After the Songkran celebrations peter out, Thais must contemplate the general election on May 14 and decide whether political parties' campaign pledges will really create a healthier economy.
Police on Monday night arrested two adolescents who threw explosives at a traffic police kiosk at Asok-Din Daeng intersection, and seized numerous ping-pong bombs and similar items, Metropolitan Police Bureau spokesman Pol Maj Gen Jirasant Kaewsaeng-ek said.