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For the past few months, Michael Gilpin has slept in a small, prefabricated house he moved into when he got off the streets of Los Angeles as part of a major drive to reduce homelessness.
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For the past few months, Michael Gilpin has slept in a small, prefabricated house he moved into when he got off the streets of Los Angeles as part of a major drive to reduce homelessness.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has warned that anyone considering encroaching upon Thailand or using force against the country had better think twice.

A Thai government spokesperson today denied Cambodian media reports that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul held an informal discussion with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Vietnam, saying Anutin merely exchanged pleasantries while waiting for the opening of a regional forum.

A Thai driver smuggling undocumented Chinese nationals from the Myanmar border caused a fatal collision in Mae Sot district of Tak province on Tuesday, ramming his pickup truck into a local delivery rider while speeding in reverse along a highway in an attempt to evade police. The driver was arrested.

Anti-narcotics officers and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) have seized more than 50 tonnes of chemical precursors during coordinated raids on warehouses across four provinces, including Samut Prakan, following a major breakthrough against a notorious drug trafficking syndicate.

A mysterious circular island in Pathum Thani province, now dubbed the "Eye of Thailand", has captured the attention of Thai netizens, sparking debate over whether the formation was created by natural forces or human intervention.

Maritime researchers and volunteer divers are planning to remove a huge abandoned trawl net stretching across the channel between Kra Lek and Kra Klang islands off Nakhon Si Thammarat province.

The opposition People's Party has sought a ruling from the Administrative Court, through the Ombudsman, on the legality of the Cabinet's recent decision to use 18.8 billion baht from a 200 billion baht special loan to support the state welfare card scheme.

Thai national football team’s head coach, Anthony Hudson, has admitted that facing China on their home turf will be a formidable challenge, but insists that his squad is mentally prepared to fight for a positive result.

The prime minister of Laos, Sonexay Siphandone, has thanked Thailand and Thai rescue teams for their assistance in rescuing Laotian miners trapped in a flooded cave in Xaysomboun province, describing the effort as a reflection of the close friendship and cooperation between the neighbouring countries.

The Criminal Court on Samui Island in Surat Thani province has revoked bail for a British national accused of seriously injuring a Thai doctor in a motorcycle crash on Pha-ngan Island late last month, following the victim's death on Sunday.

The Thai Restaurant Association and food operators in Chiang Mai are calling on the government to revise the eligibility criteria for the 'Thai Chuay Thai Plus' economic stimulus scheme, claiming that the current income cap has excluded numerous establishments and led to a sharp decline in sales.

The Thailand Consumers Council filed civil lawsuits today against global platforms, including Meta, the parent company of Facebook, as well as LINE, Apple and several financial institutions, alleging negligence in allowing online scammers to defraud victims through fraudulent investment schemes.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines on Monday killed at least 35 people, according to provincial authorities, after toppling buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.

An unknown number of armed intruders stormed a biomass power plant in Pattani's Nong Chik district early this morning, rounding up security personnel before an explosion was heard within the facility.

Three police special operations officers were injured this morning when suspected insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in Raman district in Yala province while the officers were conducting a routine school security operation.