Police armed attack drill sends temple monks fleeing
NAKHON RATCHASIMA – Monks and novices fled from a temple in terror and hundreds of children were hurredly evacuated from a kindergarten as police staged an unannounced emergency response drill simulating an armed intruder on Monday.
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Far South violence continues, but reduced
Dissidents struck again in the southern border province of Pattani late Sunday night, bombing and burning a municipal office, in the wake of a storm of violence in the far South on Saturday night.
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Fuelling Thai energy with trash
Thai energy authorities are stepping up efforts to promote a waste‑to‑energy idea that could transform plastic waste into oil through a process known as pyrolysis.
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Rare B10 coin sells for B2.5m in first online auction
Thailand's first electronic rare coin auction on Monday featured a 10-baht circulation coin from 1990 that went under the hammer for 2.5 million baht.
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Army plays down attacks
A coordinated wave of 51 attacks across Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala may have been launched to discredit state officials and retaliate against a crackdown on illicit trade, Fourth Army Area commander Lt Gen Norathip Phoynok says.
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Chinese durian lovers rejoice as new rail routes bring supply surge and lower prices
SHANGHAI – Not long ago, eating a whole durian was a splurge for many Chinese households, with the fruit's demanding storage and transport requirements helping to keep prices high.
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