The Indonesian government has officially cut the quarantine period from eight days to five days, following the Circular of...

Myanmar is a country which has been plagued by troubles throughout its history, but it prospered quickly after the...

New Zealand set a 90-percent vaccination target Friday for scrapping lockdowns as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled a plan...

Australia delivered a withering denunciation of China’s trade policies Thursday, accusing Beijing of undermining the World Trade Organization and...

Music fans globally are spending more time listening to tunes, about 18.4 hours a week on average, and have...

Major political parties are setting their sights on the Northeast as local elections loom, paving the way for a...

Common sense, whether it’s humanitarian or economic, dictates that if the world has found a drug that can make...

Myanmar’s junta government has decided to release prisoners and cancel arrest warrants issued against thousands of people just days...

Japan’s top rail firms are going the extra mile to attract customers as the pandemic continues to cripple the...

The Tourism and Sports Ministry is planning a spectacular Thai countdown to 2022, helmed by K-pop sensation Lalisa “Lisa” Manoban...

Thailand needs to develop its human resources, improve the quality of its education, and get serious about addressing the...

Musicians all over Thailand are today mourning the passing of Bruce Gaston, the first man to successfully blend traditional...

Business leaders are expecting an influx of foreign tourists and investors when Thailand reopens its doors to the world...

The world faces an exponential increase in hunger fueled by the climate crisis if urgent global action to help...

More than 2,400 vaccinated travelers from eight countries like the UK, France, and the US are now approved to...

Former justice minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga is making waves in the ruling Palang Pracharath Party after being appointed as advisor...

You can be a “freedom fighter” storming a “corrupt” Parliament, or you can be a “rioter” invading the place...

Legalized ride-hailing taxi services, which start next month, will offer more choices, but both consumer satisfaction and drivers’ welfare...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s words to supporters in the South last week were interpreted by many as a sign he intends...

Maria Ressa and Dimitry Muratov are very courageous journalists, enduring difficulties concocted by their governments to weaken or rather terminate their...

If you are hesitant about getting a Sinovac jab to protect yourself against COVID-19, here’s some good news –...

Thailand lacks regular flood risk assessments, which should be carried out every one or two years, to see what...

US President Joe Biden has already reduced the possibility of waging war against China, by recognizing the “One-China” policy....

Gardening has bloomed during the lockdowns as people stuck at home have chosen to become plant parents. Instagram posts...

Amid a sharp decline in tax collections due to COVID-19, Thailand’s newly levied e-service tax has emerged as a...

Myanmar’s envoy to the United Nations, Ambassador Kyaw Moe Tun, has vowed to continue in the post and to...

Rumors that Chatchai Phromlert was poised to enter politics were circulating long before his mandatory retirement as Interior Ministry...

The trick is that the independent Bangkok gubernatorial candidate must stay away from national politics if he wants to...

If you haven’t had your COVID-19 jab yet, then your life in Thailand may be very different from those who...

With some 56 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered so far, Thailand has made considerable progress in protecting its...

A set of new children’s books with political messages has triggered heated debate over allegations they aim to “brainwash”...

Not so long ago, the idea of a fast-food chain famous for its “finger-licking good” fried chicken adding plant-based...

Major social media services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were hit by a massive outage on Monday, tracking sites...

With the overflowing Chao Phraya flooding more provinces, Thais are worried their worst fears could soon be realized –...

Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which...

Turkey’s newest park is an underwater museum of fourteen shipwrecks that lie beneath the waves of the Dardanelles Strait,...

Volunteers have been playing a crucial role in keeping Thailand’s health system working and have helped save lives, admitted...

The Philippine president says he will prohibit Cabinet officials from attending an ongoing Senate inquiry on suspected irregularities in...

As the political turmoil continues to wreak havoc in Myanmar, the economy has plunged into an even deeper recession....

Very few Thais are aware that it was former Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, who saved Thailand-Japan relations from...

The Fine Arts Department is on high alert and working around the clock to save the country’s historical parks...

Veteran politician Wirat Ratanaset’s indictment on corruption charges has cast a cloud over his status as government chief whip...

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith recently announced that the government needed to increase the public debt ceiling to 70 percent...

Grief, unpleasant odours and an unsafe working environment– these are just some of the factors that contribute to the...

To varying degrees, all key players in Thai politics can be both optimistic and apprehensive at the same time....

From shoes and sweaters to car parts and coffee, Vietnam’s strict and lengthy coronavirus lockdown has sparked product shortages...

Reports of soldiers being brutally beaten inside military barracks emerge every year in Thailand. An organization monitoring human rights...

Believed to be the birthplace of the vegetarian festival in Thailand, Phuket has decided to hold its well-known and...

August 24 marked the seventh anniversary of General Prayut Chan-o-cha’s tenure as Thailand’s prime minister. It also spurred questions...

