The cabinet has given the thumbs-up for Friday, Sept 4 and Monday, Sept 7 to become substitute Songkran holidays, creating another long weekend next month.

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Thailand will provide 1.5 million baht to Lebanon in humanitarian assistance following the blast that killed at least 172 people in Beirut on Aug 4, according to the Foreign Ministry.

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Police are hunting five suspected drug traffickers who engaged them and soldiers in a shootout in Ubon Ratchathani on Wednesday night.

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Call to resist pressure, allow rallies
Pro-democracy advocates on Wednesday called on education institutes to allow on-campus rallies as pressure grows on them to prohibit "risky" political activities.

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Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin
The Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS) will from next month offer discounts of at least 50% to individuals who want drug tests using strands of hair, the Ministry of Justice said on Wednesday.

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Unity changes call
A report will be debated in the House on Thursday on forging national reconciliation which could partially set the tone for a future constitutional amendment, says a source in the House of Representatives.

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