Thailand is among the world’s most dangerous countries in which to oppose powerful interests that profit from coal plants, toxic waste dumping, land grabs...
. . CHIANG RAI – Six nations along the Mekong River have joined hands at a conference for the Mekong Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Drug...
. . BANGKOK – The sexual abuse of children by tourists and travellers is a growing scourge around the globe that has largely managed to outwit...
BANGKOK – Spanish National Autur Segarra Princep, 37, told a Bangkok Criminal Court Judge Wednesday he did not kill or dismember a Spanish compatriot in Bangkok...
. . BANGKOK – People are flocking to shopping malls just to soak up the air-conditioning. Authorities are telling people to stay out of the blazing...
 .  . SIAM REAP– A 40-to-45-year-old female elephant named Sambo, trained to carry tourists at the famous Angkor Wat, collapsed and died on Friday morning near...
. HANOI – Research commissioned by Vietnam has warned of devastating environmental and economic effects for millions of people living along the Mekong River if 11...
. . CHIANG RAI – It’s not just humans but also animals downstream who are affected every time water is released from Chinese dams into the...
. CHIANG RAI – Illegal hunting is contributing to the haze that has become an annual hazard in several parts of the Lower Mekong Basin during...
NONG KHAI -Despite concerns from downstream countries like Vietnam, which is suffering its worst drought in almost a century, four temporary pumps have begun...
 . . BANGKOK – Thailand needs to do more to keep its tourists safe if it wants to achieve its objective of attracting more high-end travellers,...
. BANGKOK – Grade-school bullying turned to tragedy in Bangkok when two young Cambodian girls drowned after being kicked off a Suan Luang district pier by...
. Thailand Stresses Fair Use of Water in Mekong Summit . HAINAN – In his opening speech at the first Mekong-Lancang Cooperation meeting in Sanya, Hainan...
. CHIANG RAI – According to The Mekong River Commission (MRC), China has embarked on an unprecedented “water diplomacy” mission to alleviate the ongoing drought in...
. PHNOM PENH – Dutch fugitive pedophile Pieter Ceulen,55, who was sentenced in absentia in Belgium to 19 years in prison for sexually abusing minors and...
. . VIENTIANE – This week the hydro-power industry gathered in Vientiane, Laos to attend the International Conference and Exhibition on Water Resources and Hydro-power Development in...
. BANGKOK – According to data provided by the University of Washington’s Institute for Health and Metric Evaluation, Thailand has the highest reported rate of gun-related...
. . BANGKOK – Corruption in Thailand’s has once again ranked 76th, according to the 2015 Corruption Perception Index reported by Transparency International, the same as...
. . BANGKOK – British human rights activist Andy Hall must face a new criminal defamation trial, a Thai court ruled on Monday (Jan 18), the...
. . HANOI – Canadian Vadim Scott Benderman, 46, has been jailed for four years for sexually abusing underage homeless boys he met on Hanoi’s streets, a...