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...
Husband and wife found dead in Lampang shophouse; police investigate possible murder-suicide
LAMPANG — 14 August 2026, a husband and wife were found dead inside a two-storey shophouse in central Lampang on Thursday night after their...
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, toppling buildings and killing at least 2
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, collapsing buildings and homes, killing at least...
Pattaya crackdown finds 17 Cambodian beggars, including babies
PATTAYA — Pattaya authorities rounded up 17 Cambodian nationals, including seven children, during a crackdown on begging along Pattaya Beach, with officials saying some...
