enlarge HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn gives his son, HRH Prince Teepangkorn Rasmichoti, a farewell kiss before piloting a charity flight from Chiang Mai to a safe landing in Bangkok on Saturday.//Photo by Charnnarong Porndilokrad
Today's Big Stories
Briton jumps to death in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai - A British tourist committed suicide Saturday morning by jumping from his room on the sixth floor of a condominium in this northern city and falling to his death on the roof of an adjacent building, police said.
Southern teachers to provide PM secret documents
Teachers in the deep South will provide the premier with solid evidence on the root causes of the separatist violence in the region and propose practical measures to help restore peace.
CDA should finish drafting charter in four months
The Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) should complete its work in four months and not six as previously planned, its member Noranit Sethabutr said yesterday.
26 held as Bo Bae protest turns violent
Twenty-six vendors were arrested when a protest at Bo Bae market that had disrupted traffic in the area since Thursday night turned violent early yesterday afternoon.
3% sheared off shares as rumours persist
Thai shares yesterday plunged 3 per cent due to growing anxiety over the likelihood of new bomb attacks and rumours of another coup
Thai soccer leagues to merge
[SOCCER] The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) yesterday reached an agreement to merge the hitherto separately run Thailand Premier League and Thailand Professional League, finally putting an end to an issue which has dragged on for more than a year.