BANGKOK: Seven Chinese men were tricked into travelling from Laos to Chanuman district, Amnat Charoen province, with promises of work in Thailand, offering good wages.

Since a 2014 coup, Bangkok has either been complicit or turned a blind eye to the actions of the security forces of other countries.

A Nepali citizen, who was lured by the promise of attractive employment in Laos and forced into illegal work, has been repatriated to Nepal with the assistance of Thai authorities. The man, who had fled to Thailand, was sent back to Nepal on Friday, the Nepali Embassy in Bangkok said in a statement.

The country is also seasonally affected by smoke from fires lit by farmers across South-east Asia. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Cutting into stacks of cotton in a Bangkok warehouse, Thai authorities unveil 1.65 tonnes of crystal meth, the kingdom's largest-ever seizure of the drug. Thailand sits by the "Golden Triangle", where its border meets Laos and Myanmar,

BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ordered public transport in Bangkok to be free for a week from Saturday (Jan 25), as authorities try to reduce traffic and ease the smog that has choked the city for days.

Thai authorities have successfully smashed the country's largest online escort service platform, arresting five of its administrators and rescuing two allegedly underage victims. Police General Thatchai Pitaneelaboot,

Four Thai police officers and a soldier extorted 2 million baht from seven Chinese men, leading to their arrests in Ubon Ratchathani.

Most Thais oppose the government's plan to legalise casinos and online gambling, moves the authorities say would boost tourism and investment, an opinion survey found on Sunday (Jan 26). The government this month approved a draft law to allow casinos in entertainment complexes and gambling online.

Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) expects its total premiums to rise substantially from 2024 thanks to life and health insurance premium growth, despite adjustments for the new Thai Financial Reporting Standard 17 (TFRS 17).

Eight people, including four police and one ranger, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping seven Chinese men and extorting from them 2 million baht.Local reports say the seven managed to send the location of the resort in Ubon Ratchathani's Phibun Mangsahan district where they were being held to relatives via a mobile phone.

Most Thais oppose the government's plan to legalise casinos and online gambling, moves the authorities say would boost tourism and investment, an opinion survey found on Sunday.