Thailand expects to export about 7.5 million tonnes of rice this year, down from 7.9 million tonnes last year, the Foreign Trade Department said on Tuesday.

Seven police officers from Bangkok’s Huay Kwang Police Station have been transferred and charged with dereliction of duty for allegedly extorting 27,000 baht from a Taiwanese actress early this month.

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Labour Ministry’s proposal to adjust the wages for skilled workers in 17 fields, which would see them earning between 465 and 700 baht daily.

The Election Commission (EC) has approved 400 electoral constituencies nationwide, which marks another crucial step towards holding the general election this year.

Traffic police docked 11,548 motorists of points in the three weeks since they started enforcing a new points system beginning January 9. Read more: #traffic  #police  #ThailandNews 

The Taiwanese actress who accused Thai police of alleged extortion posted a comment on social media thanking the BBC and Taiwan media for listening to her and sharing “the truth”.