The chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Thursday the bloc “strongly condemns” a military...

While family gatherings are common during the Songkran festival, many elderly Thais will be spending the holiday alone just...

It’s been less than a week since news of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war surfaced, sending...

The countdown to the May 14 general election is well underway with a little over a month left before...

Myanmar’s ruling junta has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of...

The International Monetary Fund slightly lowered its outlook for the global economy on Tuesday, while predicting that most countries...

Cambodia deported 19 Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in organised phone and online scams to Japan on Tuesday (April...

Water, colours, mud and more are coming to the Thai capital this week. After being kept under wraps during...

The latest populist promise by the Pheu Thai Party of digital currency handouts has stirred a hot debate on...

China declared it had “successfully completed” three days of war games around Taiwan on Monday, capping a show of...

Hanoi experienced severe air pollution on Monday (April 10) as the air quality index (AQI) in the Vietnamese capital...

In an attempt to promote itself, one remote Japanese town has come up with a novel idea – selling...

China will soon give up its throne as the world’s most populous country, slipping to second place in the...

Pheu Thai and Move Forward, who once seemed perfect allies as Thailand’s two largest opposition parties, are now in...

Political parties campaigning for the May 2023 general election should spell out their policies on migrants and refugees because...

World food prices are still high but have fallen by a fifth compared to a year ago when prices...

The thin line between being a whistleblower and shrewd schemer is thinner in Thailand, which boasts one of the world’s...

Think of Suphan Buri, and your mind probably conjures up images of endless rice paddies, water buffaloes chewing the...

Chonsawat Asavahame’s untimely death last Friday (March 31) is expected to hit not only his family’s political empire in...

A continued slowdown in almost all the world’s advanced economies is expected to drag global growth below three percent...

While the young Generation Z adults may not be the biggest group of voters yet, their keen interest in...

The Asian Development Bank raised its 2023 growth forecast for developing Asia on Tuesday, after China’s abrupt loosening of...

The Philippines announced Monday the location of four additional military bases to be used by US troops, with one...

08:50 Prayut Chan-o-Cha and Prawit Wongsuwan, both to be prime ministerial candidates, sit together at the Bangkok Youth Centre and...

Registration of constituency candidates nationwide on Monday (April 3) marks the official start of the May 14 general election,...

With the mercury rising as the hot season arrives in Thailand, health authorities have begun warning people to beware...

Some of the much-loved paintings by Dutch Impressionist Vincent Van Gogh are dancing around the walls in a brand...

The UK’s announcement that it will soon join 11 other countries in a major Asia-Pacific trade partnership — the...

Human Rights Watch on urged Bangladesh to suspend plans to repatriate Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, warning conditions there would...

Thailand’s major political parties have been paying lip service to foreign policy and its great importance to Thailand, but...

Four starving men trudge across a vast desert with just one piece of bread left. Sharing it and nobody...

Internationally acclaimed artists Tobias Rehberger, Ernesto Neto, Haegue Yang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Baan Nok Collective and Navin...

The United Nations just announced a program, in corporation with the European Union and Thailand, including the Thailand International...

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has lived in self-imposed exile overseas since 2008, can expect at least 10...

Thailand has become the latest country to enshrine rights for digital nomads, offering protection to a growing number of...

Public outrage is swift following mass shootings, such as the killing of six people at a Christian elementary school...

The global number of operational atomic warheads increased in 2022, driven largely by Russia and China, a new report...

Ram, Sita, Laksmana, Hanuman and Ravana from Laos, Indonesia, India, and Thailand are about to come together in Ayutthaya –...

The global financial markets are highly interconnected. When Thailand’s banking system suffered a collapse and the baht’s value plummeted...

In a surprise move, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra last Friday (March 24) announced he was ready to return...

During the past few years, Thailand has witnessed several shocking mass killings by lone shooters, something is never before...

Fine dust is back. It accumulates, covering parts of the city and many provinces. Individuals have been exposed to unhealthy...

While there are plans to develop and invest in the Thai province of Trat, alongside the Eastern Economic Corridor...

Most Thais are trying to piece together patchy information about the Cesium-137 cylinder that went missing from a plant...

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan did not rule out the possibility of a military coup if the country...

Two hours south of Bangkok by car, Phetchaburi province offers everything from cultural heritage and a royal palace to...

Long before the House of Representatives was dissolved and the election date announced, many political parties released songs to...

The Thai capital’s historical Italian Neo-Renaissance-style Hua LamphongRailway Station has burst back into life and is now greeting visitors...

While Thais may be familiar with overcrowded state hospitals, that familiarity should not be grounds for dismissing political parties’...

Public screenings of a slasher film that features Winnie the Pooh were scrapped abruptly in Hong Kong on Tuesday,...

The Transport Ministry has long been considered one of the most coveted portfolios in the Cabinet due to the...

