The death earlier this year in Thailand of two sisters from Quebec was caused by drinking a cocktail that contained the insect repellent DEET, an...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Royal Thai police arrested a construction worker on suspicion of raping a 65-year-old Swiss woman who had recently moved to a beach...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – A few hours’ drive from the white-sand beaches of Phuket—one of the world’s top tourist destinations—a deadly insurgency is terrorizing Thailand’s south....
CHIANGRAI TIMES – A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Monday but there were no reports of damage, the Indonesian...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Five people were killed and dozens injured in a fire Saturday at a hotel in Hat Yai, the largest city in southern...
CHIANGRI TIMES – Eight-year-old Soifah Jetsadakraisii was failing second grade. The Chiang Rai native grew up speaking Bisu, one of the hundreds of ethnic minority...
CHIANGRAI TIMES – Thai police said Tuesday that they would seek court permission to extend the detention of a Lebanese man they have charged with...
Thai customs officials have foiled an attempt to smuggle 60,000 dollars worth of tiger skins and bones via the country’s postal service, officials said Thursday....
A 52-year-old German woman has died after falling off an elephant in southern Thailand. Police Capt. Chatchai Nakpaksee says the tourist, Kerstin Kretz Schmar, was...
Thailand’s floods are gradually receding and the clean-up is beginning in many parts of the country, but decisions over who gets wet and who stays...
Over the past several weeks, seasonal rains that are heavier than usual have resulted in widespread flooding in Thailand. While the flooding is having some...
For more than three decades, I have been involved with numerous natural resource projects in North America, Africa and Asia, meeting many interesting (and sometimes...
The Catholic Christian community in Phuket has lost a great pastor and friend. Father Richard Woodarek passed away on Friday. He was 82 years old...
Thick fog covers the northern province of Chiang Rai Thailand, particularly in mountainous areas, causing poor visibility for road users on Sunday, reported the Thai News...
A documentary by Thai director Chira Wichaisuthikul about kid kick-boxers in southern Thailand opens in Bangkok next week. Named after the famous Bangkok stadium where top...
(CTN News) – Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, a 46-year-old immigrant from Laos, won the $1.3 billion Powerball prize on Monday as he continues his eight-year cancer struggle....
(CTN News) – In the coming days, China will launch a robotic spacecraft on a round journey to the moon’s far side, the first of three...
The Philippines has suspend in-person learning at public schools on Monday due to soaring temperatures that have set a records over the weekend. The suspension of...
(CTN News) – The European continent is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and that heat is killing a large number of...
Police have arrested a French woman at a Bangkok hotel on suspicion of masterminding a conspiracy to kidnap the daughter of a well-known entrepreneur in exchange...