Fewer families lead to local pet craze
Bangkok Post and SIRI Campus on Saturday staged the third edition of the Bangkok Post Forum, “Pet in the City – Smarter Living for City Pets”, at SIRI Campus, Sukhumvit 77.

Police nab suspect in 1.9m-baht gold robbery
KHON KAEN: Police have arrested a suspect behind a gold shop robbery in tambon Ban Thum of Muang district, where 26-baht weight of gold necklaces worth about 1.9 million baht were stolen last Sunday.

‘Little reprieve’ for Thailand after US tariff ruling
The issue of US tariffs is expected to intensify now that the US Supreme Court has struck down President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose them, Thai exporters and economists say.

Crackdown launched on reform-land misuse
The Agricultural Land Reform Office (Alro) has instructed its provincial offices nationwide to intensify inspections of land use and take legal action against those occupying or exploiting reform land unlawfully.

Jeeno in driver’s seat for final round in Pattaya
Hometown favourite Jeeno Thitikul stands alone in first place heading into the final round of the Honda LPGA Thailand tournament, after a solid six-under par 66 on Saturday.

Election Commission insists referendum ballots secure
The Election Commission (EC) has dismissed as untrue claims that ballots cast in the constitutional referendum on Feb 8 were unsafe, insisting that strict security measures were in place as required by law.

Hong Kong offers buyouts for homes damaged in deadly fire
HONG KONG - Authorities in Hong Kong on Saturday announced a buyout offer for owners who lost their homes in a deadly high-rise housing complex fire, rather than rebuilding the charred apartment blocks as some residents had hoped for.

Frayed nerves in France ahead of far-right rally
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Saturday for cooler heads to prevail ahead of a rally for a far-right activist whose killing, blamed on the hard left, has put the country on edge.

Summer storm warning for upper Thailand and Bangkok
The upper part of Thailand and Bangkok are expected to experience summer storms and torrential rain next week, the Meteorological Department reported on Saturday.

Asian economies weigh latest Trump tariff moves
HONG KONG - US trading partners in Asia started weighing fresh uncertainties on Saturday ​after President Donald Trump vowed to impose a new tariff on ‌imports, hours after the Supreme Court struck down many of the sweeping levies he used to launch a global trade war.