Police officers have set up barriers with barbed wires and containers on Vibhavadi Rangsit parallel road near the 1st Infantry Battalion, 1st King's Close Bodyguard Regiment, to deal with a pro-democracy protesters' rally planned for later in the day on Sunday.

A hot day with haze is forecast as a thermal low covers upper Thailand, while the westerly winds at high altitude from the Himalayan ranges blow over the North and the upper Northeast of the country.

WASHINGTON - Senior Democratic lawmakers trying to find a backup plan to a minimum-wage increase are exploring new tax penalties on firms with more than $2.5 billion in gross receipts that do not pay at least $15 an hour, according to two people familiar with the matter.

While the U.S. rushes toward a blockbuster fiscal stimulus package to accelerate its recovery from the coronavirus crisis, much of Europe is pootling along in the slow lane.

Foreign workers are leaving Britain at the fastest pace since World War II, presenting a challenge to an economy already roiled by Brexit and the coronavirus.