SUPHAN BURI – Thailand is set to sell 500,000 metric tons of rice on world markets at a loss as it scrambles to offload a...
CHIANGRAI – The Thai navy on Tuesday said it had intercepted wildlife traffickers attempting to smuggle 104 endangered pangolins to China on the Mekong...
KHAO YAI – It is one of the most poignant photos I’ve taken during this CITES. We are in Khao Yai (literally, “Big Mountain”), Thailand’s...
CHIANGRAI -For many years Chiang Rai has lived in the shadow of it’s older sister city, the big and bustling Chiangmai. Many felt that it had...
BANGKOK – Lucas Lee of Brazil shot a 7-under 65 Saturday to take a one-shot lead after the third round of the Thailand Open. Lee...
BANGKOK – Scott Strange shot a seven-under par 65 to grab the clubhouse lead after a rain-interrupted second-round of the $1 million Thailand Open. Strange,...
BEIJING – Asia’s Military spending overtook Europe’s for the first time last year, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said on Thursday, reflecting China’s...
BANGKOK – Chiang Rai-based Promma Inyasri has exhibited his work at venues in Bangkok, Chiang Rai, elsewhere in Thailand and at galleries in China. He received...
CHINA – Shanghai had pulled 5,916 dead pigs out of the Huangpu river, which cuts through China’s commercial hub and supplies 22 per cent of...
CHIANGRAI – Chiang Rai Tourism Association urges tour operators to organize more tour package for Chinese travelers to boost the tourism industry. The association chairman,...
ABOARD THE USS FREEDOM – The U.S. Navy’s hottest new ship and the centerpiece of its renewed focus on Asia isn’t its largest vessel, or...
BRUSSELS – The negotiations launched this week for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Thailand and the European Union have raised concerns among both Thai...
BEIJING – The Dalai Lama has called on Beijing to examine its policies in the Tibetan areas and has said China is trying to deflect...
XINJIANG – Northwestern China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region cracked 1,929 drugs cases last year, regional government authorities said Monday. In 2012, Xinjiang police seized...
PYONGYANG – An enraged North Korea responded to new UN sanctions with fresh threats of nuclear war Friday, vowing to scrap peace pacts with South...
BANGKOK – When Mallika told her parents she was pregnant at 17, they pulled her out of school and ordered her to marry the baby’s...
BANGKOK – The government will have to sell off its rice stockpile amassed under the rice pledging scheme at market prices, PM’s Office Minister Nawatthamrong...
PYONGYANG – North Korea on Thursday vowed to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a...
SHANGHAI – Chinese couples are rushing to divorce before a new tax on home sales hits after the government cracked down on property speculation, the...
BANGKOK – Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra promised on Sunday to end Thailand’s trade in ivory, delighting conservationists who have long urged the kingdom to tackle...