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Duo on motorbike snatch bag from tuk-tuk tourists
Police are hunting for two thieves on a motorcycle, who snatched valuables from two Chinese women on a moving tuk-tuk late at night near the Pathumwan intersection in Bangkok.

Fruit tycoon shot to death in debt-related argument
Police have arrested a 33-year-old man in Chanthaburi on charges of shooting a local fruit tycoon to death and stealing five baht-weight of gold worth about 375,000 baht.

EC orders recount at nine more polling stations in five provinces
The Election Commission (EC) has ordered vote recounts at nine more polling stations in Bangkok and four other provinces.

Border security tightened as more scammers flee crackdowns
The Royal Thai Police Office (RTP) has ordered heightened border security after detecting attempts by transnational scam syndicates to slip into Thailand to evade intensified crackdowns in neighbouring countries.

Newborn found in bus bin in Phitsanulok
PHITSANULOK — Police are searching for a woman after a newborn boy was found dead in a waste bin on an intercity bus.

Thai central bank unexpectedly cuts policy rate
The Bank of Thailand (BoT) unexpectedly ​cut its key interest ​rate ‌at a review on Wednesday, as it seeks to further support the economy facing challenges including ​US ⁠tariff uncertainty and a strengthening baht.

Claude Cowork AI rattles software world after $830bn rout
A new wave of “digital co‑workers” from artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic is unsettling technology investors and forcing companies to rethink how office work is done, after its Claude Cowork tool moved decisively beyond chat and into real tasks, from organising files to drafting reports, sending fresh tremors through the global software industry.

25 students injured as two school vehicles collide in Suphan Buri
Twenty-five students were injured, with two of them trapped inside the wreckage, when a school van collided with a songthaew transporting students in Bang Pla Ma district of Suphan Buri on Wednesday morning.

High-flying tale of kite maker's patience and passion
A 94-year-old kite maker, who learned by watching and memory rather than formal training, has spent decades perfecting the craft she once bought and resold. She says the kites are made during the rains and hawked from her stall when the skies clear, a trade built on patience, "love of the craft" and learning through countless errors.

Division, theatre and one golden moment as Trump addresses Congress
WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) — If Donald Trump was worried about a hostile reception over his breakneck remaking of presidential norms, he did not show it -- striding in six minutes late, with the unhurried confidence of a man who knew the evening belonged to him.