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Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:54:00 +0700Siam Amazing Park rides ready for Nov 19 reopening
Numerous rides at Siam Amazing Park have undergone safety inspections after some components were severely damaged by flooding in September, as the popular Bangkok attraction prepares to reopen on Nov 19.
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:45:00 +0700Yellow Vests urge ‘mass disobedience’ in France
PARIS - French unions and student groups are set to take to the streets for another day of protests on Saturday, while the Yellow Vests movement plans a separate rally in central Paris despite a ban by authorities.
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 15:30:00 +0700Panadda and husband remanded in custody
Panadda ”Boom” Wongphudee and her husband were remanded in custody on Saturday after making their first appearance at the Criminal Court to answer fraud and money-laundering charges arising from an investigation of the actress’s Goo...
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:33:00 +0700Malaysia’s king warns against challenging his order on Najib
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia’s king warned on Saturday that any attempt to challenge his order letting former Prime Minister Najib Razak go from jail to house arrest could amount to defying his decree, a day after authorities delay...
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:06:00 +070065% of all donations to foundation diverted, say police
Police investigators say that 527 million baht of the 815 million baht donated to the Goodness Foundation, chaired by actress Panadda “Boom” Wongphudee, was used for personal benefit, including credit card payments, luxury goods and mutua...
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 13:45:00 +0700New Zealand counts votes in knife-edge poll
WELLINGTON - New Zealand began counting the votes on Saturday in one of the closest elections in its history, with none of the parties expected to secure a majority of seats after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the ec...
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:49:00 +0700Delhi tops global pollution table on eve of Diwali
New Delhi was the world’s most polluted major city on Saturday morning, according to the live ranking of IQAir, as the Indian capital faced severe pollution forecasts a day before Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:45:00 +0700Iran says forces ‘stronger’ than at start of war
TEHRAN - Iran said Saturday its military has grown “stronger” since the outset of its war with the United States, which has offered a $20 million reward for information about Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:09:00 +0700Forget your idols
Just as inescapable as the saga of Panadda “Boom” Wongphudee has been these last few weeks, it has also become difficult to deny that many headline-making tales in Thailand have their roots in our tendency towards idolatry.
Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:50:00 +0700Holy basil variety rights lawful, agriculture officials say
The Department of Agriculture has confirmed that CPRAM Co Ltd registered four holy basil varieties in full compliance with the law.