There are few places on Earth as isolated as Trindade island, a volcanic outcrop a three- to four-day boat...

Humanity still has a chance, close to the last, to prevent the worst of climate change ‘s future harms,...

“When the Salween runs dry and we can cross it, that would be the end of the world,” is...

The SEA Games, Southeast Asia’s regional “Olympics” held every two years, has earned a reputation as a gold-medal mine...

A year after the  “Spirit of Nora” was held in Venice, the exhibition has returned home to Thailand where...

Thailand is to hold a general election in under two months. While parliament is still officially in session, political...

Thailand’s justice system was forced to swing into damage control mode after a series of disclosures pointed to senior...

Multiverse teases, taunts, gives hope, darkens mood, sells books and inspires new-age movies. Cue quantum physics and screenplay writers...

Location information is being used to make Singapore’s roads greener, safer, and easier to navigate. Using geospatial data to...

Although now synonymous with hoax, fraud and corruption, the GT200 was once considered a vital tool in the armory...

The majority of developing nations are set to miss out on the economic benefits of booming green technologies, slowing...

We are now three years into the pandemic that has infected almost 760 million people around the world and...

The fate of Thailand’s cannabis industry may hang on who wins the upcoming general election. Several parties are keen...

General Prawit Wongsuwan, leader of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party, has offered himself as the man to lead the...

The South Korean military has decided to purchase the SM-6 missile interceptors from the U.S. and load them onto...

China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country’s foreign ministry...

In 2016, Vice President Joe Biden warned against efforts to unravel banking regulations that Democrats had fought to implement...

Ladies. Do you often have dizziness and headaches? Are you also feeling tired and becoming irritated easily? Do you...

Suppliers to Dutch chip-making machines giant ASML Holding NV ASML.AS are considering building plants in Southeast Asia instead of China amid...

Can Washington come to the rescue of the depositors of failed Silicon Valley Bank? Is it even politically possible?...

South Korea and the United States kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years on Monday, after...

For decades, an unknown number of Chinese nationals have been involved in illegal or “gray” businesses in Thailand but...

Thailand’s famous forensic pathologist has been on a rollercoaster ride over the past few decades, and though Dr Porntip...

It takes as long to train to be a puppeteer at the world-famous Salzburg Marionette Theatre as it does...

Over 1,000 people disrobed and plunged into Sydney Harbour on Sunday (March 12) as part of an annual nude...

It was called Silicon Valley Bank, but its collapse is causing shockwaves around the world. From winemakers in California to...

The anonymous tip that led Mexican authorities to a remote shack where four abducted Americans were held described armed...

With a funfair and plenty of festive vibes, the Mask Festival 2023 is all set to rev up the...

The marking of Women’s Day on March 8 in Thailand is considerably “political”. But it’s political “constructively”. Demands for...

Thailand’s love affair with its checkered cloth, the Pha Khao Ma, goes back many, many generations. This common item...

Jinichi Abe grins as he watches diggers working earth near his rice fields, knowing they are returning still more...

Women hit the streets from Kabul to Mexico City on Wednesday to mark International Women’s Day and stand up...

Thousands of residents in Hua Samrong sub-district in Lop Buri Province have been complaining about smoke and a foul...

A group of more than a dozen women, dressed in matching pink lab coats, lean over rows of benches...

In bright pink dresses and flashy straw hats, septuagenarian Indonesian twins Sri Irianingsih and Sri Rossyati strolled through rows...

The latest statistics show an overall improvement in Thailand’s labor market, nearly returning to the pre-COVID level, but questions...

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has a big couple of months ahead of her. The 36-year-old looks set to become a prime...

Professional sports have long been a male-dominated arena. Both regionally and globally, this prevailing domination of the playing field...

The number of pregnant women and nursing mothers suffering from undernutrition has increased by 25 percent since 2020 in...

When a 17-year-old recently confessed to throwing the body of her eight-month-old son into a canal and reporting him...

Thailand’s capital joins the rest of the world in celebrating Italian Design Day on March 9th 2023 with special...

The Thai foodie community was recently in an uproar after a website published a listicle article in which  “Kaeng...

Household debt has become an alarming issue for the country, and as Thailand heads towards a general election this...

Prawit Wongsuwan, Jatuporn Prompan and the unbendable Move Forward Party have all expressed sound reasons lately when it comes...

Despite Thailand gaining global recognition for its world-class medical and wellness facilities, lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, rising...

Located eight kilometres northwest of downtown Ratchaburi, the Khao Ngu Stone Park, once a stone mill, is made up...

“Thailand will be a full-fledged aging society this year, as citizens 60 years old and above will represent 20...

Five moon bears were rescued from an illegal bile extraction farm last Wednesday (February 22), in a joint effort...

About 100 trawlers have staged a blockade of the sea channel near Lipe and Adang islands, to put pressure...