CHIANG RAI – A Ching Rai cattle trader who was kidnapped in Laos has been released, appearing weak but without serious injury. Singkaew Wongyai, 54, was...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Royal Navy will press ahead with its plan to buy a second submarine worth 12 billion baht from China, according to a navy...
HONG KONG – Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas and rubber bullets to drive back protesters blocking streets with road signs and umbrellas Sunday. As...
PARIS – The Socialist government of French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech giants such as Google and Facebook. Despite...
BANGKOK – U.S. Social media giant Facebook has reported that they have removed accounts and pages in Thailand to counter deceptive political propaganda and other abuses....
CHIANG RAI – Mekong River Conservationists have lodged a petition calling for governments of countries along the Mekong River to review upcoming hydro-dam projects. The petition...
BANGKOK – Three reasons are being cited for record low water levels and the drying up of the Mekong River in Northern and Northeastern Thailand. Less...
BANGKOK -As Thailand’s Tourism industry continues to struggle with less tourists from China, Indian Tourist may be the saving grace to Thailand’s struggling tourist industry. For...
The severe drought, which has forced many farmers in Northern and Northeastern Thailand have given up on growing rice and have now allowed cattle to graze...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources (ONWR) has urged the Lao to suspend the trial operations of the Xayaburi hydropower dam due to alarming...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s national water management agency has reported that the Mekong River water levels that have fallen dramatically under impact from dam operations in Laso...
CHONBURI – Electronic waste (e-waste) from China and western countries is flooding into Thailand’s eastern seaboard, sparking fears of air and water pollution. Global e-waste markets...
BANGKOK – Indonesian Ride-hailing giant Go-Jek know as Go-Get in Thailand has secured an investment from Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. It’s unclear how much the Siam...
BANGKOK – Defence ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have begun their annual meeting, over security threats, the South China Sea and North...
BANGKOK – Thailand Immigration authorities have arrested an alleged Japanese Yakuza gangster and an alleged Chinese fugitive wanted in China for real estate fraud. Acting Immigration...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s baht’s value hit a six-year high in mid-June of 31.05 against the US dollar as rate-cut signals by the US Federal Reserve prompted...
PYONGYANG – Curious to witness a nation that is consistently in the news for all the wrong reasons, record numbers of tourists are booking visits to...
BANGKOK – British supermarket giant Tesco-Lotus has announced its plans to open 750 new stores in Thailand over the next three years, bringing along with it...
– TEHRAN – Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization spokesman and Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi have announced Iran will the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by the Obama...
BANGKOK -Thailand’s health authorities have been putting in place plans to cope with outbreaks of diseases that can affect humans, animals and wildlife in Thailand. The...