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A Finnish man who assaulted himself repeatedly with a knife, inflicting bloody cuts, was overpowered and then taken to hospital, in Pattaya early Tuesday morning.

The government is planning to introduce a new regulation that would require the makers of alcoholic beverages to put large, graphic images on every bottle and can they produce to warn the public of the dangers of drinking.

A power bank explosion triggered chaos on a flight from Bangkok to Nakhon Si Thammarat on Saturday morning, forcing passengers and crew to extinguish a midair fire.

Trains linking the main and satellite terminals at Suvarnabhumi airport were out of service for more than two and a half hours on Friday during a check on the electrical system.

The parents of 10 youths caught motorcycle street racing in Samut Prakan have been charged and fined 10,000 baht, police said on Thursday.

The son of a former politician has been charged with reckless driving causing death and drug use after he hit a group of students in Songkhla on Wednesday, killing two and injuring 13 others.

The Meteorological Department has announced the start of summer, with temperatures expected to peak at a blistering 45°C over the next few months in some areas.

Former Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen has invited Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra to Cambodia next month. He extended the invitation while visiting former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra at his home in Bangkok on Wednesday.

Problems remain at Bangkok's airports, but passenger charges are increasing.