Kite masters of Thailand’s south set out to interest a new generation in the art of kite flying Not...

The Kremlin rejected Friday that Russia and China were using their vaccines as tools to win geopolitical clout, after...

A recycling plant, owned by Vasansipaphon Trading in Prachin Buri province, caught on fire yesterday afternoon. No fatalities were...

The office of Prime MInister has ordered the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) to investigate the unregistered...

Anti-establishment protest leaders imprisoned on charges of lese majeste and sedition claim their lives may be in danger behind...

North Korea has tested a new “tactical guided projectile” with a solid-fuel engine, state media said Friday after the nuclear-armed country...

Foreign tourists who carry a COVID-19 vaccine passport will be able to enjoy Phuket’s blue seas and white sands...

Britain and the United States on Thursday announced sanctions against military-owned conglomerate Myanmar Economic Holdings Ltd (MEHL) as part of...

A look at some of the best known and rare Thai dishes that scream out for eating in the...

All of a sudden, it’s halfway through. Amid a reigning political chaos, it’s easy not to notice that Thais...

Digital communication has become a key factor in the anti-coup movement in Myanmar, using social media applications, from the...

Thailand’s economy has been hit hard by the COVID-19 fallout, with numerous layoffs, working hours cut and people’s income...

The government-sponsored draft bill for a referendum on charter change is hanging in the balance after lawmakers were forced...

Myanmar freed more than 600 coup detainees on Wednesday, including an Associated Press photographer arrested while covering rallies, following...

The European Commission will tighten its export guidelines on Wednesday to prevent what it sees as an unfair one-way...

The Government Pharmaceutical Organisation and Mahidol University’s Faculty of Tropical Medicine have developed and are about to start human...

Denmark, which has been under a partial lockdown for the last three months, says it will reopen most of...

Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday defended its seven-week crackdown that has left more than 260 democracy protesters dead, insisting it...

Swiss pharma giant Roche announced Tuesday promising results from clinical trials of an anti-Covid cocktail developed with US biotech...

A BBC journalist held in Myanmar has been freed, the broadcaster said on Monday, as demonstrators took to the...

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection against sickness and eliminated hospitalizations and deaths from the disease across all age...

Thailand has been ranked 48th in the World Happiness Report 2021, the same as last year. Finland remains in...

Leo pulls on a shiny, silver suit and places the helmet gingerly over his head before marching with the...

Thousands of protesters angry at Covid-19 restrictions rallied in cities across Europe on Saturday as several nations reimposed partial...

No anti-establishment protest activist has been more effective at grabbing media attention than Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak.  The tubby 23-year-old...

Several European countries resumed AstraZeneca vaccinations Friday after an all-clear from EU regulators, as US President Joe Biden was...

Twitter on Friday began a survey of global users about platform rules for world leaders while consulting human rights...

A Burmese journalist with the BBC’s Myanmar language news service went “missing” on Friday, as civilians fled the coup-hit...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday called for bloodshed to be halted in military-ruled Myanmar and for Southeast Asian...

Worried that disruption from the latest COVID-19 outbreak will derail their futures, thousands of Mathayom 6 students are trying...

A merger that could essentially wipe out mom-and-pop stores in Thailand has sparked a public outcry leading to legal...

The referendum that endorsed the present Constitution in 2016 may be controversial, but the one that would re-affirm or...

Covid-19 appears likely to develop into a seasonal disease, the United Nations said Thursday, cautioning though against relaxing pandemic-related measures simply...

Well-heeled Saudis frolic in an artificial oasis built on salmon-coloured dunes, splashing the cash after a year-long pandemic lock-in...

Once a prosperous airline and national pride, Thai Airways International (THAI) is now struggling to clear a mountain of...

Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn has risen like a phoenix from the flames this week, strutting back to the Royal...

The World Health Organization said Wednesday its experts were still reviewing safety data on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine following...

Wednesday’s parliamentary session was marked by long and heated arguments over whether the charter-amendment bill should go to a...

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was inoculated this morning, the first AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dose administered in Thailand, after...

At least 20 people were killed in Myanmar on Monday after another day of unrest and protests against the...

A heated and lengthy debate accompanied by chaos including a walkout are expected in Parliament when the charter amendment...

A growing list of countries have suspended AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 shots amid fears over blood clots and other possible side...

(by David Tun in Yangon) The coverage on this live blog has ended — for up-to-date coverage on the...

Myanmar’s ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi was set to appear in court on Monday, after dozens of...

Ireland and the Netherlands on Sunday became the latest countries to suspend their rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs over concerns...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s COVID-19 vaccination was again cancelled at last minute on Friday. The cancellation adds another twist...

At least five anti-coup protesters were killed Sunday as demonstrators across Myanmar continued to defy military rule, as a...

Australia is “working with Singapore” to create a travel bubble between the two nations as early as July, officials...

“We will be back!” a dozen singers proclaimed in the middle of New York’s Times Square, in a pop-up...

