Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has formally joined the new United Thai Nation Party in a bid to continue his work running the country.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says North Korea has "repeated its provocations with unprecedented frequency", while the White House says it will coordinate with regional leaders on the missile test.
Hundreds of mourners have gathered in temples in rural northeastern Thailand for the start of funeral rituals after a former policeman killed over 30 mostly child victims in an attack on a childcare centre.
Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai says the current Sri Lankan government supported Gotabaya Rajapaksa's trip to Thailand, adding that the former president's diplomatic passport would allow him to stay for 90 days.
PM Prayuth, who is also defence minister and a retired general, has survived three censure motions since 2020.
Thailand hopes that the agreement facilitating the transfer of defence hardware and technology will help improve its national defence and support investment from Japan.
Drivers honked horns and motorcyclists raised three-finger salutes as they headed along a 20-kilometre route, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Thailand’s PM says Karen villagers who fled airstrikes returned home of their own will, denying that his country’s security forces had forced them back.
The denial from Prime Minister Prayuth came a day after humanitarian groups said Thailand has been sending back some of the thousands of people who have fled a series of Myanmar military air strikes.
Bangkok police said 99 people were arrested on Sunday in front of the Government House, adding the arrests were necessary under a law forbidding large public gatherings to prevent coronavirus spread.
The rally outside Bangkok's Grand Palace was a continuation of student-led protests that began last year and have rattled Thailand's traditional establishment, which is fiercely opposed to change, especially with regard to the monarchy.
About 1,000 protesters gather near Grand Palace in capital Bangkok demanding end to constitution drafted by military after 2014 coup.
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