Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. (Photo: Government House) The opposition will seek a Constitutional Court ruling over the dispute regarding the eight-year limit on Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s premiership next week, with opinions from former charter drafters to be included in a planned petition. Natthawut Buaprathum, a […]
Cannabis products are made available on Khao San Road. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut) Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt says more than 30 shops and stalls have been selling cannabis, some openly, in the Thong Lor and Khao San night entertainment venues. Speaking during his Facebook Live broadcast […]
A man suspected of being responsible for the attack against author Salman Rushdie at an event in New York state has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office has said. Jason Schmid, the county’s district […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his army is targeting Russian soldiers occupying a nuclear power plant in the south of the country. Russia and Ukraine have traded accusations over multiple recent incidents of shelling at the Zaporizhzhia facility, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. […]
Mali Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been placed on forced rest by his doctor on Saturday after months of intense exertion, his office has said. “After 14 months of working without a break, the prime minister, head of government, Choguel Kokalla Maiga was placed on […]
Sri Lanka says it has granted permission for a controversial Chinese research vessel to visit the island, despite security concerns raised by neighbouring India. The Yuan Wang 5 is described as a research and survey vessel by international shipping and analytics sites, but according to […]
“Adapting to climate change is no longer an option. It’s an obligation.” That’s the warning from France’s green transition minister as people in Europe experience droughts, wildfires and heatwaves. The European Drought Observatory has recorded water shortages on more than half the continent. Meteorologists have warned […]
Bangkok Post file photo Authorities in Bangkok have detained a controversial Chinese businessman who is the subject of an international arrest warrant for allegedly running an illegal online casino, police said Saturday. She Zhijiang, 40, has been on the run from Chinese authorities since 2012, […]
A man suspected of being responsible for the attack against author Salman Rushdie at an event in New York state has been charged with attempted murder and is being held without bond, the Chautauqua County District Attorney’s Office has said. Jason Schmid, the county’s district […]
Mixed reactions to author Salman Rushdie’s attack came out of the Middle East as he fought for his life on a ventilator in New York. An official from Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Saturday it had no additional information on the stabbing. “We […]
