Thailand reported a second construction mishap near Bangkok just one day after a crane collapsed onto a passenger train, resulting in 32 fatalities. The close succession of these incidents has raised urgent questions about safety measures in the country’s infrastructure sector.

Thailand’s Defence Ministry assured its neighbors and citizens that border security with Cambodia remains stable, despite the country’s lack of a formal government. The prime minister’s dismissal by the Constitutional Court has sparked a power vacuum, yet officials remain confident that essential operations will continue smoothly.

Thai state prosecutors have decided not to press charges against an American academic arrested for royal defamation, an offense punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The decision spares the scholar from facing severe legal consequences under Thailand’s strict laws.