Syrian forces seize major oil, gas fields from Kurds
DAMASCUS - Syrian troops fighting US-backed Kurdish-led forces seized the ‌Omar oil field, ​the country’s largest, and the Conoco gas field in the eastern Deir Zor province as allied Arab tribal forces advanced in the oil-rich area along the border with Iraq, ‌officials and security sources said on Sunday.

Anutin:says all parties must state position on charter amendment
All political parties should clearly state whether they support amending Sections 1 and 2 of the constitution, which outline the country's sovereignty as an undivided kingdom and  royal prerogatives, caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Sunday.   

Indonesia finds wreckage of missing surveillance plane carrying 10, one body
JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities said on ​Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province on the slope of a fog-covered mountain and had recovered the body of one of the 10 people on board.

All overhead-crane collapse train victims identified
NAKON RATCHASIMA - All bodies of the victims of the railway crane collapse on Jan 14 have been identified and authorities closed the verification centre on Sunday.

Rama II Road sinkhole repair advances, one lane reopening
SAMUT SAKHON - Repairs to Rama II Road were nearly complete after a burst water main caused a subsidence on the inbound frontage lane to Bangkok, and one of the closed lanes was expected to reopen later on Sunday afternoon.

Knife-wielding woman threatens people in Bangkok’s Sukhumvit area
A woman was seen in two videos threatening and attacking people with a knife in Sukhumvit area of Bangkok.

People’s Party, PM candidate top Chiang Mai poll
CHIANG MAI - People's Party (PP) leader Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut has emerged as the leading choice for prime minister among voters in Chiang Mai, according to an opinion survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida).  

Ministry launches free DE-fence app to block scam calls
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society has introduced "DE-fence," a mobile application designed to protect the public from the rising tide of call centre scams and fraudulent SMS links. 

Trump vows tariffs on eight European nations over Greenland
President Donald Trump on Saturday (January 17) vowed to implement a wave of increasing tariffs on European allies until the United States is allowed to buy Greenland, escalating a row over the future of Denmark's vast Arctic island. - REUTERS

Protests in London over China's plan for mega embassy
Several hundred people on Saturday (January 17) demonstrated against the possible opening of a new large Chinese embassy, which they said posed a security risk and was the wrong signal to give on human rights. - REUTERS