Super El Niño drought forces Korat farmers to replant rice
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — 16 August 2026, A 67-year-old rice farmer in Sikhiu district has been badly affected by what she described as severe drought...
Chiang Rai’s Thoeng district warns residents as water level exceeds 7 metres
CHIANG RAI — 15 August 2026, The Wiang Thoeng Subdistrict Municipality in Thoeng district issued an overnight warning after the water level rose slightly...
Surat Thani immigration busts French nominee business ring
SURAT THANI — 16 August 2026, Surat Thani Immigration Police have expanded an investigation into a French businessman suspected of using Thai nominees to...
Mother demands action after abbot slaps son over alms offering
NAKHON SAWAN — 15 August 2026, A mother is demanding legal action against an abbot who allegedly slapped her Grade 7 son in the...
Flash flood hits Mae Sa waterfall, tourist swept downstream
CHIANG MAI — 15 August 2026, A sudden flash flood swept a tourist away while several visitors were swimming at Mae Sa Waterfall in...
Four foreign divers found safe after going missing off Samae San
CHONBURI — Four foreign divers who went missing during a technical diving exercise off Samae San in Chonburi were found safe on Friday night...
Georgia sends Hlun Solo’s death certificate to Thai embassy, but cause of death remains...
BANGKOK — 15 August 2026, Georgian authorities have sent the death certificate of Thai travel YouTuber Hlun Solo to the Thai embassy, but the...
Seven youths arrested over robbery of Japanese tourist in Bangkok
BANGKOK — 13 August 2026, police arrested seven youths aged 13 to 17 on Thursday over the assault and robbery of a Japanese tourist...
Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead
LONDON (AP) — A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was...
Australian diplomat Katrina Cooper appointed chair of UNCLOS conciliation commission
BANGKOK — 15 August 2026, Australian diplomat and international lawyer Katrina Cooper has been appointed chair of a conciliation commission operating under the United...
