Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has had his electronic monitoring anklet removed and is officially a free man, less than a week after receiving a royal pardon, the Department of Corrections said on Tuesday.

Four illegal Chinese migrants were detained after a pickup truck driver transporting them fled police, drove against traffic and fatally struck a motorcycle delivery rider in Mae Sot district, Tak province, on Tuesday. The Thai driver was arrested.

LAMPANG – A 2-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday after he and his parents  were hit by a drink-driver motorist while walking on a roadside on Monday. 

HONG KONG — A Chinese team has transplanted a pig's kidneys and liver into a patient who had suffered brain death, a world first which may pave the way for multi-organ animal-to-human transplants.

PATHUM THANI – A meat processing factory that sells about 30 tonnes of branded products  nationwide each month was shut down after failing to meet sanitary standards on Tuesday.