Malaysia bans social media accounts for children under 16
Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections.
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Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from having social media accounts, joining a growing global effort to tighten safety protections.
A seven-year-old girl who went missing from her home on Saturday was found dead in a bamboo grove on Monday, about 600 metres from her home in Plang Pley sub-district, Kanchanaburi.
Cambodia on Tuesday said it informed the United Nations and Thailand that it had launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving a long-running maritime boundary dispute with Bangkok.
Thai citizens across the country went on spending sprees today on the first day of the ‘Thai Chuay Thai Plus’ 60/40 co-payment scheme, buying food, consumer products, drinks and services.
From their shared hospital room, several survivors freed from a semi-submerged cave in Laos after more than a week underground are advising rescuers on how to find the last two missing men believed to be trapped even deeper inside.
The Khao Luang National Park, in Thailand’s southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, has ordered the temporary closure of the Krung Ching Waterfall and trekking route after two female tourists were attacked by wild elephants on Sunday. Atthaphon Charoenchansa, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, said today that he received a report about the elephant attack yesterday from Surasak Anusorn, director of Conservation Area Region 5. The incident...
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has denied viral claims that he attended the US Military Academy at West Point through a quota allocated to the Thai military, protesting that the allegation is false and based on a misunderstanding.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow will attend the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris on Wednesday to push for Thailand’s full membership by 2028, according to the Foreign Ministry.
A rappelling rescue team descending into a vertical shaft above a cave in their search for the two still missing Laotians heard knocking sounds again this afternoon, which they do not believe were echoes.
Police have seized 1,680kg of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice”, and 50kg of ketamine from an asphalt truck in Muang district of Phitsanuloke province. Three suspects are in custody.
An explosion damaged a restroom at a PTT petrol station in Muang district of the deep southern province of Pattani today. No injuries were reported.
The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) revealed that a rare “Blue Micromoon” will occur today on Visakha Bucha Day, with the full moon reaching its farthest point from Earth at around 3pm.
Traffic on Highway 108, from Ban Huai Pong in Muang district to Ban Surin in Khun Yuam district in the northern province of Mae Hong Son, came to a standstill this morning after huge boulders fell from a mountain and blocked the road following heavy rain.
The search for two Laotians still missing in a man-made cave in Laos resumed this morning after a survey team trekking above the main entrance reported hearing knocking sounds yesterday, raising hopes they could be found.
About 600 residents from Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces began a “peace walk” pilgrimage today to highlight the hardships caused by toxic contamination of rivers linked to gold mining operations in Myanmar and to urge the government to seriously address the problem.
The opposition People’s Party will ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission and the Election Commission to investigate a leaked LINE chat message reading “Please help the Blue”.