Thai PM becomes star of new tourism video

15 Sept 09:02 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Prime Minister stars in a new government-produced music video, featuring beautiful scenes of Krabi's Nopparat Beach, to promote tourism.
The video, set to a 1998 song by Nantida Kaewbuasai, has garnered mixed reactions from the public, with supporters praising it and opponents criticizing its quality and the PM's role.

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.