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A total of 137 clubgoers tested positive for drugs in a raid on an entertainment venue in Pathum Thani early on Sunday.

Jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will continue receiving treatment at Police General Hospital under an extension approved by the Department of Corrections after a 60-day out-of-prison period expired on Saturday.

The levels of ultra-fine dust, known as PM2.5, in some areas of Bangkok and several other provinces have been either moderate or unhealthy. People are advised to check the air quality before leaving their homes or engaging in outdoor activities, said the Public Health Ministry.

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has warned Thais travelling abroad to avoid areas of conflict and demonstrations about the Israeli-Hamas war, for their own safety.

National police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukvimol on Tuesday called on the Police General Hospital to submit a report on the treatment it is providing for jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta was released from prison on Tuesday, seven weeks before the end of his sentence on Dec 7.

A 19-year-old student in Nakhon Si Thammarat hanged herself after being scammed into making a 20,000-baht online down payment for a non-existent iPhone.

The gate arm falls Tuesday on the railway police, who have provided security on trains trundling up and down the country for 72 years.

Tourism operators have expressed different views on the cabinet's extension of the length of stay for Russian tourists to 90 days.