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  • Sweden’s immigrants on edge after mass shooting
    on 14. februar 2025 at 14:45

    STOCKHOLM - The motive behind Sweden’s deadliest mass shooting may never be known but the fact that almost all of the victims had foreign backgrounds has sparked concern among the country’s immigrants.

  • Russian drone hits Chernobyl but no radiation detected
    on 14. februar 2025 at 14:45

    KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that a Russian drone had struck a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, adding that radiation levels were normal.

  • WHO calls for cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks
    on 14. februar 2025 at 14:39

    GENEVA - The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers.

  • Thailand returning Chinese suspects linked to actor’s abduction
    on 14. februar 2025 at 13:52

    Thai authorities will send 10 Chinese nationals who were involved in the abduction of actor Wang Xing back to China, police said on Friday, amid a mounting crackdown on scam gangs that was triggered by the actor’s kidnapping.

  • Second charter amendment session collapses
    on 14. februar 2025 at 13:00

    A joint sitting of MPs and senators to examine charter amendment bills aimed at establishing a Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) collapsed on Friday for a second consecutive day for lack of a quorum.

  • Phuket looks to woo Azerbaijanis
    on 14. februar 2025 at 12:56

    The governor of Phuket has welcomed the ambassador of Azerbaijan to the southern island to strengthen relations and promote tourism.

  • Dr Boon Vanasin indicted for fraud
    on 14. februar 2025 at 11:49

    Prosecutors have indicted Thonburi Healthcare Group founder Boon Vanasin and 16 others in a fraud case worth over 10 billion baht.

  • Outlook hazy for return of airport smoking rooms
    on 14. februar 2025 at 11:44

    An attempt by Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT) to reinstall smoking rooms at international airports is hitting a roadblock as Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has sent a clear signal that there is no rush to do so.

  • Anutin hits back at golf club land probe
    on 14. februar 2025 at 10:58

    Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has hit back at a critic who claims that a golf course owned by his family in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima might be encroaching on agricultural reform land.

  • Thailand hopes it will not face US tariffs - govt
    on 14. februar 2025 at 09:18

    Thailand is hoping it will not face tariff measures of the United States and will do everything to make sure the country is not a target, Commerce Minister Pichai Naripthaphan said on Friday, amid concerns that the country's trade surplus with Washington could become an issue.