Asia Thailand The 20 students and three teachers killed in Tuesday's bus fire tragedy at their school in the Lan Sak district of Uthai Thani will have a funeral sponsored by Their Majesties the King and Queen; families have decided to hold the rites at the school
Asia Thailand A law enacted legalises same-sex marriages; it will come into force in 120 days, so the first same-sex marriages in the country can be celebrated from January next year
Asia Thailand A QR Licence mobile application has been introduced by Thailand's Department of Land Transport so that motorists will no longer need to carry their driving licence
Asia Thailand Around 1.000 residents joined a protest over the Pheu Thai party's proposal to revive the controversial Kaeng Suea Ten dam project in Song district to mitigate flooding in the Yom river basin
Asia Thailand Car production in Thailand fell by 16,62% in July year-on-year to 124.829 units, mainly due to a drop in domestic sales, reported the Federation of Thai Industries
Asia Thailand The Thai Alcohol Beverage Business Association has asked the government to amend Section 32 of the Alcohol Control Law to remove 'excessively strict' limits on alcohol advertising
Asia Thailand A 10-year strategic plan to increase the number of health professionals will be presented to the cabinet, which in early July approved the Ministry of Public Health's proposal to address the shortage of these professionals in the public health sector
Asia Thailand The Cannabis Future Network of Thailand concluded a hunger strike and peaceful demonstration to protest against the reclassification of cannabis as an illegal narcotic
Asia Thailand Authorities suspended a Chinese-owned luxury resort project on Koh Samui island after discovering that the structure was not built according to the permit and was taller than allowed by law
Asia Thailand The Equity Education Fund intends to help 1,02 million school dropouts access education through the 'Mobile School' project, which will offer a flexible educational platform to these vulnerable groups
Asia Thailand Thailand became the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage, in a historic parliamentary vote hailed as a 'victory' by activists
Asia Thailand An investigation was ordered by the Defence Minister to investigate salary deductions for conscripts across the country, after another document showed a 1.200 baht fee for WiFi service deducted from some salaries
Asia Thailand Sex workers in Bangkok say they feel insecure because they cannot report cases of assault to the police without fear of prosecution for prostitution, for which they risk seven to 20 years