Thai PM chairs cabinet meeting today from home quarantine

13 Sept 06:19 Key points summarised by AI

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha chaired a cabinet meeting via teleconference while in self-imposed home quarantine.
His quarantine follows close contact with an infected person at the Phuket tourism "sandbox" launch, despite the PM testing negative for COVID-19.

Suspected drug couriers killed in Phetchaburi; half a tonne of Ice seized

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.