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Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:44:00 +0700
B90m in assets seized from northern drug traffickers
Authorities have seized assets worth almost 90 million baht from a major drug network and arrested a woman and a man during raids on six locations in two northern provinces.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:26:00 +0700
Country poised to beat tourism target
Thailand is on course to surpass its target to attract 10 million foreign visitors this year as Malaysians and Indians lead the return of holidaymakers, even as zero-Covid rules keep most Chinese travellers at home.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 14:10:00 +0700
Malaysian election campaign kicks off
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian political leaders began campaigning on Saturday for what is set to be a close election race, with incumbent Prime Minister Ismail Sabri facing off against veterans Anwar Ibrahim and Muhyiddin Yassin.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 13:45:00 +0700
Pope holds open-air mass for 30,000 worshippers in Bahrain
MANAMA: About 30,000 flag-waving worshippers joined an open-air mass held by Pope Francis in mainly Muslim Bahrain on Saturday, the highlight of his outreach mission to the Gulf.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:42:00 +0700
Body of woman killed in Itaewon crush returns home
The body of a Thai woman killed in Seoul Halloween crush disaster arrived in her home province of Phetchabun early Saturday morning.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 11:26:00 +0700
Singapore seeks 40 years in jail for stock market manipulator
Singapore prosecutors are seeking a 40-year jail sentence for John Soh Chee Wen for his role in the financial centre’s biggest case of stockmarket manipulation that caused almost US$8 billion in losses in 2013.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 08:50:00 +0700
Beijing slams Pentagon report calling China leading security threat
Beijing has protested the Pentagon's national strategy report that "smears" China as the primary security threat to the United States, China's defence ministry said on Friday.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 07:38:00 +0700
World Cup broadcast in limbo
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) said it is waiting for a budget report from the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) about purchasing the rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, leaving the domestic broadcasting o...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 07:33:00 +0700
BoI seeks to boost FDI
The Board of Investment (BoI) is planning to increase outlays by strengthening Thailand's status as an attractive production base, part of efforts to achieve a "new economy" goal.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0700
Procurement of vaccines for emergency use halted
The Ministry of Public Health has announced the cancellation of the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use.



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