
283 Indian nationals from Myanmar repatriated from Mae Sot airport
A group of 283 Indian nationals, rescued from scam centres in Myawaddy township, were flown back to India today on an Indian Air Force C17 military transport plane.
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A group of 283 Indian nationals, rescued from scam centres in Myawaddy township, were flown back to India today on an Indian Air Force C17 military transport plane.

Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly war on drugs.

Ottawa - Former central banker Mark Carney, fresh from a landslide victory to become the leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and the country's next prime minister, met Justin Trudeau on Monday and said the formal handover of power would be quick.

Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavachira recently confirmed that he had received the name of the proposed candidate to serve as chairman of the Bank of Thailand (BOT).

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has revealed that the March 2nd meeting, which was attended by her father, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, touched on various issues concerning the government’s policies and future steps.

Former monk Yantra Amaro died at his Sunnataram monastery in California on Sunday at the age of 73, according to an announcement by the temple on its Facebook page.

Self-proclaimed crime victim advocate Atchariya Ruangrattanapong has become the latest prominent figure to be handed a prison term for “contempt of judicial power”.

The Economic Stimulus Policy Board agreed today to issue 10,000 baht to each of about 2.7 million young Thais in the 16-20 age group around the second or third quarter, under phase three of the cash handout, Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira announced today.

The chief of the prison guards in Zone 7 of Khlong Prem prison has been transferred, to facilitate an investigation into the apparent suicide of former police officer Thitisan Uttanaphon, who was found dead in his solitary confinement cell last Friday.

The Sungai Kolok district office has moved its border passes service to other districts in Narathiwat province, following the fatal attacks on March 8 which damaged most of its buildings.

A 3.6 magnitude earthquake was detected in the Gulf of Thailand at 5.26am today, about 49 kilometres from the shore of the southern province of Chumphon, according to the Earthquake Surveillance Division of the Meteorological Department.

Malaysian tourists visiting southern Thailand have been advised by Malaysia’s consul general in Songkhla to refrain from going out at night following recent attacks by Muslim separatists in the region.

More than half of the respondents to an opinion poll believe that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will survive the opposition’s no-confidence debate, while many want the debate to be conducted against the entire cabinet, according to a NIDA Poll.

Chiang Rai provincial police seized 1.5 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) from a military-style lorry on Sunday and arrested seven suspects in a major drug bust in Mae Fa Luang district.

The Commerce Ministry has introduced a new online service aimed at helping expand Thailand’s exports to China, with a focus on potential provinces in the massive Chinese market.

The Central Institute of Forensic Science has reported that the former police colonel, who was found dead in his cell at the Khlong Prem prison on Friday night, died of self-inflicted asphyxiation.