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British PM again under fire over ex-envoy to US appointment
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» LONDON - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced mounting pressure to quit on Friday over his appointment of Peter Mandelson as envoy to Washington, after it emerged the veteran politician had failed security vetting.
Counterfeit MSG operation busted
Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026
» PATHUM THANI - Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), in cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has dismantled a major network producing and distributing counterfeit monosodium glutamate (MSG), arresting seven suspects and seizing more than 24,918 items.
Drink-driving cases top 5,800 during Songkran safety campaign
Online Reporters, Published on 17/04/2026
» There were a total of 5,806 drink-driving cases, accounting for 93% of all traffic-related cases entering the probation system during the seven-day Songkran road safety campaign, with Chiang Mai recording the highest number.
Pope visits Cameroon city hit by post-vote protest deaths
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» DOUALA - Pope Leo XIV will offer mass on Friday in Cameroon's economic capital Douala, the biggest event of a visit marked by his calls for peace and spat with US President Donald Trump.
Trump brushes off high fuel costs as ‘fake’ in economic speech
New York Times, Published on 17/04/2026
» LAS VEGAS — United States President Donald Trump on Thursday dismissed high fuel costs amid his war with Iran, claiming that the economic damage inflicted by the war was much less severe than expected.
Hungary's Orban urges party 'renewal' after vote loss
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» BUDAPEST - Hungary's outgoing nationalist prime minister Viktor Orban on Thursday called for a "complete renewal" of his party after suffering a crushing election defeat that ended 16 years in power.
New rules to boost data centre power
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/04/2026
» The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has finished drafting requirements for investors in data centres and other electricity-intensive businesses, mandating bank guarantees or collateral to secure power purchases.
Huge turnout battles rash of wildfires
News, Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 17/04/2026
» Wildfires intensified across northern and western Thailand, with 2,165 hotspots detected, as officials and an army of 25,000 fire-fighters escalated aerial and ground operations to contain spreading blazes.
Calls for UK PM to resign over ex-envoy's failed vetting
AFP, Published on 17/04/2026
» LONDON - UK opposition leaders Thursday called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign after the government confirmed that an associate of Jeffrey Epstein failed a background security check before becoming envoy to Washington.
Storm batters Si Sa Ket durian orchards, losses hit B39m
Online Reporters, Published on 16/04/2026
» SI SA KET: A summer storm caused extensive damage to durian plantations in Kantharalak district, toppling hundreds of trees and wiping out tonnes of Thailand’s economic crop just days before harvest, local officials said on Thursday.