Thai PM defends South Korea ban on illegal workers
SURAT THANI — 13 May 2026, Thai Prime Minister on Wednesday said the government could not help Thai workers banned by South Korea for...
Chaiyaphum labour office recognises workers absconding after Korea E-8 ban
CHAIYAPHUM — 13 May 2026, South Korea has suspended the recruitment of seasonal agricultural and fishery workers from four Thai provinces after multiple workers...
Police raid gambling network with 72-million-baht turnover
RANONG — 13 May 2026, Thai cybercrime police have dismantled an online gambling network operating from the southern province of Ranong, arresting a woman...
Albrecht Weinberg, a Holocaust survivor who returned to Germany in his 80s, dies at...
BERLIN (AP) — Albrecht Weinberg, who survived several Nazi concentration and death camps and lost most of his family in the Holocaust before returning to Germany in his...
Thai PM denies AI clip on Cambodia border reopening and confirms MOU 44 cancellation
BANGKOK — 13 May 2026, Thai Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Anutin Charnvirakul, on Wednesday dismissed as artificial intelligence-generated a viral audio clip...
BMA faces 1.3 billion baht Chatuchak debt as appeal continues
BANGKOK — 13 May 2026, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) said it is continuing efforts to manage debt obligations and oversee operations at the...
Three Chinese held over illegal “zombie vape” lab in Pattaya
CHONBURI — 12 May 2026, Thai police arrested three Chinese nationals during a raid on a luxury house in Pattaya allegedly used to produce...
Cambodia urges Thailand to delist disputed border temples
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has demanded that Thailand withdraw its registration of several disputed ancient temples along...
Police seize 519kg of crystal meth in south Thailand
CHUMPHON — 13 May 2026, Thai police seized more than 519 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and arrested two suspects during a late-night drug interdiction...
Thai PM collects royal rice seeds, vows drought support
BANGKOK — 13 May 2026, Thai Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul joined members of the public in collecting royal rice seeds after...
