Democrat Party candidates recently hit the campaign trail at Soi Surasena, Bangkok. They made their election promises. But what...

The Future Forward Party led by its leader Thanathorn Jungroongruangkit made its presence felt during a recent campaign visit...

The pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party submitted its written defence to the Constitutional Court today against the Election Commission’s...

The Thai military has defended its spending of about 1 trillion baht, or 7% of the fiscal budget, over...

The Action Coalition for Thailand Party (ACT) which has former anti-Thaksin protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban as its de facto...

The Earthquake Watch Division of Thailand’s Meteorological Department is closely monitoring a series of tremors in Wang Nua district...

Thailand’s Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong responded to a reporter’s question this morning about his view of the current...

About 50 Thai motorcycle taxi drivers blocked the Thai-Malaysian border checkpoint Sunday morning to protest what they allege are...

Thailand’s Finance Ministry will seek cabinet approval for 6 billion baht, to be distributed by the state-run Bank of...

The Election Commission has voted unanimously to ask the Constitutional Court to consider disbanding the pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart...

Thailand’s broadcast regulator, the NBTC, has ordered Voice TV, a broadcaster known for its critical coverage of the military, ...

The  pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party today suffers another major setback that might lead to its dissolution after the...

Australian footballer and refugee Hakeem al-Araibi arrived in Melbourne this morning after being freed from a Thai prison where...

The Thai Raksa Chart party appears to be in disarray after a special meeting of its executive committee, scheduled...

Jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Araibi was freed from detention this evening and was expected to fly out of Bangkok...

Thailand’s Election Commission has rejected the pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party’s nomination of Princess Ubolratana as its sole candidate...

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan this morning dismissed a rumour in the social media of a possible military...

Constitution Protection Association Secretary-general Srisuwan Janya vowed today (Sunday) that, tomorrow, he will ask the Election Commission to review...

The air quality in and around Bangkok over the past 24 hours has remained well within standards, with the...

The EC is expected to discuss the Thai Raksa Chart party’s nomination of Princess Ubolratana as its sole prime...

A number of Chinese tourists were injured, one seriously, when a speed boat in which they were travelling struck...

The pro-Thaksin Thai Raksa Chart party today issued a statement saying it will comply with the Royal Command of...

In what is seen as an objection to Princess Ubolratana’s bid to become Thailand’s next prime minister, HM King...

Princess Ubolratana clarified today that she has already relinquished all her Royal titles to become an ordinary Thai citizen...

The People’s Reform party, which openly supports Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return as prime minister after the election,  has urged...

Amnesty International Thailand has urged Thai authorities to investigate the suspected abduction in Bangkok of a Vietnamese journalist, a...

Twenty-one Chinese tourists escaped unhurt but two suffered inhaling sea water after a speed boat in which they were...

Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn has been diagnosed with a spinal inflammation and blurred vision caused by cataracts, the...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today he would finalize his decision about whether he would accept the Palang...

One person was killed and four others injured in a chemical explosion in a car park at Bangkok’s Suvarnbhumi...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would hold his second meeting with North Korean leader...

Election candidates are warned to install their campaign posters at locations designated by the Election Commission, otherwise they may...

In an ideal world where political horse-trading is far less influential, voters can effectively assert what they want on...

Australia and Bahrain should hold talks to resolve the case of jailed Bahraini footballer Hakeem al-Arabi by having him...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha received a formal invitation from the pro-junta Palang Pracharat party to be its prime ministerial...

Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha today sought assistance from the owners of diesel powered private cars asking them to...

The pro-junta Palang Pracharat party will tomorrow afternoon extend a formal invitation to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to be...

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha this morning claimed that Thailand’s drop in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index rankings has...

The Ministry of Education has ordered all schools in Bangkok closed for two days starting Thursday as smog condition...

Thai PBS world daily 29 Jan 2019

Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha warned this morning that he might be forced to introduce the odd-even number rule for motorists...

British Prime Minister Theresa May won a few weeks to salvage a Brexit deal but headed toward a clash...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese business daily Nikkei reported Wednesday that Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn, in his first...

Spareparts are usually unseen, but if you happen to need them you are glad you have them. Somkid Jatusripitak...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said today there will be no cabinet reshuffle following the resignations of four ministers who...

The International Olympic Committee has joined FIFA and other supporters of former Bahraini national footballer Hakeem Al-Araibi in demanding...

Tens of thousands of worshippers have been flocking to the northeastern province of Khon Kaen over the past few...

Thanks to better air circulation and morning breeze, smog condition in and around Bangkok has improved considerably with only...

