– BANGKOK – Thai Customs Department reported Tuesday they have seized 21 unusually large rhinoceros horns worth almost $5 million that were smuggled from Ethiopia at...
– CHIANG MAI – Six lower Mekong nations have come together at a conference, and agreed to tackle the illegal drugs trade in the Golden Triangle...
– SABAH – With ultra-fast boats, millions in ransom payments and sympathetic locals, pro-Islamic State militants on lawless southern Philippines islands who beheaded a German hostage...
– MANILA – The Philippine military has verified reports that the Islamist militant group Abu Sayyaf has beheaded German National, Mr Jurgen Kantner, 70, in the Indanan...
– CHIANG RAI – Representatives from five Greater Mekong Subregion countries including Thailand met in Chiang Rai’s Muang district yesterday to try and find a solution...
– KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday they were still trying to establish what was poison was used to kill the estranged...
– KUALA LUMPUR – A North Korea man has been arrested in Malaysia in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean...
. . KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian authorities on Thursday announced the arrests of two more suspects in the death of the North Korean leader’s half brother,...
. . CHUMPHON – Thai Marine and Coastal Resources officials are trying to clean up a massive, one-kilometre long tangle of trash, officials said Friday, calling...
. . Dam construction has resulted in widely fluctuating river flow in the Mekong, threatening fish productivity, which is key to the region’s economy. Large dams on...
. The Mekong runs through six countries in the region and it is not right that one or two be allowed to make a short-sighted decision...
. 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...
. . NEW YORK – Two relatives of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon have been indicted on US charges that they engaged in a scheme to...
. . BANGKOK – The 8th Annual Career Survey of Thai Children for the year of 2017 conducted by Adecco Group Thailand, reveals that becoming a...
. . 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...
. . BANGKOK – Dec 26 Thai shares closed higher for a second straight session on Monday in thin trading as strong November trade data briefly...