The Latest Breaking News from Bangkok Post

The House of Representatives on Friday elected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the 31st prime minister of Thailand.

The parties in the coalition government have selected Pheu Thai Party leader Paetongtarn Shinawatra as nominee for the country’s next prime minister when the House of Representatives meets today.

Five people, including two foreigners, were injured when an empty boat hit their express boat on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok on Thursday.

Police are hunting for four Chinese nationals who broke into a luxury house in Pathum Thani and forced their Chinese victim to transfer $2 million (70 million baht) in digital money to them.

Police have warned of the danger of mixing sulphuric acid and caustic soda to clean a clogged pipe, after three people died in a small toilet at a family home in Chon Buri.  

The Constitutional Court has found Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin guilty of a gross violation of ethics for appointing ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister. The ruling resulted in Mr Srettha being dismissed after less than a year in office.

A passenger leaning outside a door on a moving train and recording social media content was hit by a pole while travelling between stations in southern Thailand.

The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security will launch a campaign urging the public to stop giving money to beggars.

Hotel operators are concerned about changes to foreign ownership rules for real estate because they believe it could lead to more illegal hotels in Thailand.

A lift mechanic was crushed to death when an elevator he was repairing crashed down on top of him at Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday.

A Russian man detained on the tourist island of Koh Phangan following residents