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Thailand is prepared to accept 100,000 refugees fleeing fighting in Myanmar after rebel forces seized control of Myawaddy, a border town opposite Tak's Mae Sot district, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara.

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has sentenced 15 policemen and seven civilians to prison in connection with the murder of a highway policeman during a dinner party at the home of an influential kamnan last year.

Authorities at Mae Fah Luang Airport have identified the passenger who smoked an e-cigarette on a plane departing from Chiang Rai on Sunday.

The government has ordered the relocation of the 32-rai Bangkok Port next to the Chao Phraya River in Klong Toey district so the area can be renovated to benefit the public.

Police raided a gambling den in Bangkok's Don Muang district on Saturday, which had been raided and shut down at least 10 times over the past several years.

Bangkok police on Monday arrested members of a youth gang in Nong Chok district on criminal charges including attempted murder, assault and selling drugs and guns.

The government has issued a warning about extreme heat in the coming days and advises people to avoid staying outdoors due to risks of having heatstroke.

Thailand is steering a plan for a joint-visa programme with six Asean countries that together hosted about 70 million tourists last year.

A drunk British man suffered a serious injury after he impaled himself on a pointed iron fence at his home in Pattaya.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said TasteAtlas' ranking of kaeng tai pla, a famous southern Thai curry made with fish entrails, as the "Worst Rated Food in the World" only showed the food preference of some people.

Police seized 110 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine along with other drugs and arrested two smugglers at a hotel in Bangkok on Thursday.