General Thawip Netniyom, secretary-general of the National Security Council, says he cannot confirm speculation fugitive red-shirt leader Wutthipong Kachathamakul is dead, after previous reports he had been abducted.

TORONTO, Canada - A smiling Ariya Jutanugarn has set her sights on Lydia Ko's world number one ranking as the in-form Thai star chases her sixth win of the season at the Manulife LPGA Classic in Cambridge, Ontario starting on Thursday.