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...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Silky Shan soup, which yields a chickpea-thickened breakfast comfort food, fish stew with aromatics, and coconut sauce noodles with chicken are characteristic...
Chiangrai Times – Nokia will start commercial sales of its Windows Phone in Thailand this year in a bid by the Finnish firm to revive...
Chiangrai Times – Ford Motor Co. should be proud of the success of its Focus compact sedan and hatchback models, which use a global design...
Chiangrai Times– Wat Phra Dhammakaya in Pathum Thani province on Monday stirred an internet controversy when it released an article on its website referring to...
Chiangrai Times – Thai scientists, led by Professor Dr Pichaet Wiriyachitra, have unveiled their significant breakthrough on Monday, proving that concentrated extracts from mangosteens contain...
Chiangrai Times – The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) yesterday accused a group of former officials of encroaching on 2,000 rai of mountainous land in...