. . KOH SAMUI – Rungrat Rungsuwan was manning her small shop selling trinkets on a main tourist drag on the Thai resort island of Koh...
. . RANGOON – There were few perks to the xenophobia that permeated Myanmar’s totalitarian junta for decades. But there was at least one: It kept...
BANGKOK – The Government of Thailand has introduced a new six-month multiple-entry visa for visitors from any country. The new multiple-entry visa will cost slightly...
. . PATTAYA – 27-year-old British National Ross Mackay was killed in Pattaya after suffering a seizure while riding a scooter, and crashing into a truck July...
RANGOON – Myanmar’s Parliamentary house speaker Shwe Mann took time out on Wednesday to welcome UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie Pitt to parliament. According to...
CHIANG RAI – The lawsuit filed by Thai Mekong communities against the builders of the Xayaburi Dam reached a critical juncture Friday, as it is the...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s ruling junta the National Legislative Assembly headed by General Prayuth Chan-ocha, are once again pushing back the date for a return to free...
BANGKOK – Human Rights Watch and 30 other NGO’s said today, Thai authorities should drop charges against a prominent migrant worker rights activist, Andy Hall....
An Irish couple who saved a trio of University College Cork students from being jailed in Thailand for overstay have been found following an online...
ISTANBUL – Turkish protesters have attacked the Thai consulate in Istanbul following the deportation from Thailand of about 100 Uighurs to China. Thai officials said that...
BANGKOK – Thailand Immigration has deported around 100 Uighur Muslims detained in the kingdom since last year to China, in a move sparking fears for...
TOKYO – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rolled out the red carpet Friday for the leaders of Thailand and other “Mekong Five” countries as it pushes infrastructure...
BANGKOK – The ties between Thailand-China over the next decades will become closer in every way, including trade, investment, tourism and services based on mutual...
. . KUNMING – The Deputy Permanent-Secretary of Interior Ministry, Maitri Inthusut, has revealed that governors from provinces along the Greater Mekong Sub-region Economic Corridor will...
. HANOI – Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reported that his country will offer more visa exemptions and set up a US$100-million tourism fund...
BANGKOK – According to the World Justice Project (WJP)’s 2015 Rule of Law Index, Thailand’s global ranking has slipped nine places to 56 out...
. CHIANG RAI – Thailand’s Cabinet has agreed with the Thai Foreign Ministry’s idea to solve the labor shortage problem in border areas through the adjustment...
CHIANG MAI – A Burmese woman working in Thailand hired a man to sedate and smuggle her 3-month-old baby across the border to relatives...
BANGKOK – A day after the Foreign Ministry revoked Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra‘s passports, the Royal Thai Police released a statement saying Police believed...
You may shake your head in disbelief when you learn that reckless drivers who cause fatal accidents in Thailand can walk away without a jail sentence....