Typhoon Nakri weakened to tropical storm as it made landfall in Vietnam on Sunday night and is weakening further...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has reminded everyone celebrating the Loy Krathong festival tonight of the need to protect the...

The Thai government has a clear roadmap to the phasing out of single-use plastic bags and the recycling of...

A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso,...

Thailand has drawn up a roadmap for tangible management of plastic waste.  Regionally, ASEAN has endorsed the Bangkok Declaration...

UDON THANI (Reuters) – In a remote Catholic school in Thailand, Sister Ana Rosa Sivori, 77, kneels in a...

Plastic waste dumped into the sea is posing an increasingly serious threat to marine life, with more and more...

Saype, a French artist has created a fresco of two hands intertwined with biodegradable paints ahead of the 30th...

Tropical storm Nakri, packed with wind speeds of up to 95kph, is rapidly approaching Vietnam and is forecast to...

PARIS/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Cambodia’s self-exiled opposition party founder Sam Rainsy, who has vowed to return to his home...

Core members of the Palang Pracharat party have nominated Mr. Suchart Tancharoen, deputy House speaker and party member, to...

The current village guard system, in the restive Deep South of Thailand, will be completely overhauled or replaced by...

A “shock and awe” campaign has been promised, but the apparently-imminent upcoming censure debate can make or break the...

Malaysia is ranked as the world’s 8th largest dumper of garbage into the sea.  Several academics have blamed the...

About 200 local and border patrol police are hunting for two fugitives and their helpers who are believed to...

Fifteen village defence volunteers were killed and two others seriously injured in a surprise raid on their makeshift outpost,...

Episode 3 of the ASEAN Waste Crisis documentary focuses on joint efforts by Indonesia’s private sector and religious organizations...

Three former core members of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, also known as the red-shirt movement, were...

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police tightened security and braced for potential evening clashes on Thursday between masked...

A new documentary, ‘ASEAN Waste Crisis’, looks at the catastrophic plastic waste problem facing ASEAN countries, especially Indonesia, Malaysia,...

Thai Civilized party leader Mongkolkit Suksintharanont today apologized for his negligence in bringing explosive precursors into the parliament building...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said Wednesday that he is canceling two major international summits so...

Although the immediate impact from the US decision to suspend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) on Thai exports...

Thailand, Chair of ASEAN in 2019, successfully gained the agreement of all 10 member states for “The Bangkok Declaration...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has downgraded its participation in back-to-back Asia-Pacific summits in Bangkok next week, a...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told the cabinet on Tuesday that he will take sole responsibility for the decision he...

The Meteorological Department today issued a warning to people in lower Northeast, lower Central, the eastern region and upper...

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will hold its first December election in almost a century after Prime Minister Boris Johnson...

The prolonged trade war between the US and China has prompted a number of companies to move out of...

The European Union agreed to a Brexit delay of up to three months on Monday, as Prime Minister Boris...

The Thai Embassy in Madrid, Spain, has warned Thai people living in or travelling to Barcelona to avoid protest...

The Thai Consular Office in Hong Kong is strongly advising Thai people travelling to the territory to avoid protest...

Thai export sector suffers another blow after the US President Donald Trump on Friday announced to suspend USD1.3 billion...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will, this afternoon, preside over the signing of a public-private-partnership (PPP) contract between the State...

Phase 2 of the Government’s “Chim-Shop-Chai” (Eat, Shop, Spend) scheme attracted a massive response when it was launched this...

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities arrested the wife of a former justice minister on Thursday who was at...

Nowadays, e-commerce presents a tremendous opportunity for aspiring entrepreneurs as they don’t have to invest a lot of money...

Veteran politician Padermchai Sasomsap, of the Chart Thai Pattana party, won the by-election in Nakhon Pathom’s Constituency 5 on...

Anocha Panjoy was kidnapped by North Korean secret agents 41 years ago. Why should Thai society, especially those who...

The Constitutional Court today (Friday) opened its inquiry into Future Forward party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit’s media shareholding case. Thanathorn...

Members of parliament have been reminded of the dignity and status of the parliament chamber, and the need to...

“It’s about time that politicians stopped quarreling in the House. The House of representatives has the obligation to set...

“If MPs cannot even stick to simple House rules, how can people expect them to take on larger responsibility?”...

Opposition chief whip Suthin Klangsaeng warned this morning, ahead of the debate on the budget bill, that any Pheu...

Crowds in a Chinese eatery ignore their drinks to gather adoringly around four fluffy white ducks, phones poised ready...

Tai Yai or Shan people are a predominant ethnic group in Mae Hong Son province north of Thailand. That...

DATE, Japan (Reuters) – Rescue workers in Japan searched for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed four pieces of legislation taking a hard line...

