Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was visited by his three children and their families at Klongprem Central Prison in Bangkok on Thursday, in a rare close-contact session arranged as part of New Year celebrations.

HAT YAI – Flood rescue teams in Thailand readied drones to deliver aid on Thursday and helicopters dropped supplies to people marooned on rooftops as waters receded, raising hope for more ground evacuations.

The Court of Appeal has approved the extradition from Thailand of a prominent Vietnamese activist who was granted refugee status by the United Nations, in a case that is being watched by numerous international human rights groups.

SONGKHLA: The tragic story of a woman forced to store her drowned mother’s body in a floating refrigerator as floodwaters poured through their home in Hat Yai has drawn an outpouring of sympathy on social media.

Thirty-three people had been killed by the severe flooding in the South as of Wednesday, with water levels continuing to rise in most of the inundated provinces.

From an early age, Pichitra Boonyarataphan grew up watching her mother Lumyong — a legendary pioneer in the Thai fashion industry and founder of the Rapee Fashion House and Dressmaking Institute — laboriously sew, embroider and modify intricate outfits.