THAILAND – Thailand’s famed Songkran New Year festival has been in full swing for days, but this year water is not the only thing flying....
KUALA LAMPUR – Even if searchers are able to miraculously pluck Malaysia Airlines flight 370’s “black box” from the depths of the vast Indian Ocean,...
BANGKOK – The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand yesterday sent a letter to Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen asking him to ensure an adequate investigation...
THAILAND – Valentine’s day is less than a week away. Lovers around the world use this specific occasion to celebrate their love for one another....
BANGKOK – Thaksin Shinawatra, the former Thai Prime Minister, a business tycoon of Chinese origin, committed the most unforgivable crime in the eyes of the...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s central bank is expected to cut interest rates at its meeting Wednesday as political unrest continues to engulf the exporter of automobiles...
Residents of this facility for people with Alzheimer’s disease toss around a yellow ball and laugh under a cascade of water with their caregivers, in a...
BANGKOK – Rarely does a supposedly democratic country find itself in such a mess. Consider the following: at the time of writing Thailand has only...
At popular eatery Nam Ngiew Pa Suk in Chiang Rai, where “Northern noodles” reign supreme, bowls of the garnet-colored dish, in pork or beef versions...
BANGKOK– Protesters have assaulted journalists, in some cases at the instigation of protest leaders, at rallies in Bangkok since November 25, 2013, Human Rights Watch...
BANGKOK – The Nissan Juke is now officially in Thailand, making it the sixth ASEAN country to get Nissan’s B-segment crossover after Indonesia, Vietnam, Brunei,...
BANGKOK – Rents for expatriate standard apartments and condominiums are likely to rise for the first time in over 20 years, according to international property consultant...
BANGKOK – Thailand is part of the overall emerging markets bubble that I have been warning about in recent years, along with Indonesia, Malaysia and...
A tourist sleeps on the beach during sunrise in Koh Phangan, Thailand at the monthly ‘Full Moon’ party where thousands of foreigners and Thai citizens come...
BANGKOK – A Division of Special Investigation has announced an inquiry into a Bangkok-based fraudulent investment fund. The investigation followed a complaint by the Security...
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is responding positively to the proposed legalization of kratom (Mitragyna speciosa), which is currently on the narcotics list....
BANGKOK – A leading human rights group has called on Dunkin’ Donuts to withdraw a “bizarre and racist” advertisement for chocolate doughnuts in Thailand that...
BANGKOK – Have you ever bribed a police officer? Have you ever been requested to pay a bribe in order to get something done? Or...
BANGKOK – The search for lessons from lost economic decades has led from Japan to the U.S. to Europe. Now the spotlight turns to Thailand...
AYUTTHAYA – Thai authorities incinerated 10 billion baht worth of narcotics on Wednesday in a bid to tackle their reputations as hubs for illicit substances...