Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, died on Friday. She was 93.

Thailand has confirmed that the withdrawal of heavy weaponry along the Thai-Cambodian border has begun, marking the implementation of the initial phase of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord signed by both countries last Sunday (Oct 26).

Cambodia and Thailand on Sunday signed an expansion of a ceasefire that U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker over the summer to end their border conflict.

Sikrit was a glamorous fashion icon in the 1950s and 1960s.

Australian travellers visiting Thailand in the next 12 months have been warned the country is mourning the death of Queen Mother Sirikit and activities may be affected over the next year.

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday.

Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who supervised royal projects to help the rural poor, preserve traditional craft-making and protect the environment, has died.

SINGAPORE: Thailand has yet to approve transmission charges for an extension to a deal to send hydropower from Laos to Singapore, the country's deputy energy secretary said on Monday (Oct 27).