BANGKOK – Thailand ranks near the bottom in an English proficiency survey, showing the persistence of one of the key competitive weaknesses of the...
BANGKOK – Thailand is part of the overall emerging markets bubble that I have been warning about in recent years, along with Indonesia, Malaysia and...
HANOI – For the young Vietnamese dope smokers rolling up outside a smart Hanoi cafe, local cannabis is just not good enough. As with their...
LAOS – The Ministry of Public Works and Transport for Laos says 44 passengers from 11 countries and five crew members were aboard Laos Airlines...
LAEM CHABANG – At this gleaming, barely year-old Mitsubishi assembly plant, it’s the little things that say you’re in Thailand and not Toyota City or...
CHIANG RAI – Another typhoon is on its way to Thailand, with the effect expected to be felt over Isarn and central Thailand on Tuesday...
BANGKOK – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Friday for an official visit to Thailand, the second leg of his maiden trip to Southeast Asia...
LAOS – While fears have been raised over the imminent construction of the Don Sahong dam in Laos, environmentalists on Monday said Cambodia should...
CHIANG RAI -The reality of a single-visa for visitors to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) took a small step towards reality with a forum of...
CHIANG RAI – Thailand and Cambodia struck with floods leaving several dead, while a powerful tropical storm makes its way to Vietnam, a heavy...
CHIANG RAI – Every year, hundreds of thousands of pets are snatched in Thailand, then smuggled into Vietnam, destined for Hanoi’s top restaurants and street stalls. Demand for...
THAILAND – Driven to despair by a plague that has laid to waste young shrimps across east Asia, Suraphol Pratuangtham, a seafood farmer in southern Thailand,...
CHIANG RAI -Thailand’s decision to expand subsidies for Rice and Rubber farmers to quiet protests is undermining efforts to control rising debt, even as governments...
BANGKOK– They’re a common sight everywhere you go in Thailand: young women in white blouses and black skirts or young men in white dress shirts...
HANOI – Two men suspected of stealing a dog were violently beaten by residents in a village in the central province of Nghe An on...
BANGKOK– Last week, Vorayuth’s alleged crime made headlines once more when he failed to appear for an indictment hearing in Bangkok. The reason: according to his...
BANGKOK – The Board of Investment of Thailand (BOI) said its latest survey has found that a number of foreign businesses have eyed to expand...
CHIANG RAI – Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang has said he will propose a revamp of Thailand’s education system as a “national agenda” priority. His remark...
PHUKET – Rachel Barton from the UK has traveled to Thailand to help rescue three dogs which were due to be slaughtered as part of...
BANGKOK – In a Thai village, homes are raided, property is pinched and locals are attacked by dastardly gangs operating beyond the law — but...