A student rushes for a taxi on a road in the Rangsit area of Pathum Thani during a summer storm in 2018. (File photo) Summer storms with gusty winds and hail are expected in the upper part of the country from March 26-29, beginning with […]
Honduras cuts ties with Taiwan, opens relations with China
Honduras has ended its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan in favour of ties with China, prompting Taipei to accuse Beijing of using “coercion and intimidation” to lure its few remaining allies. The Honduran foreign ministry said on Saturday that “the government of Honduras recognises the existence […]
‘My city is gone’: Many dead as tornado tears across Mississippi
Dozens of people have been killed after a powerful storm that spawned at least one tornado ripped across the US states of Mississippi and Alabama, tearing off roofs, smashing cars and levelling entire neighbourhoods. Mississippi’s emergency management agency put the death toll at 25 on […]
Another boat sinks off Tunisia, killing 19 African asylum seekers
At least 19 refugees and migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have drowned off the coast of Tunisia while trying to cross the Mediterranean and reach Italy, according to a human rights group. Reports of the deaths came early on Sunday as Italy’s ANSA news agency said […]
Thaksin is ‘not serious’ about return
Red-shirt United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship supporters hold a birthday party for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawtra at a bookshop at Imperial World shopping mall in Lat Phrao in 2016. (File photo) Academics and senators do not believe fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra […]
Putin says Russia will deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow struck a deal with neighbouring Belarus to station tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. Putin’s announcement on Saturday comes as tensions grow with the West over the Ukraine war and as some Russian commentators speculate about possible nuclear […]
Honduras cuts diplomatic ties with Taiwan
Honduras has ended its decades-long diplomatic relations with Taiwan, paving the way for the Central American country to establish a formal relationship with China. In a statement on Twitter on Saturday, the Honduran foreign ministry said, “the government of Honduras recognises the existence of just […]
Trump holds first 2024 campaign rally in Waco, Texas
Former US President Donald Trump has held the first rally of his 2024 presidential campaign in Waco, Texas, railing against prosecutors investigating him, and employing dark and conspiratorial language to fire up his base ahead of next year’s Republican primary elections. Trump — facing potential […]
Power bills go up for households, while industry enjoys a cut
Chartpattanakla Party leader Korn Chatikavanij. The government is catering to the interests of industry by lowering electricity bills for them while hiking the rate for households, according to Korn Chatikavanij, leader of the Chartpattanakla Party. The party called in the media in Bangkok on Saturday […]
PM2.5 woe for asthma sufferers
PM2.5 dust pollution can worsen the severity of symptoms suffered by people with asthma, doctors have warned. Dr Surachai Chokkhanchidchai, chairman of the health service system development committee, told the general meeting of the Thai Asthma Council and Association on Friday that PM2.5 dust is […]