The extradition of British kick-boxer Lee Aldhouse to Thailand to stand trial for the August 2010 stabbing murder of US Marine Dashawn Longfellow now seems...
CHIANG RAI TIMES – Environmental activists say Chinese firms are pushing ahead with construction of the controversial Myitsone dam even though fighting is going on...
CHIANG RAI TIMES – The most notable development of recent weeks was the August 19 meeting between opposition leader and Nobel laureate, Aung San Suu...
KNU leader Mahn Nyein Maung’s one-month disappearance is still under investigation by the Karen National Union (KNU), officials said, and the cause of his absence...
Retail rice prices could jump by 25% or more from next month once the government launches the crop mortgage programme. Somkiat Makcayathorn, president of the...
As debate goes on about whether Thailand should have its first nuclear power plant, Korea Electricity Power Corporation (Kepco) warns that any such development will...
Building small dams or reservoirs to store water in Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phrae and Nan would help provinces in the lower North to reduce...
Deputy national police chief General Prewpan Damapong on Thursday pledged to show the results of his crackdown on drug trafficking following his appointment as the...
Dr Pasakorn Akarasewi, director of Thailand’s Bureau of Epidemiology said that the United Nations (UN ) warned of a possible resurgence of the bird flu...
Thailand vowed Monday to crack down on illegal casinos, after a maverick politician accused senior police officers of owning gambling dens in central Bangkok. Six...
From riding elephants to working in fields, touring temples to visiting schools, Amanda Woodard sees Thailand and Cambodia through fresh eyes – those of her...
Twenty-one years ago this summer, a 59-year-old financial adviser from Florida named Jack Gargan began running full-page ads in newspapers around the country decrying a...
Prices at the pump will tumble by as much as eight baht a litre today after the government gave the green light for a measure...
The city of Chiang Rai is the capital of Chiang Rai province in Northern Thailand. The province, which borders Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, is one...
Thailand’s new government unveiled a revised plan for the country’s high-speed train network on Tuesday, prioritising domestic rail expansion over an ambitious regional connectivity plan...
Thailand is home to thousands of people who were born there, but are not recognized as citizens due to a lack of documentation. In the...
Until he received his Thai citizenship and identification card this month, life was very difficult for 17-year-old Joe as a stateless person. “I couldn’t go...
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Chon Buri are expected to be the highest growth areas, but less well know destinations are also on the...
Thailand must do more to combat widespread human trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation, including addressing “deeply-rooted” corruption, a UN envoy said on Friday. “The...
The government will consider approving more flood relief if the crisis spreads, said Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday on a visit to flooded areas in...