Bottled drinking water placed on price-control list
The government has added bottled drinking water and seasoning sauces to its price-control list, along with plastic pellets, in order to prevent undue price increases in light of cost pressures arising from the Middle East war.

Russian strike on Ukraine market kills five
KYIV - A Russian drone hit a covered market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Nikopol on Saturday, killing five people and wounding 19, officials said, as Moscow pressed on with intensified daytime attacks.

‘Crypto coach’ facing charges in B30-million fraud
Police have arrested a self-styled cryptocurrency coach and her accomplice accused of luring the public into investing in a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme, with promises of high returns but blocked withdrawals, causing losses of about 30 million baht.

Artemis astronauts more than halfway to the Moon
The Artemis 2 astronauts passed the halfway point between Earth and the Moon on Saturday as they sped toward a planned lunar flyby, with NASA releasing initial images of Earth taken from inside the Orion spacecraft.

Two illegal nurseries shut down on Koh Phangan
SURAT THANI - Police have shut down two illegal childcare centres on the tourist island of Koh Phangan, arresting the owners and employees, among them Israeli, Thai and Myanmar nationals.

War in the Middle East: latest developments
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Probe refiners, don’t beg for donations, says Democrats’ Korn
Democrat Party deputy leader Korn Chatikavanij has urged the government to investigate refinery profits rather than asking operators to donate excess earnings to help ease the economic burden from soaring energy costs.

Disaster declared in three northern Thai provinces
Three provinces in northern Thailand — Chiang Mai, Lamphun and Phayao — have been declared emergency disaster zones after days of hazardous air quality, enabling provincial governors to disburse emergency funds to address the situation.

Molam, the heartbeat of Isan migrants
Molam, a centuries-old musical tradition from northeastern Thailand (Isan) and the surrounding region, is finding firmer footing in Bangkok, where people who call Isan home make up the city’s largest migrant community.

Google rolling out Gmail name change feature
Google has officially announced that users will now be able to change their Gmail address names, marking a significant update after months of gradual feature rollouts, with the United States becoming the first market to receive access.