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Two thieves were electrocuted while attempting to steal electrical cables in Bangkok, resulting in severe injuries and their subsequent arrest.

The Criminal Court on Thursday approved arrest warrants for 17 people, including construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta, in connection with the collapse of the 2.1-billion-baht State Audit Office building in Bangkok.

Bangkok, Thailand – Phoonseeraah “Ada” Tieanworn, a student at Choate Rosemary Hall, USA, has been named by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IB)—a nonprofit foundation headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland and founded in 1968—as a recipient of the Global Youth Action Fund 2025. This highly competitive award includes $2,500 USD in funding…

Police rushed to Soi Wat Lakhon Tham in Bangkok Noi district of Bangkok, where a disturbed man fired gunshots skywards and reportedly had a hostage on Thursday morning.

Five children from a single family in Phetchabun province have been placed in protective care following reports of their being used in the production of pornographic videos sold through a Line chat group.

An Israeli has been caught illegally running a motorcycle rental business on Koh Phangan that earned him about 3 million baht last year, police said.

Thais are being warned about a rise in Covid-19 infections following the deaths of six people last week.

A foreign influencer has been criticised after posting a video of himself dragging a loudspeaker and playing music at high volume inside a moving MRT train in Bangkok, prompting fellow passengers to shout at him in protest.

Thailand’s Similan Islands National Park are temporarily closed to tourists on Monday and Tuesday due to severe summer storms and strong winds affecting the area.

The Civil Aviation Board is increasing compensation for travellers whose flights are delayed or cancelled without prior notice, effective on May 20.

Efforts to recover the bodies of those lost in the collapse of the State Audit Office building in Bangkok, triggered by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28, have ended, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced on Saturday.