BANGKOK – Thailand’s Tourist Police Bureau as announced it has trained a 40-members to be VIP security in preparation for over 250 meetings as Thailand serves...
BANGKOK – Defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have begun their annual meeting, over security threats, the South China Sea and North...
SIEM REAP – The father of a two-year-old girl who was killed by crocodiles on their family farm in Siem Reap has decided to sell his...
CHIANG RAI – Myanmar’s Shan State is on track to becoming the world’s biggest producer of methamphetamine and other synthetic drugs – a trade the United...
BANGKOK – Methamphetamine Pills (Yaba), Crystal Meth (Ya Ice) from Thailand’s Golden Triangle that borders, Thailand, Myamar and Laos remains a pressing problem for Thailand while...
BANGKOK – With the second-largest economy in ASEAN, Thailand is one of the most dynamic countries in Southeast Asia, Inequality is one of Thailand’s greatest domestic...
HO CHI MINH – A Vietnamese court sentenced an American man to 12 years in prison on Monday after he was found guilty of “attempting to...
BANGKOK – Thailand has announced it will develop its power transmission lines to become the electricity hub of the region, sourcing hydropower from Laos and selling...
BANGKOK – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) vowed on Saturday to fight against plastic pollution in the ocean, as their leaders adopted a joint...
The 34th Asean Summit kicked off on Saturday as leaders from various Asean countries arriving in Bangkok. As of 9.30am, Asean leaders who had arrived in...
BANGKOK – Greenpeace Southeast Asia and other environmentalists have called on Asean member states to go beyond a narrow focus in solving the problem of marine...
BANGKOK – Representatives of civic groups are calling on ASEAN leaders to give them a voice in the region after their latest proposal for meetings with...
HANOI – Vietnam has construed ASEAN’s largest solar farm under its DAU TIENG 1 and DAU TIENG 2 (DT1&2) project with the combined generation capacity of...
BANGKOK – As authoritarian regimes continue their crackdown on the media, there are fewer countries where journalists can safely practice their profession. This stark reality is...
CHIANG RAI – As night falls on the Mekong River in Northern Thailand, a nightly dance begins between Thai border security and Laos drug gangs now...
BANGKOK – “Ending Plastic Pollution” has been set as the theme for World Environment Day on June 5, but Thailand is falling behind Asian and European...
BANGKOK – Repression is rampant in Thailand and across Asia, and human rights defenders face harassment, jail and even death, according to a new report by...
BANGKOK – Asia-Pacific nations pledged at talks in Bangkok on Friday to take steps, including legal reforms, to tackle statelessness, a key issue in the region....
HANOI – Although Vietnam has some of the world’s most stringent drug laws — those convicted of possessing or smuggling more than 600 grams of heroin...
Thailand legalized the use of marijuana for medicinal and research purposes in December 2018, granting usage for patient treatment and research and industry activities only. The...