Probe into alleged fake birth certificate racket in Korat expected to be forwarded to NACC early next month
NAKHON RATCHASIMA - Police have questioned four to five witnesses in connection with a fake birth certificate scandal in this northeastern province, with the probe report expected to be forwarded to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) early next month.

Tropical forest loss eases after record year: researchers
PARIS (FRANCE) - The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday.

An experimental cafe run by AI opens in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM - The avocado toasts and baristas making foamy lattes make it look like any other cafe, except at this one, located in a Stockholm residential neighbourhood, artificial intelligence (AI) is running the place.

As Trump greets Charles, the White House calls them 'Two Kings'
WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - If the ancestors of Donald Trump and King Charles ‌could see them today, the US president mused on Tuesday, they "would surely be filled with awe and pride that the Anglo-American revolution in human freedom" had survived to the present day.

Australian child sex offender arrested in Khon Kaen
KHON KAEN: An Australian man wanted for child sex offences, drug procurement and physical assault was arrested in this northeastern province on Wednesday morning.

The loyal, lonely keepers of Sudan's pyramids
MEROë (SUDAN) - Mostafa Ahmed Mostafa is the heir to a long line of groundskeepers who have guarded Sudan's ancient pyramids of Meroe. Now, three years into the war between the army and paramilitary forces, he stands near-solitary sentinel over his heritage.

Europe climate report signals rising extremes
PARIS (FRANCE) - Europe endured a historic heatwave across Nordic countries, shrinking glaciers and record sea temperatures in 2025 as the fast-warming continent faces more frequent climate extremes, a new report showed on Wednesday.

SCGD to shut 2 tile plants amid cost surge
SCG Décor Plc (SCGD), a producer of decorative surfaces and bathroom products, plans to close two of its four ceramic tile factories in Thailand and suspend new investment in Vietnam, citing the economic fallout from Middle East tensions.

CPN, China Mobile launch JegoTrip perks
Central Pattana (CPN), a leading real estate developer and operator of Central malls nationwide, has joined forces with China Mobile International, the world's largest mobile operator with more than 1 billion subscribers, to introduce exclusive privileges for users of JegoTrip, China's leading travel super-app.

Jerome Powell: Fed chair who stood up to Trump set to finish tenure on top
WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a soft-spoken central banker who chooses his words carefully, is perhaps an unlikely candidate to become one of the few figures who have stood up to President Donald Trump.