CHIANGRAI TIMES – Chiranuch Premchaiporn, director of Prachatai online newspaper in Thailand, is facing between 20 and 70 years in prison, depending on reports, over...
Thailand’s devastating flood crisis deepened Tuesday after floodwaters began pouring over sandbagged barriers into Bangkok’s second airport, shutting it down after commercial airlines suspended flights...
The Palaung Women’s Organization (PWO) revealed in its report opium cultivation in Namkham Township of Shan State under Burma’s new government has rapidly increased, with...
Rising floodwater’s seeped into Bangkok’s Don Muang airport Tuesday, halting flights and threatening the main depot from flying emergency supplies to inundated areas in northern...
Thailand’s government scrambled to protect the capital on Saturday and defend two industrial zones from flooding as water levels crept higher and hundreds of riverside...
If you’re in Chiang Rai and after something to jazz up your wardrobe, made a beeline for Chezmoi, a snazzy little boutique that’s piled high...
The Thai Red Cross is responding in force to the worst floods to hit the country in over 50 years. Heavy monsoon rains, coupled with...
Thailand’s catastrophic floods may take up to six weeks to recede, the prime minister said Saturday, as the human toll from the crisis rose to...
The personal computer industry, already reeling from depressed demand, has been dealt another setback: Massive flooding in Thailand has curtailed production of a critical component —...
Thai Army Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha confirmed on Friday that 3,000 more troops have been deployed to protect Bangkok from floods. General Prayuth said the...
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton published an article titled “America’s Pacific Century” in the latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine, in which she has...
Pao Fang talks matter-of-factly about leaving Laos for a military camp in Thailand circa 1975, when the Laotian Civil War ended. Anti-communists – many of...
Thai Baht Rises on Outlook for Growth of Asian Economies. Thailand’s baht rose, approaching a three-week high, after international investors boosted holdings of local assets....
After months of extreme rain by the too strong summer south-west monsoon, the Thai provinces of Pathum Thani, Nakhon Sawan and Ayutthaya are flooded. Also Bangkok...
United States Marines arrived in Bangkok Saturday with equipment, sandbags and other relief supplies. The U.S. ambassador to Thailand, Kristie Kenney, said the Marines...
Sixty-six people from 12 nations are powering their way from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, in a race against time, mechanical...
China’s brewery giant Tsingtao Beer announced on Monday that it plans to set up its first overseas plant in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, as...
Thailand’s new government has unveiled plans for an ambitious crackdown on drugs, with an emphasis on rehabilitation and compassion. Officially announced on 3 October, the...
Bangkok needs 1.2 million sandbags to construct a six-kilometre wall within 48 hours to keep encroaching floods from swamping into the city, Bangkok’s governor said...
Thai workers and employers agreed to a government proposal to boost the minimum wage, meeting a campaign pledge by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as floods...