Lifting crane and load fall and crush family home
KHON KAEN - A 29-year-old man was lucky to escape with his life when a heavy crane lifting a prefabricated house toppled over and crushed his family home. 

Nipah screening at airports, travel warning for India
Disease control has been intensified at Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang and Phuket airports, screening travellers from West Bengal in India where there is a confirmed outbreak of potentially lethal Nipah virus disease. 

Virologist warns of Nipah virus risk from bats
Thailand is at risk from the Nipah virus because it is carried by fruit bats, which are found nationwide, according to prominent virologist Yong Poovorawan.

ChatGPT rolls out 'age estimation' to protect young users
OpenAI has begun rolling out an age-estimation system for ChatGPT that automatically classifies accounts with unclear information as youth accounts, as part of new child protection measures amid public concern over AI safety.

China investigates its top general in high profile purge
China's top general and President Xi Jinping's second-in-command is under investigation, the Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday (January 24). It's the highest-profile purge to date of senior military leadership, just as Beijing modernizes its forces and tries to further project its might. - REUTERS

People across the U.S. brace for weekend winter storm
Snow fell over parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas on Friday (January 23) in a frosty prelude to a monster winter storm expected to converge with bitter Arctic cold and engulf much of the United States over the weekend from the Rockies to the Eastern Seaboard. Residents across the U.S. prepared for the storm, buying generators, firewood, and groceries, while outreach workers raced time to offer...

Thousands brave bitter cold to demand ICE leave Minneapolis
Thousands of demonstrators braved bitter cold to march through the streets of Minneapolis on Friday (January 23) and demand an end to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in their city, part of a wider "ICE OUT!" show of defiance that organizers billed as a general strike. - REUTERS

Phuket 7-colour lobster gains recognition
PHUKET - The tourist island's famed "seven-colour lobster" has received geographical indication (GI) approval, a major milestone for the local seafood industry.

Poll: People’s Party and candidates favourites in Samut Prakan
The People's Party, its constituency and prime ministerial candidates are most favoured by voters in Samut Prakan province, according to an opinion poll published just two weeks before the general election by the National Institute of Development Administration.

PM brushes aside Pita's return
Election campaigns have taken a combative turn as alliance rifts deepen, and the return of former prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat to rallies looks set to boost the People's Party (PP) push.