Thailand’s main opposition party is undergoing a rebrand as it bids to return to power after seven years – five years under the post-coup junta and two years of this elected government. But Pheu Thai is hampered by a lack of charismatic leaders, both to head its election campaign and...

Five southern provinces are among Thailand’s ten with the highest rates of new COVID-19 infections today (Friday), with Songkhla, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat being ranked after Bangkok, which has been on top of the list from the start of the pandemic. According to the COVID-19 Information Centre,...