The second semester for most Thai students will start on November 1. But whether their classes are held online...

Haruki Murakami fans can marvel at a vast collection of the Japanese author’s novels, scrapbooks and vinyl at a...

A vehicle which is fuelled entirely by solar power has arrived in Paris, France as part of its test...

A bitter diplomatic spat between Canada, China and the United States drew to a close on Friday, as Ottawa...

Since the February 1st military coup, led by the Senior General Min Aung Hlaing and the Tatmadaw (military), Myanmar...

After the Thai men’s team capped years of poor form by again failing to qualify for the FIFA World...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday recommended the synthetic antibody treatment Regeneron for Covid-19, but only in patients...

Labor experts and investors are throwing their support behind the government’s move to lure one million wealthy expats and...

Though he survived a plot to unseat him at the latest censure debate, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is now...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s 120-day deadline to reopen the country is approaching fast – but few provinces are ready...

In a more ideologically straightforward world, Chinese “merchants” and capitalism don’t go anywhere near each other. That, however, is...

Foods with insect extracts and edible insects are being sold in vending machines across Japan. One such vending machine...

Of the 9,853 passengers, who underwent COVID-19 testing in the USA, only 4 were found to be positive in...

With the government offering a free booster dose from September 24 and the paid option of the Moderna vaccine...

Four SpaceX tourists returned to Earth safely on Saturday after spending three days in space, successfully concluding the first...

Crowds stood admiring the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Saturday (September 18) after it was draped in silvery...

Uproar over the recent killing of a drug suspect by police investigators has revived debate on the need for...

Virtual learning during lockdown has been a brand new experience for all students and parents, with both doing their...

A Dutch museum on Thursday (September 16) unveiled a previously unknown work by Vincent van Gogh — a study...

They were skating on thin ice together like a pair, but, currently, the prime minister and arguably the most...

When Thailand began its battle against COVID-19 early last year, local scientists were quick to launch research programs on innovative...

Culture is like a little bird in your hand. You want to keep it and nurture it. Grasping it...

An early general election has become more likely after Parliament voted on Friday (September 10) to approve a charter...

Do not be fooled by the popular optics portraying China and Vietnam as eternal enemies. They are not, as...

Children aged 12 and up will soon be rolling up their sleeves for a jab against COVID-19, which has...

Thailand has launched its very own “digital health pass” via the Public Health Ministry’s Mohpromt application, and all residents...

While countries around the world are harnessing their unique mix of cultural heritage to boost their economies Thailand, one...

Chinese authorities have ordered gaming giants to end their focus on profits and cut content perceived to be breeding...

America marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 Saturday with pleas for unity at solemn ceremonies given added resonance by...

The quick fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban has made the 20th anniversary of Sept 11 even more sad. The...

The surprise departure of Palang Pracharath’s secretary-general, Thammanat Prompow, from the Cabinet threatens to cause disarray in the ruling...

Vietnam plans to reopen the beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists from next month, authorities said, as...

Graphic designer Sirintira Tonvorakul started to worry after reading about the recent surge in Covid-19 cases amongst children in...

The question regarding Prayut Chan-o-cha and Thammanat Prompao is whether it’s a “mountain out of a molehill” situation or...

Two famous monks from Bangkok’s Wat Soithong caused a sensation last weekend when they appeared on Facebook Live together...

Halfway through their government’s four-year term, Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha and his brothers in arms – Gen Prawit Wongsuwan and...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha managed to survive his third no-confidence vote, but a brewing storm in the ruling party...

Tourism operators are offering some irresistible deals now that the government has eased travel restrictions for people in the...

The news that Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is to step down later this month and will not stand...

“America is back,” goes President Joe Biden’s catchphrase, but his unapologetic exit from Afghanistan shows America won’t be back...

A 72-year-old British man was found safe three days after disappearing in a thick jungle in northeastern Thailand while...

Film buffs around the world will be treated to a glimpse of Bangkok’s darkest corners, where conspiracy hides behind...

When the country of Myanmar first truly opened up to the outside world in 2015, many there were exposed...

The government has started to ease some lockdown restrictions from September 1. Department stores have been allowed to reopen...

Paper mills in southwest China’s Sichuan Province are turning leftover bamboo from panda bases into useful products in an...

Rival Thai politicians and their supporters are gambling on how the country’s COVID-19 situation will pan out in the...

For nearly 80 years, traditional herbal remedy kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) featured on the list of banned substances. But on...

Chung Eui-yong, a young South Korean diplomat who served in Thailand 30 years ago, had always dreamed of returning...

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob is under quarantine following close contact with a COVID-19 patient, his office said...

The call would go out the moment officials were spotted nearing the informal market. Vendors would quickly unfurl the...

Nuclear-armed North Korea appears to have restarted its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor in a “deeply troubling” development, the UN atomic...