JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) – A massive rescue operation was underway in Afghanistan Monday after a strong earthquake and multiple aftershocks flattened homes in the impoverished nation, killing more than 600 people, the interior ministry said.

The Royal Thai Army said on Monday that more PMN-2 anti-personnel landmines, allegedly laid by Cambodian soldiers, had been found in Thai territory in Surin province.

Flooding caused by two recent storms continued to make life a misery in parts of nine northern and northeastern provinces on Monday.

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services have swiftly risen in popularity in Thailand, riding the wave of e-commerce expansion and the appeal of flexible payment options that let consumers purchase now and settle later in instalments.

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has launched a full-time joint operation with Japan and India, the first of its kind, as part of the efforts to dismantle Cambodia-based call centre syndicates.

Demonstrators gathered at Victory Monument in Bangkok on Sunday to announce their opposition to the ruling Pheu Thai Party’s attempts to retain its power to run Thailand’s national administration.