In hub cities of Myanmar, like Yangon and Mandalay, women young and old were seen leading protests from the...

Mahouts ride their elephants dressed to commemorate National Elephant Day at the Elephant Royal Kraal Village in Ayutthaya on...

Political stability has a key influence over a country’s economic performance both in the short and the long term....

Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn has courted danger and controversy many times in his civil service career, but so far, he’s come...

Streaming television colossus Netflix on Friday was dabbling with more strictly enforcing its rule against sharing passwords with people...

The hashtag #SaveBangKloi is spreading fast through social media, as Thai netizens campaign to defend ethnic Karen forest dwellers...

The World Health Organization said Friday there was no reason to stop using AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine after several European...

A baby raccoon to stroke while you sip your skinny latte? Or a snake to coil around you after your cappuccino?...

Myanmar’s military is likely committing “crimes against humanity” in its attempt to stay in power, a UN expert said...

France will continue to use AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine, the health minister said Thursday after several European nations halted its...

Malaysia’s government introduced a law Thursday that punishes spreading coronavirus misinformation with jail time and hefty fines, sparking fury...

The UK government on Thursday defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Denmark suspended the jab’s use, and insisted it...

Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine offers more protection than earlier thought with effectiveness in preventing symptomatic disease reaching 97 percent, according...

Daily life in China follows a rhythm of digital check-ins, with the QR code – at offices, malls and...

Big cities like Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Phuket have traditionally drawn all the attention as Thailand’s most popular...

March has been a bad month for the anti-establishment network, so far at least. Its public support has continued...

This handout photo taken on March 8, 2021 and released on March 9 by the Myitkyina News Journal shows...

The OECD sharply raised its 2021 global growth forecast on Tuesday as the deployment of vaccines and a huge...

Singapore Airlines will begin trialling a coronavirus digital travel pass developed by aviation’s industry body next week, the carrier said...

In the ongoing conflicts between military and the anti-coup protesters, the civilians have two main weapons; the Civil Disobedience...

Thousands of panels glinting in the sun stretch into the sea off Singapore, part of the land-scarce city-state’s push to...

Anti-coup demonstrators took to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy urged the Security...

China’s export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging...

NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 21 feet on the odometer in its...

Ahead of planned protests in Bangkok on Saturday, by various activist groups, Supreme Commander General Chalermphol Srisawat, in his...

Southeast Asian culture becomes creative muse for Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Raya and the Last Dragon Long ago, in...

California on Friday paved the way for Disneyland, other theme parks and outdoor stadiums to welcome guests sooner than expected...

Pope Francis called for an end to extremism and violence in his opening address Friday on the first-ever papal...

A notorious slaughterhouse in Cambodia that has killed more than a million dogs was closed on Thursday as the...

Thailand ranked 3rd in ASEAN, 9th among 40 Asia-pacific countries and 42nd in the World on the most recent...

Four political parties will battle for a single MP seat when the polls open in the Nakhon Si Thammarat...

Miss Universe Thailand 2020 Amanda Obdam is not the first beauty queen to fall victim to the Kingdom’s bitter...

Hands up if you know someone who is having an extramarital affair. In fact, most people reading this will...

A moderate question to the increasingly splintered anti-establishment movement is where Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul was on Sunday. A harder...

Business leaders and academics insist solving Thailand’s economic crisis must be the top priority in the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle....

A group of leading tour operators and hoteliers in Thailand has launched a campaign to reopen the country on...

Inspired by the ongoing anti-coup protests in Myanmar, and enraged by the indictment and detention of four protest leaders...

The Criminal Court’s recent decision to send leaders of the now-defunct People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) to jail over...

Marijuana could generate up to Bt8 billion for Thailand’s pharmaceutical industry over the next five years, but farmers stand...

Indonesian resort island Bali has launched a drive-thru vaccination campaign targeting thousands of hospitality workers, as the popular tourist...

Thailand’s Tourism and Sports ministry will propose that the Public Health ministry organize an inoculation campaign in 5 tourism...

As travelling abroad is still off limits, here are some ideas for escapes into culture and art  The pandemic...

Pope Francis is to arrive Friday for the first-ever papal visit to conflict-torn Iraq, aiming to encourage the dwindling...

The Philippines launched its Covid-19 vaccination drive on Monday, with health workers, soldiers, police and government officials first in...

Daily round-up of the latest events in Myanmar by ThaiPBS World correspondent David Tun. The coverage on this live...

Half of Thai consumers decide to put off buying and selling property for the time being. The governments of...

As international pressure increases, the coup installed government of Myanmar, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has ordered...

Personal trainers have adapted the way they train their clients in the Covid-19 era to help those who are...

Globally renowned Thai techno DJ Nakadia took a hiatus from the rave scene to tell her story in Positive...

A Feb 24 Criminal Court verdict has placed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in a situation he was dreading —...

Although new to Parliament, Sira Jenjaka has lost no time in stealing the limelight from veteran MPs – drawing...