A male prison inmate, 44, with underlying diseases including HIV died of monkeypox at Thonburi Remand Prison early last week, and about 100 other inmates and personnel are under observation, according to health authorities.

NARATHIWAT – Seven small bomb explosions were reported in Yi-ngo and Rangae districts on Saturday night and into Sunday morning, in what authorities believe was an insurgent group’s attempt to stir up unrest ahead of the Muslim Ramadan fast.

Two endangered thin-snouted freshwater crocodiles were recently seen in the wild for the first time in decades in the far South, where they had been believed extinct, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation reported. 

The Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party has begun negotiations with the Klatham Party as part of efforts to form a new coalition government, after announcing that Pheu Thai’s 74 MPs would support its bid to secure a governing majority.

Yodchanan Wongsawat, a prime ministerial candidate of the Pheu Thai Party, has apologised to any supporters who may feel uneasy about the party’s decision to join a coalition government led by the Bhumjaithai Party.

The People’s Party is preparing to take the Election Commission (EC) to court over its use of ballot barcodes that could violate the principle of secret voting, be used to intimidate voters and pose a harmful risk of data leaks.