Deputy mayor of Pak Chong found shot dead with husband in Phetchabun home
PHETCHABUN — 21 August 2026, A deputy mayor of a subdistrict administrative organisation and her husband were found dead from gunshot wounds in their...
Anutin denies Japanese firms are leaving Thailand amid EV shift
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 21 August 2026, Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has dismissed reports that Japanese investors are moving their production...
Thailand and New Zealand elevate ties, Thai Airways eyes Bangkok-Auckland flights
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — 21 August 2026, Thailand and New Zealand have elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership, setting a target to triple...
Heavy rain triggers flash floods in Mae Sot as Moei River overflows
TAK — 21 August 2026, Torrential rain throughout the night triggered sudden flash floods in Mae Sot, inundating the city’s major commercial areas and...
Khon Kaen school moves classes online student threats
BANGKOK — 21 August 2026, Kalayanawat School in Khon Kaen has moved classes online for one day after an alleged threat of violence by...
Owner offers 50,000 baht reward to find missing cat in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI — 20 August 2026, A worried cat owner has turned to every possible channel to find a beloved gray cat that went...
Five trapped as mudslide crashes into home in Mae Hong Son
On 20 August 2026, six soldiers from the 36th Mobile Development Unit under the Armed Forces Development Command’s Region 3 Development Office were deployed...
Floods hit Laos as heavy rains continue
Flooding has affected at least 11 villages and more than 10,000 people in Savannakhet province in southern Laos, with three temporary shelters opened in...
North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea on Thursday, Japan said, a day after North Korea...
Thailand, Taiwan join forces to bust transnational call scam gang
BANGKOK — 20 August 2026, Thailand and Taiwan launched a joint operation targeting a transnational call-center scam network allegedly run by a Taiwanese mafia...
