CHIANG RAI – The Chiang Rai Chamber of Commerce has lauched a special office on border trade in Chiang Saen district in preparation for the...
CHIANG RAI – Cold isn’t a word you often hear used to describe Thailand, or Vietnam, or anywhere in Southeast Asia, really. Hot, humid,...
BANGKOK – A special security law in Thailand has been extended for two more months to cope with opposition protests aimed at overthrowing Prime Minister...
BANGKOK – Acting Thai Premier Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday she will soon set up a “council for reforms of the country” which will begin...
BANGKOK – Is Thailand heading for civil war? The question may seem overly dramatic, but the decision of the opposition Democrat Party to boycott the...
RANGOON – Myanmar’s national anti-human trafficking police rescued 56 women taken to China against their will in the first 11 months of this year, an official...
BANGKOK – A 30-year-old Thai woman Moncharika Latontap was arrested yesterday at Don Mueang airport for allegedly trafficking in narcotics hidden in nine pair of shoes,...
CHIANG RAI – It is already cold in the northern region, and it will get colder over the next several days, the Meteorological Department. Officals...
CHIANG RAI – A cold snap has hit many parts of Thailand leaving tens of thousands of people living in cold conditions for lack of...
BANGKOK — Buoyed by an election boycott called by Thailand’s main opposition party, the head of the country’s anti-government protest movement, Suthep Thaugsuban vowed Sunday...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s baht fell to a three-year low and stocks dropped on concern prolonged political unrest will damp investment and hurt the economy. More...
CHIANG RAI – The 10th Annual Flower Festival in Chiangrai opened yesterday evening, with thousands of tourists attending the opening ceremony. Wanchai Chongsuthamanee, the Chiangrai...
BANGKOK – Rarely does a supposedly democratic country find itself in such a mess. Consider the following: at the time of writing Thailand has only...
Cambodia is waiting for negotiations with Thailand on the implementation of the verdict issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) last month over the...
Women are barred from ordination in Thailand’s Theravada Buddhist sect. After Venerable Dhammananda Bhikkhuni was ordained in Sri Lanka, she set out to elevate women’s...
BANGKOK –Â Thailand’s main opposition Democrat Party said on Saturday that it would boycott February’s general election, deepening the country’s political crisis. The party’s leader,...
BANGKOK – The continuing political unrest should be resolved from the bottom up rather than by putting the entire burden on the country’s administrators, says the...
 BANGKOK – A Kenyan National Frank Tuvi has been arrested with nine kilogrammes of methamphetamine hydrochloride, or crystal meth, at Suvarnabhumi airport, the drugs siezed...
CHIANG RAI – Six floral specimens recently discovered in northern and eastern provinces have been confirmed as new species, the six new flower species are...
CHIANG RAI – The Meteorological Department has warned that cold weather will persist until the New Year. China’s high pressure air continues to spread down...