PHUKET: The family of the Indian gangster murdered by hitmen will arrive in the next few days to take his body back to India, national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk said on Friday.

Bangkok’s Bang Khunthian district will register same-sex marriages on Valentine’s Day, the first time in Thailand, but the certificates will not be legally binding.

Covid-19 infections are rising among children aged 5-11 years, so the government is speeding up the vaccination process for this group, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration said on Friday.

Thailand's headline inflation rate is expected to top the Bank of Thailand's forecast of 1.7% this year, but should remain within its target range, central bank officials said on Friday.

There were 23 more Covid-19 fatalities and 15,242 new cases recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday morning.

BURI RAM: Police launched a search for a man who tried to buy 200 baht weight of gold from a shop in Nang Rong district with a bank transfer of B5.8m he immediately cancelled.

The Ayutthaya Court on Friday granted temporary release for Panupong Jadnok0, clearing the last hurdle for the detained protest leader to leave custody and return home.

MELBOURNE: The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India opened talks in Melbourne Friday on deepening their Quad alliance, hoping to blunt China's expanding power across the Asia-Pacific region.

A popular social media medical website has warned people against one of the latest fads, raw seafood in the form of “squid shots” that could also carry a helping of very unhealthy bacteria.

YALA: Two local men were wounded, one by a thrown bomb and the other was shot, in Bannang Sata district on Thursday night.