Police arrested Luang Phor Alongkot, former abbot of well-known Aids hospice temple Wat Phrabatnampu at the temple in Lop Buri early Tuesday morning for multiple charges including temple fund embezzlement and money-laundering as they suspected him of planning to escape.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has publicly affirmed that the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU 2000) with Cambodia remains the cornerstone of bilateral boundary demarcation, as pressure builds in parliament and from opposition figures for its revocation.

Second Army commander Lt Gen Boonsin Padklang said on Monday he had authorised immediate retaliation by Thai soldiers if Cambodian troops were spotted encroaching on Thai sovereign soil.

Ninety-two municipal governments across Japan have considered introducing lodging taxes at hotels and traditional Japanese ryokan inns, results from a recent Kyodo News survey showed.

Registration for a 20-baht flat fare on Bangkok mass transit lines started on Monday, although the relevant legislation has yet to be approved by parliament.

The Meteorological Department said on Monday morning that Typhoon Kajiki would weaken before entering the northern province of Nan on Tuesday evening.