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that her annual policy address this...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is currently non-committal about the banning or restriction of paraquat, glyphosate and chlorpyrifos, saying that...

The Region 9 chief judge, who was accused of interfering in a murder trial over which Yala provincial court...

The seeds of Thailand’s two biggest troubles — the political divide and insurgency in the deep South — were...

Fifty-one MPs of the Palang Pracharat party have submitted a motion, through House Speaker Chuan Leekpai, to the Constitutional...

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jailed for six years for rioting in 2016 appeared in...

Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn’s condition is improving satisfactorily without complications following medical treatment and she can now perform...

A viral clip on Twitter posted by the Los Angeles Police Department has racked up more than 300,000 views....

          Biryani has always been a long staple in Bangkok. Used to be called “Khao...

A political activist has called on Kasetsart University to take disciplinary action against a lecturer, for proposing the amendment...

Though flooding in the northeastern parts of Thailand has gradually receded,   experts are still concerned that many areas in...

Bangkok and surrounding provinces have been blanketed by PM2.5 particles exceeding safe level for more than a week. The...

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong demonstrators clashed with police into the early hours of Thursday, throwing petrol bombs...

Bangkok, like other major cities around the world, is getting bigger, in terms of population. Bangkok has the highest...

(AFP) Hong Kong police shot a pro-democracy protestor in the chest on Tuesday as violent clashes erupted across the...

BEIJING (Reuters) – China celebrated its growing power and confidence with a big display of military hardware and goose-stepping...

(AFP) Police fanned out across Hong Kong on Tuesday in a bid to deter pro-democracy protests as the city...

Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a review of troops from a car during a military parade at Tiananmen Square...

(AP) — Their story gripped the world: determined divers racing against time and water to rescue 12 boys and...

The escalation of the US-China trade war has prompted Chinese and Hong Kong investors to move to Thailand.  In...

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – Boris Johnson said on Sunday he would not quit as Britain’s prime minister even if...

Bangkokians are expected to spend around Bt4.76 billion during the annual vegetarian festival this year. Although the figure is...

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police used pepper spray on Saturday to try to disperse anti-government protesters who...

The falling Thai exports will hurt low-income workers the most as manufacturers are expected to hire less and cut...

The Thai Embassy in Jakarta has warned Thai people travelling in the Indonesian capital and other cities to avoid...

Former Bangkok Governor Dr. Phichit Rattakul has been acquitted by the Supreme Court of malfeasance in office in connection...

Thailand is aiming to become a country with high average income in the next 17 years, Prime Minister Prayut...

RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg was named on Wednesday as one of four winners of...

The hot spring trails of Phang-Nga in the south of Thailand provide perfect setting of a real, immersive relaxation....

In 1998, a contingent of The Royal Thai Army joined the multi-national peacekeeping force set up by the United...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday said the 10 countries of ASEAN are committed to working with the international...

(AFP) Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and IndonesiaThursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic hazefrom rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting. Nearly...

Most commuters have complained about the poor service provided by passenger vans, citing rudeness, reckless driving and the poor...

Find out what so fascinating about Chiang Mai, which makes it became the best digital nomad destinations? And what...

In today’s world the tremendous advances in digital technologies have allowed people to work from anywhere in the world;...

See Thailand through the eyes of Michael Yon, an American writer and former Special Forces soldier, who specializes in...

Ryuki Kawasaki, a Michelin Star chef, is globetrotting to enhance his expertise in modern French cuisine, from Japan, to...

Being a complete political outcast is difficult, especially in Thailand, where one man’s villain is easily another man’s hero....

House Speaker Chuan Leekpai made clear this morning (Thursday) that the Opposition’s debate against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s incomplete...

Officials from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), accompanied by Thai government representatives, are due to...

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government’s plans for a no-deal Brexit warn of severe disruption to cross-Channel routes, affecting...

Palang Pracharat MP for Kamphaeng Phet province Pol Lt-Gen Waipote Arpornrat has lost his Member of Parliament (MP) status...

(AFP) The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has bid almost £32 billion for its London rival in a shock move...

The Office of the Election Commission is expected to hold a by-election in Constituency 5 of Nakhon Pathom province...

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday that China “understands, respects and supports” her...

Former chief of Kaeng Krachan national park, Mr. Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn, said today (Thursday) that he is ready to face...

(Reuters) – Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, edged out Paris and London as the world’s most popular city to visit, according...

A former national human rights commissioner has urged the Thai parliament to ratify the United Nations’ Convention against Enforced...

(AFP) US and Chinese trade negotiators will resume talks in Washington in early October, Beijing said Thursday, after new...

HONG KONG (Agencies) — Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced on Wednesday she will formally withdraw the contentious...