. . BANGKOK – Thailand’s Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha’s declared “War on Corruption” seems to to be more of a fantasy rather than a reality after...
. KENTUNG – Travel across the border to the hidden gem of Kengtung – the capital of the Golden Triangle and home to many different hill...
. . CHIANG RAI – The Prayut Chan-o-cha Government made an out-of-the-blue decision that paves the way for the demolition of the Mekong River’s rocky outcrops...
. . MANILA – Waste from discarded electronic gadgets and electrical appliances has reached severe levels in Asia, posing a growing threat to health and the...
. . CHON BURI – The Cruise ship Costa Victoria, operated by Italy-based Costa Crociere Co, plans to use Laem Chabang in Chon Buri Province as...
. . CHIANG RAI – The Mekong River, known in China as the Lancang River, runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam over a...
. . CHIANG RAI – Residents and activisits in Chiang Kong District are raising concerns over a plan being proposed to make the Mekong passable for...
. . MANILA – The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights said on Tuesday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte committed murder when he — as...
. .. MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying “bye-bye America” as he...
. . CHIANG MAI – Another Zipine company has come under fire in Chiang Mai after three Israeli tourists, including a seven-year-old boy, were injured after...
. . PHNOM PENH – On Tuesday, Philippine President Duterte told a cheering crowd of a few thousand expatriate Filipinos in the Cambodian that he might...
. . CHIANG RAI – Six ministers from the Greater Mekong Subregion decided on a new investment plan that will boost investment in the transportation network within...
. . CHIANG RAI – Environmentalists, led by Chirasak Inthayot, coordinator of the Hong Hien Mekong River Network, have expressed grave concerns over an alleged plan...
. Plans for more dams along the Mekong are causing concern among environmentalists and pressure groups. But the body tasked with overseeing such projects has limited...
. . BANGKOK – Thailand has come up with a new visa scheme in a bid to boost its medical tourism sector. On Tuesday, the Thai...
. . BANGKOK – Australian Guido James Egliti, 70 wanted by Interpol and Australia for an alleged kidnapping and extortion case was apprehended at a hotel...
. BANGKOK – An average of two people die every hour from multidrug-resistant bacterial infections in Thailand, according to a landmark study funded by the kingdom’s...
. . BANGKOK – Australian National Guido James Eglitis,70, wanted in Queensland Australia on kidnapping and torture charges has been photographed socializing in a Bangkok beer...
. . SAMUT SONGKHRAM – After the birth of her second son six months ago, Narinthip Pommarin stopped work to focus on her boys but soon...
. CHIANG RAI – Thai enthusiasm for entrepreneurial start-ups has seized on tourism, the country’s biggest income-earner, with a pair of businesses offering that can put...