Two Australian cave divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of the 12 Wild Boar footballers and their football...

The Election Commission is not certain that it will be able to announce the election results within May 9...

Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak will be one of the three prime ministerial candidates of the pro-Prayut Palang Pracharat...

The Palang Pracharat Party which supports Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha’s return as prime minister today unveiled its ambitious so-called “7-7-7”...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Members of Malaysia’s royal families today elected Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah of the central state...

A South Korean computer programmer turned himself in to Crime Suppression Division police early this morning allegedly in connection...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is approaching a crossroads. By early next month, he will have to make his intention...

The Election Commission has set Sunday, March 24 as the date for the long-awaited general election. The commission made...

Thai PBS world daily 22 Jan 2019

Police and forest officials have seized 1,666 Asia black bear claws and arrested four men, including a Vietnamese and...

Seven areas in Bangkok and neighboring province of Samut Sakhon have been declared  “red zones”  after the amount of...

The recent escalation of violence in the deep South  by armed militants was an attempt to “internationalize” the conflict...

DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (AFP) – The world’s 26 richest people own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity,...

About 4,000 villagers and Buddhist disciples, including more than 300 monks from several temples in the southern provinces and...

Air quality in and around Bangkok this morning slightly improved to moderate level, with only two traffic-congested roadside areas...

Condemnations have poured in over an armed attack on a Buddhist temple in Narathiwat province Friday night which killed...

President Donald Trump will meet for the second time with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in February, the...

A group of armed men stormed a Buddhist temple in Su-ngai Padi district of the southernmost province of Narathiwat...

Two policemen were seriously injured in a roadside bomb explosion in a village in Nong Chik district of the...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has decided to slap a 499.95 million baht fine on billionaire businessman Dr...

Thai PBS world daily 17 Jan 2019

As air pollution in and around Bangkok appears to have spread to areas previously unaffected, the government has decided...

ThaiPBS world daily Jan 16, 2019

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam hinted today that the much-awaited election could be held on March 24. He described...

The Department of Special Investigation will consider increasing the reward for information which could provide a clue to resolving...

NAIROBI – Kenyan security forces have “eliminated” the militants who stormed an upscale hotel compound of the Bangkok-based Dusit...

The ongoing air pollution problem caused mainly by excessive amount of PM2.5 dust particles in and around Bangkok can...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered artificial rain-making operations to be continued for another period of time after the...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha reaffirmed today that the much-awaited election will definitely be held by  May 9 but gave...

In yet another attempt to ease the health hazards posed by PM2.5 dust particles, the Energy Business Department plans...

LONDON (AFP)   — British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing defeat over her Brexit deal when MPs vote later...

Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong today warned political activists campaigning against an election postponement “not to cross the line”....

TORONTO (Reuters) – Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun plans to pursue an education, get a job and “live a normal life”...

A cloud-seeding operation by the Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department this morning brought about a brief rain over...

The N95 face masks which are capable of screening PM2.5 dust particles are selling like hot cake as many...

The Royal Thai Air Force has sent two transport planes from an airbase in the northern province of Phitsanuloke...

The cockpit voice recorder from an Indonesian Lion Air jet that crashed in October has been recovered, officials said...

The activist group pushing for an early election today threatened to escalate its campaign if the Election Commission fails...

More than 85 percent of the respondents to an opinion poll agreed that General Prayut Chan-o-cha is most suitable...

Bangkok is placed at the 9th spot of the world’s top 10 cities with the worst air quality, Greenpeace...

The Royal Rain-making and Agricultural Aviation Department has been asked to be ready to carry out cloud seeding once...

Officials have vowed zero tolerance for the violence that has marred the weekly protests since they began two months...

Army Commander-in-Chief General Apirat Kongsompong today accused those campaigning against an election delay of having a “one-track mind” and...

Two southern militants were shot dead while one paramilitary ranger and an 8-year-old girl were injured in a fierce...

His Majesty the King has urged Thai children to strive for learning and seeking new knowledge, to have discipline...

Runaway Saudi teenager Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun left Thailand for Canada shortly before midnight on Friday, ending her weeklong bid...

Singapore and Vietnam are likely to be shortlisted to host a second summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong...

What Thai children and teenagers want most as a gift for the National Children’s Day  from the post-election government...

One day after the air quality in and around Bangkok was declared safe, the Pollution Control Department blamed close...

Australia’s foreign minister Marise Payne met her Thai counterpart Thursday, as her country appeared poised to offer to asylum...

Disguising themselves as army troops, suspected militants surprised a unit of defence volunteers at a school in Yarang district...