BANGKOK – The Caretaker Government may extend the state of emergency in Bangkok until anti-government protests end completely, Thailand’s foreign minister said on Tuesday, adding...
THAILAND – In its latest report, the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) reveals new evidence of human trafficking and the routine use of violence in the Thai...
BANGKOK – When Yingluck Shinawatra inherited her older brother’s job as prime minister of Thailand just over two years ago, many thought she was just...
THAILAND – Every time you come to Thailand, you are struck by the vibrancy of the economy: bustling street markets, lots of shiny new luxury SUVs...
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...
CHANTHABURI – In the latest case of exploding Apple hardware, a Thai man has died while talking on his charging iPhone. Authorities point out that the...
CHON BURI – Floods in Thailand have breached a major industrial complex, raising fears of a repeat of the devastation suffered in 2011, which led...
As illicit drugs go, Southeast Asia’s leafy plant “kratom” is hardly ideal for thrill seekers, but in Thailand, it’s used for coming off meth addiction. Those...
BANGKOK – The Bangkok Southern Criminal Court postponed a case until Nov 11, 2013 against a British labour activist Andy Hall for the fifth time...
THAILAND SOUTH – Strung along the coast of southern Thailand is a line of small fishing towns, nestled between the rugged beauty of the Tanaosri...
CHANGJI, China – The relatives of a 23-year-old woman from northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have claimed that the woman died after being electrocuted...
BANGKOK – About a week after a video of Buddhist monks riding a private jet went viral on YouTube, pictures of monks checking out iPhones...
LASHIO, Myanmar – When a huge mob of Buddhist thugs crawled on the roof of Ma Sandar Soe’s shop, doused it with gasoline and set...
CHIANG RAI – In the hill tribe villages of northern Thailand, no door (or kitchen) is closed to a stranger in need. The mountainous province of...
BANGKOK – Criminal defamation charges against a prominent labor activist violate his right to free speech and will have a chilling effect on investigations of...
BANGKOK – Andy Hall a prominent British human rights activist who has worked with Aung San Suu Kyi is facing two years in prison and...
BANGKOK – Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has admitted some of his soldiers in the far South are involved in trafficking Rohingya migrants into Thailand before...
BANGKOK – The greatest threat to Thailand is not from any foreign power. It is not the man in Dubai, nor is it the invisible...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – A Chinese court has sentenced four members of a Myanmar drug gang to death Tuesday for kidnapping and killing 13 Chinese sailors...
BANGKOK– Microsoft, the world’s largest software maker, has earmarked 200 million baht to promote its new Windows 8 operating system, its highest marketing budget in...