DUBLIN – An Australian-born fugitive who vanished from Thailand 18 years ago while on bail for serious drug smuggling charges has reportedly been sighted in...
RANGOON — Burma continues to be a production hub for methamphetamine, which is smuggled from Shan State into neighboring countries and feeds an increasing Asian...
RAYONG – Thailand’s auto sector, Southeast Asia’s biggest, has fired more than 30,000 subcontracted workers this year and slashed production, as sales plunge after months of...
TOKYO– Japan has vowed to continue assisting five Southeast Asian countries in the Mekong sub-region in building infrastructure and developing the regional economy towards the...
BANGKOK – The risk of Thailand defaulting on its debt rose to the highest since June 2012 as anti-government protests prompt money managers to sell...
MANILA, Philippines – Manila has emerged as one of the top real estate investment markets in Asia for 2014, according to a new survey by...
CHIANG RAI – Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand, with a 700-year-old history, and as with most sports, a yin and yang. Known...
BANGKOK – Immigration officials in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday arrested a former Japanese pension fund manager, Yoshinobu Sakamoto who had been on the run for...
BANGKOK – The Criminal Court on Monday sentenced a former host bar worker, Veerasak Iempongsa to nine years in prison for the murder of...
BANGKOK – Canadian Milos Raonic upset top-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 7-6 (4), 6-3 to claim his fifth title at the Thailand Open...
CHIANG RAI -Thailand’s decision to expand subsidies for Rice and Rubber farmers to quiet protests is undermining efforts to control rising debt, even as governments...
TOKYO – Eiji Toyoda, who helped steer Toyota Motor Corp’s global rise and pioneered the automaker’s vaunted production system, died on Tuesday, the Japanese automaker...
BANGKOK – Thai police have asked the operator of the popular “Line” instant messaging app for access to records of online chats, raising concerns about...
YOKOHAMA – Japan has unveiled its biggest warship since the Second World War, leading to fears that the conflict over disputed islands between it and...
TOKYO – The number of elderly people caught shoplifting in Japan’s capital city has outstripped that of teenagers for the first time since records began,...
MYANMAR – Japan’s industrial investors stayed with Thailand through the army coups, the Bangkok-paralyzing massed Red-Shirt protests, and the mismanaged floods of 2011 that swamped...
BANGKOK – According to Global Destination Cities Index forecast research Bangkok will become the world’s most popular city for tourists this year, ahead of London....
YANGON – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has forgiven billions of dollars of Burmese debt and promised new aid. Analysts said despite China being its...
TOKYO – Japanese brewery Sankt Gallen introduced a new brew that incorporates coffee beans that have been digested by an elephant in the newest addition to...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s baht touched a 19-month high and government bonds rose as overseas investors pumped the most money into the nation’s debt in three...