MYANMAR – Authorities in Myanmar say they are increasingly wary of a potential threat from Islamic radicals as militants beyond its borders begin taking up...
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...
Think Elephants International, a not-for-profit organization that strives to promote elephant conservation through scientific research, education programming and international collaborations, today announced its latest study,...
PATTANI – The Pattani rebellion has been raging in Thailand for years — but what drives these militants? Krue Se Mosque is just outside the...
BANGKOK – In the hustle and bustle of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, a small learning center located in the Bang Bon district is helping children hailing mostly...
BANGKOK – The city of Bangkok ranks 13th among Asian cities for its level of cancer-causing substances in the air, according to the National Institute...
CHIANGRAI– Readers may recall that in May 2012, the Gate Theatre Company brought its production of “Driving Miss Daisy” to the Legend Resort in Chiang...
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 – Salisa Phruttitum, a novelist and former reporter at The Nation, was found dead in her condominium in Bangkok’s Thonglor area yesterday. Born in...
CHIANG RAI – Walk around a busy shopping mall anywhere in Thailand on a Saturday afternoon and you may think that this is a youthful...
BANGKOK — Winai Sawaengkarn closes his eyes before reaching into a wooden box and drawing a black card. He beams, and his watching mother sweeps...
BANGKOK – Lorena Mayhugh’s small classroom in Bangkok, Thailand, smells of tacos. She is teaching English to her adult students while incorporating Mexican cooking lessons....
BANGKOK – Thai police say they have arrested a suspect sought by Indonesian authorities for allegedly killing the son of an Indonesian millionaire last year....
CHIANG MAI – Australia’s Scott Hend charged from six-shots back to win the inaugural Chiangmai Golf Classic presented by PTT by three strokes after a...
MAE HONG SON – The blaze that raged through the Mae Surin refugee camp in Mae Hong Son’s Khun Yuam district on Friday was probably an...
CHIANGRAI – A smog covering most of northern Thailand will stop the annual exodus of Songkran holiday makers in its tracks unless nature comes to...
THON MIN YAR – Deep in the lawless mountains of the Golden Triangle, sloping fields of illegal poppies have just been scraped dry for opium....
MAE HONG SON – The toll from a blaze that swept through a camp in northern Thailand has risen to 45, authorities said Saturday, after...
YANGON – Buddhist monks armed with swords and machetes stalked the streets of a city in central Myanmar on Friday where sectarian violence has left...
BANGKOK – Amid reports that Thai students are lagging behind in academic performance compared to their counterparts in the rest of the region, the Education...