Your Monday evening catch-up

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

TOP STORIES

An explosion at a popular shrine near a key political protest site in central Bangkok, the government said, reportedly killing more than a dozen people and injuring many others.

Significant increases in the cut-off points for entry to dozens of engineering programmes this year may reflect the rising demand for degrees in a category of such courses, along with those with a technology leaning.

Members of an alleged crime syndicate known as “The Irish Boys” have been accused of a AUS$4m investment scam in Australia.