three surrounding provinces due to heavy rainfall.
Thai court rejects petition against 2026 poll
The country's Constitutional Court dismissed a petition challenging the legality of February's general election, ruling that the ballot papers used did not violate voter secrecy.
Thousands ‘wading’ out the storm
Rain eased in the Thai capital but flooding persisted in several low-lying areas, with thousands forced to move into temporary shelters. At least eight people were reported killed in the past 10 days nationwide.
Bangkok declares flood disaster
Bangkok authorities declared a flood disaster across the Thai capital yesterday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain left canals full, roads submerged and residents wading through deep water.
