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‘Full of light’: Family pay tribute to ‘brave and sensitive’ teen who drowned in lake
Read more: ‘Full of light’: Family pay tribute to ‘brave and sensitive’ teen who drowned in lakeDavid Tita Jr, 17, died after swimming in a lake in Cheshire during the heatwave
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‘Shouts and screams’ were heard by neighbours in weeks before child, woman and man died after falling from 47-storey block of flats
Read more: ‘Shouts and screams’ were heard by neighbours in weeks before child, woman and man died after falling from 47-storey block of flatsEmergency services raced to the flats in Elephant and Castle, London, at 7.30am on Wednesday to a report of people falling from a height.
Asia
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Helicopter crash kills 2 in Philippines; Malaysian among casualties
Read more: Helicopter crash kills 2 in Philippines; Malaysian among casualtiesThe helicopter was carrying five people when it went down in a grassy area of a residential district in Pililla, a small town in Rizal province.
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China eyes new frontiers in push for space leadership
Read more: China eyes new frontiers in push for space leadershipFrom data centres in the sky to commercial space travel, ambitions once seen as distant are becoming part of the country’s broader economic strategy.
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China says Irish PM to visit Beijing, Shanghai
Read more: China says Irish PM to visit Beijing, ShanghaiMicheal Martin’s visit to China would be the first by an Irish prime minister since 2012.
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Trump invites Japan’s Takaichi to the US early this year
Read more: Trump invites Japan’s Takaichi to the US early this yearJapanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke with US President Donald Trump for 25 minutes, agreeing to further strengthen economic and security cooperation, the foreign ministry in Tokyo said in a statement.
Thailand
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Thai military eyes AI-led warfare plan
Read more: Thai military eyes AI-led warfare planThe Royal Thai Armed Forces plan to establish a new Joint Capabilities Command (JCC) in the next fiscal year as part of a push to develop autonomous military systems and ramp up multi-domain warfare capabilities.
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Seven cops accused in first torture law prosecution case
Read more: Seven cops accused in first torture law prosecution caseThe Office of the Attorney-General has ordered the indictment of seven police officers in the country’s first case under the Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, linked to the alleged abuse of an innocent suspect in Sa Kaeo two years ago.
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Thai Airways to almost double fuel surcharges this week
Read more: Thai Airways to almost double fuel surcharges this weekThai Airways International will raise its fuel surcharges by nearly 100% on many routes for tickets issued from May 1 onwards to cope with the soaring price of jet fuel.
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Loud music shatters artefacts at Chaiyaphum museum
Read more: Loud music shatters artefacts at Chaiyaphum museumThe most famous annual event in Chaiyaphum has turned into a nightmare for a private museum as vibrations from loud music played by parade vehicles shattered several antique items.
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Thai foreign minister voices frustration with US
Read more: Thai foreign minister voices frustration with USThai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has expressed frustration with the United States, saying the country has received no offers of help from Washington with the wide-ranging economic damage from the American-Israeli war against Iran.
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Helicopter crash kills 2 in Philippines; Malaysian among casualties
Read more: Helicopter crash kills 2 in Philippines; Malaysian among casualtiesThe helicopter was carrying five people when it went down in a grassy area of a residential district in Pililla, a small town in Rizal province.
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China eyes new frontiers in push for space leadership
Read more: China eyes new frontiers in push for space leadershipFrom data centres in the sky to commercial space travel, ambitions once seen as distant are becoming part of the country’s broader economic strategy.
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Pushing against alcohol sales in public parks
Read more: Pushing against alcohol sales in public parksCivil society groups and local activists in northern Thailand have raised strong concerns over plans to allow alcohol sales in public parks.
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Ex‑director of elite Bangkok school jailed 27 years for admissions bribes
Read more: Ex‑director of elite Bangkok school jailed 27 years for admissions bribesThe former director of Triam Udom Suksa School, widely regarded as Thailand’s top elite public high school, was jailed for 27 years on Monday for taking student‑admission bribes for the 2016–2018 intake, the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Case ruled.
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Singapore minister expresses interest in Land Bridge
Read more: Singapore minister expresses interest in Land BridgeA visiting Singapore government minister on Monday expressed interest in the proposed one-trillion-baht Land Bridge megaproject, calling it an economic opportunity, according to Thai government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek.