20 Thai sailors coming home from Gulf on Monday
Twenty Thai sailors who were rescued from the missile-struck cargo ship MV Mayuree Naree are scheduled to arrive back in Thailand from the Middle East on Monday, the Ministry of Labour said on Saturday.

Parliament reopens with brief ceremony
Their Majesties the King and Queen presided over the formal opening of a new session of ‌parliament on Saturday at 5pm, with lawmakers scheduled to get down to business on Sunday by voting for a House speaker and deputies.

Thailand holds LNG talks with US producer
Thai officials have held talks with a leading US liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer to increase supply to Thailand and accelerate delivery schedules, in a move aimed at mitigating potential energy disruptions stemming from tensions in the Middle East.

Hezbollah’s ‘existential’ war against Israel could be its last
BEIRUT - Hezbollah suffered heavy losses in a war with Israel more than a year ago, but the Shia movement has now regrouped only to end up fighting what it has called an “existential battle” and which some warn could be its last.

Armed intruder threatens Chon Buri journalist
CHON BURI - A former assistant village headman in Sattahip broke into the house of a local journalist and threatened him, his wife and child in the middle of the night, police said on Saturday.

Dams, mining threaten Mekong, activists say
Activists in the Mekong region have called on governments and agencies to take urgent action to protect the river from worsening environmental damage caused by hydropower dams and mining activities.

US embassy in Iraq hit as war enters third week
BAGHDAD - Explosions rocked cities across the Middle East on Saturday as the US embassy in Baghdad was hit by a drone strike and Tehran warned Emiratis to stay away from ports as it targets the world’s energy supply lines.

Ombudsman asks court to rule on ballot barcodes
The Ombudsman has resolved to petition the Constitutional Court to rule on whether the use of barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers in Thailand’s Feb 8 general election violated the constitutional requirement that voting be conducted directly and by secret ballot.

4 million speed pills seized in Mukdahan
MUKDAHAN - Border patrol police have arrested three men and seized about 4 million speed pills during a raid on a drug storage site in Muang district of this northeastern province.

Calls for accountability after People’s Party data breach
The People’s Party is facing more calls to answer questions about the safety of its members after it admitted to a data breach that put them at risk of identity theft and scams.