Thai security authorities received 44 Thai nationals returning from Cambodia at the Ban Khlong Luek border checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district of Sa Kaeo province on Friday, with five wanted on arrest warrants.

GENEVA - The Ebola outbreak raging in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing “exponentially”, with more than 2,500 deaths recorded and half of those in the last 20 days, the senior UN coordinator on the disease said on Friday.

Flooding continues to affect six provinces in Thailand, with more than 73,000 people impacted, while some areas have begun recovery efforts as water levels recede, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).

City buses will resume services in Chiang Mai this month, after soaring fuel prices forced the operator to pull the fleet off the streets for the first time in eight years.

LONDON - Champions Arsenal kick off the Premier League season on Friday (2am Saturday Thailand time) reinforced by astute signings as boss Mikel Arteta welcomes the pressure of being “hunted” by their title rivals.