A teacher was killed in a school shooting in southern Thailand, prompting condolences and raising concerns over gun violence.

Bhumjaithai's rise on surging nationalism unleashed by the Thai-Cambodia conflict - alongside the decline of Pheu Thai after its travails last year - has triggered a rash of defections and reshaped political battlegrounds, including vote-rich agrarian belts.

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Vote counting was underway in Thailand's early general election on Sunday, seen as a three-way race among competing visions of progressive, populist and old-fashioned patronage politics.

With nearly 95% of polling stations reporting, preliminary results released by the election commission showed the Bhumjaithai Party winning about 192 seats.

Thailand has approved Bitcoin and digital assets for use in derivatives trading, targeting institutional investors and regional crypto hub status.

The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results.

Hat Yai school siege, Pattaya tourist injured, visa overhaul, free BKK weddings, sugar cuts, monks’ peace walk, CPI dips.