PP still has a chance to thrive
The People's Party (PP) is facing hard questions about its political future after falling far short of expectations in the Feb 8 general election, securing only 118 seats -- well below its target of more than 200.

Khunying Patama to promote road safety
Philanthropist Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul has joined forces with the United Nations and global sports leaders to promote road safety worldwide, urging stronger cross-sector and cross-border collaboration to turn pledges into action.

PM Anutin’s party to handle security and economic affairs
Caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that in his next government, his Bhumjaithai Party will take responsibility for security and economic affairs.

Reports of 6 newly laid mines near Cambodia
TRAT: Thailand’s Humanitarian Mine Action Unit has discovered six newly planted PMN-2 anti-personnel landmines in Ban Chamrak, Muang district, confirming they were recently laid by Cambodian forces.

Injured jumbo dies despite vets' best efforts
An elephant recently found with an injured front leg in Sa Kaeo province has died despite intensive treatment, a senior wildlife official said on Sunday.

Hat Yai tourism reels as Chinese New Year bookings plunge
HAT YAI - The Chinese New Year in Hat Yai has been markedly subdued this year, with room bookings plunging and many businesses still closed months after last year’s flood, local hotel and tourism operators said on Sunday,

After Munich speech, Rubio visits Trump's allies in Slovakia and Hungary
BRATISLAVA - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Slovakia on Sunday, continuing his European tour with visits to countries led by right-wing allies of President Donald Trump, with the next stop Hungary.

Athletes outrace condom supply at Winter Olympics
Competitors at the Winter Olympics in Italy became the subject of off-colour jokes after reports emerged that the 10,000 condoms supplied to the athletes’ village ran out in just three days.

EC reaffirms vote secrecy amid barcode worries
The Election Commission on Sunday reaffirmed that the Feb 8 general election was run  in strict compliance with the principle of “direct and secret voting”.

Endangered wild crocodile reappears in far South
Two endangered thin-snouted freshwater crocodiles were recently seen in the wild for the first time in decades in the far South, where they had been believed extinct, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported.