KOH SAMUI – German National Frank Rainer Schmith was arrested in Koh Samui on Thursday for stealing a speedboat from an Italian national who had refused...
LAOS– Amid a lawsuit and a chorus of dissent, developers of the first lower Mekong mainstream hydro-power project, the massive Xayaburi dam, have quietly submitted...
CHIANG RAI – Two months after the trail of destruction left by one of the country’s worst earthquake disasters, their are still classrooms of remote schools...
BANGKOK – Two years ago a group of around 100 villagers from provinces in the north and northeast of Thailand arrived outside the Thai Administrative...
BANGKOK – Thailand’s economic activity in April remained subdued by concerns over prolonged political uncertainty, as household debt continued to weigh on consumption and spending. Foreign...
STATEMENT OF THE FAMILY OF CANADIAN JOURNALIST DAVE WALKER MURDERED IN CAMBODIA Guido James Eglitis, an Australian citizen wanted in connection to the recent murder...
NEW DELHI – Reigning world champion Ratchanok Inthanon, who is leading Thailand’s campaign in the ongoing Uber Cup, believes India will be a difficult customer...
CHIANG RAI – Acting Prime Minister has paid a visit to Chiang Rai to comfort victims of the earthquake that jolted the province and the...
BANGKOK – Sex among prison inmates is controlled in Thailand under strict regulations, but inevitably there is involvement between individuals and the issue needs to...
BANGKOK — All it took was a taste test for Iraq to lift its months-long ban on Thai rice exporters, according to Thailand’s foreign trade...
HANOI – Activists have urged Cambodia and Vietnam to use the Mekong River Commission’s second high-level summit this weekend to take a stand against a controversial...
CHIANG RAI – A Husband and wife were arrested in Chiang Rai with 1.7 million methamphetamine pills and 12 kilograms of crystal meth or “ice”,...
BANGKOK – The Constitution Court will rule on the legality of Thailand’s Feb 2 general election within this week, reports Thai News Agency (TNA). Election...
BANGKOK – Thailand produces about 20-21 million tonnes (mt) of milled rice and India processes 23-24 mt of sugar annually. The largest single denominator between...
BONTOC, Philippines – Seventeen people, including two foreigners, were killed while 31 others were injured when a bus plunged into a 150-meter-deep ravine in Bontoc,...
BANGKOK — South Korea is looking to sell more weapons systems, including warships and aircraft, to Thailand, which is pushing to modernize its armed forces...
BANGKOK – Thailand is part of the overall emerging markets bubble that I have been warning about in recent years, along with Indonesia, Malaysia and...
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...
YOKOSUKA — The former captain of the destroyer USS Mustin, a Navy special agent and a Singapore-based defense contractor have been arrested in connection with an...
CHIANG RAI – Narcotics suppression police in Chiang Rai have arrested three men in possession of one million methamphetamine pills in Mae Fa Luang district. Pol...