CHIANG RAI – Elephants are endangered throughout their range countries. Asian elephants in Thailand are of particular concern, with approximately 1,500 left in captivity, and...
CHIANG RAI – The other day I wrote an article about yet another senseless murder of a Tourist in Thailand. The young man’s name is...
CHIANG RAI – The greater Mekong region in Southeast Asia could lose nearly a third of its forests within the next two decades if governments...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand – Thai Tourist Police are promoting the use of an app, Tourist Buddy, which is now available at the iTunes store....
NAKHON PATHOM – Police have arrested a Ghanaian man and a Thai woman in connection with an attempt to import T-shirts impregnated with cocaine worth 3...
TOKYO – Japanese brewery Sankt Gallen introduced a new brew that incorporates coffee beans that have been digested by an elephant in the newest addition to...
CHIANG RAI – As the fourth “friendship” bridge across the Mekong River, between northern Thailand and Laos, waits to open later this year, agreements for...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The International Court of Justice opened hearings on the Preah Vihear, a 900-year-old Hindu temple over which Cambodia and Thailand have...
PHETCHABURI – Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has told police and wildlife authorities to speed up an investigation into elephant poaching in Kaeng Krachan National Park in...
CHIANG RAI – The Meteorological Department has foretasted that Strong winds and thunder storms will hit the North, and people should be cautious when leaving...
BANGKOK – Criminal defamation charges against a prominent labor activist violate his right to free speech and will have a chilling effect on investigations of...
HO CHI MINH – Coffee farmers in Vietnam, the world’s biggest producer of the robusta beans used by Nestle SA (NESN) in instant drinks, are...
BANGKOK – A new study on Climate Change Impact and Adaptation in the Lower Mekong Basin just released by the United States Agency for International Development...
BANGKOK – The Irrawaddy Newspaper has reported that three trafficked and raped Burmese women were rescued from their captors by Thai police in Bangkok on...
BANGKOK – Soaring temperatures could send Thailand’s electricity demand to a record high on Friday just as imports of natural gas from Myanmar fall, raising...
YALA – A roadside bombing Friday in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south killed two provincial officials, including a deputy governor who became the highest-ranking civilian official to...
BANGKOK – Ikea retailer in Bangkok has revealed Horse meat has shown up in its meatballs, the international retailer said on Thursday. The Swedish furniture...
MEKONG BASIN – One of the most fertile areas of south east Asia, the Lower Mekong Basin, faces a bleak future from the impacts of...
PHUKET – Thailand has become home to a flourishing Muay Thai training industry that welcomes thousands of guests every year, thanks in part to the...
NORTH KOREA – Russia has warned of tensions in North Korea slipping out of control, after Pyongyang said it was placing its missile units on...