
US-Iran strikes: Latest developments
US military strikes on Iran entered a second day on Monday in a new surge of fighting over the status of the Strait of Hormuz that endangered a fragile interim agreement and sent oil prices spiking.
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US military strikes on Iran entered a second day on Monday in a new surge of fighting over the status of the Strait of Hormuz that endangered a fragile interim agreement and sent oil prices spiking.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is to consult the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning on revising regulations governing the materials used in the construction and decoration of night entertainment venues and restaurants with live music following Sunday night's fatal blaze.

Bangkok awoke in shock this morning after an overnight inferno engulfed a packed pub in the Chatuchak district, killing at least 27 people and seriously injuring 22 others in one of the capital's deadliest nightlife disasters.

Interprovincial bus and air fares in Thailand have fallen in line with declining global and domestic fuel prices, easing the cost of travel for the public.

A Sunday night out with friends turned into a nightmare for survivors of Bangkok's deadliest fire in years, as many escaped the blaze only to learn that relatives or friends who had arrived with them were among the dead.

A fire broke out at a packed restaurant in the Ladprao area of Chatuchak district around midnight, killing at least 30 people.

The owner of the Chatuchak beer house engulfed by a massive fire that killed at least 27 people was among those injured and is receiving medical treatment in hospital, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Monday.

The US military launched a new wave of strikes against Iran on Sunday after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz saw several of Washington's Gulf allies targeted by incoming fire.

Myanmar Foreign Minister Tin Maung Swe told his ASEAN counterparts at a meeting in Bangkok on Sunday that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and will be well looked after.

China respects Thailand’s ongoing police investigation and judicial procedures in a case concerning a fake Thai fathers network that helped Chinese children obtain Thai citizenship through fraudulent birth registrations.

The Thai Navy has dismissed a report and video footage posted on social media claiming that there was a hostile confrontation between Thai and Cambodian forces along the common border in Ban Tha Sen, Muang district of Trat, on July 10.

ASEAN has vowed to make progress in bringing about stability and peace in conflict-torn Myanmar, following an unofficial meeting with Myanmar’s Foreign Minister U Tin Maung Swe in Bangkok on Sunday.

Work is underway this afternoon to dismantle and remove sections of a tower crane after its boom was damaged by strong winds and heavy rain overnight in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district.

Norwegian Air has officially changed its Instagram profile picture to the British Airways logo after losing a World Cup bet.

A People’s party MP has called on the Thai government to release a Chinese democracy activist and allow her to travel to Canada to seek asylum.

The US military said Saturday it has launched a new round of strikes against Iran, after Tehran "blatantly attacked" a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz.