How far should teachers be allowed to go when dishoing out corporal punishment to students CHIANGRAI TIMES – Caning fails to improve behavior and should...
Mr Belhaj is the former leader of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, a now-dissolved militant organisation that sought to assassinate Gadhafi. Its links with al-Qaeda...
Taylors in Phuket, forced to pay millions of baht in bribes, today lifted the lid on huge corruption payouts that amount to billions of baht each...
CHIANG RAI TIMES – Environmental activists say Chinese firms are pushing ahead with construction of the controversial Myitsone dam even though fighting is going on...
CHIANG RAI TIMES – The most notable development of recent weeks was the August 19 meeting between opposition leader and Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu...
KNU leader Mahn Nyein Maung’s one-month disappearance is still under investigation by the Karen National Union (KNU), officials said, and the cause of his absence...
As debate goes on about whether Thailand should have its first nuclear power plant, Korea Electricity Power Corporation (Kepco) warns that any such development will...
Today the Tourism Authority of Thailand jointly announced with partner, Google Thailand, the launch of a new tourism promotion initiative featuring Google Maps with Street...
Deputy national police chief General Prewpan Damapong on Thursday pledged to show the results of his crackdown on drug trafficking following his appointment as the...
Dr Pasakorn Akarasewi, director of Thailand’s Bureau of Epidemiology said that the United Nations (UN ) warned of a possible resurgence of the bird flu...
Thailand vowed Monday to crack down on illegal casinos, after a maverick politician accused senior police officers of owning gambling dens in central Bangkok. Six...
The city of Chiang Rai is the capital of Chiang Rai province in Northern Thailand. The province, which borders Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, is one...
Thailand’s new government unveiled a revised plan for the country’s high-speed train network on Tuesday, prioritising domestic rail expansion over an ambitious regional connectivity plan...
Gen Daopong Rattanasuwan, army chief-of-staff, presided over a ceremony to welcome back the first batch of 201 soldiers from Thai-Darfur Task Force 980 from Sudan....
Thailand must do more to combat widespread human trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation, including addressing “deeply-rooted” corruption, a UN envoy said on Friday. “The...
US President Barack Obama is expected to pay an official visit to Thailand in November during his trip to Bali to attend the East Asian...
After a three-year stint in Chiang Rai, Thailand’s King’s Cup Elephant Polo tournament is celebrating its 10th anniversary by returning to where it all started...
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand – In a country where the going rate for a contract killing is around Thai baht 15,000 (US$500), the price paid to...
The government will consider approving more flood relief if the crisis spreads, said Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday on a visit to flooded areas in...
A field visit to the site of the proposed Xayaburi Dam has revealed that construction on the dam’s access road and work-camp is rapidly...