Communities on the Yom and Nan riverbanks in Phrae and Nan were told to brace for floods as water levels in the two main northern rivers rose rapidly due to torrential rain yesterday.

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PM likely to pick Airbull as new air force chief
Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has approved the nomination of a "dark horse" to be the new air force chief over a number of other high-calibre candidates, according to a ministry source.

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B22.5bn sub buy gets nod
A House subcommittee scrutinising the budget bill for the fiscal 2021 approved the navy's controversial procurement of two submarines worth 22.5 billion baht from China, though not unanimously.

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No representatives of students who took part in recent anti-government rallies appeared at a House panel meeting specifically called yesterday to hear their opinions.

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Absent Amelia hit with 33-year jail term for drugs
A fresh ruling sentencing TV actress and former Miss Teen Thailand Amelia "Amy" Jacobs to 33 years in prison by the Appeal Court has put the spotlight back on the case after the new sentences were much higher than the initial court's, with the defendant having reportedly flown out of the country last year and yet to return.

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500 million baht in assets seized from drug network
Five hundred million baht in assets were seized this week from a drug trafficking network after the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) began using a new technology designed to analyse financial transaction data.

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