Thailand has been ranked first in ASEAN in the latest Sustainable Development Report by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions...

After two years of separation from his wife in mainland China, Hong Kong resident Cheung Seng-bun made sure he...

While several countries have imposed stringent COVID-control measures on travellers from China, Thailand has decided to welcome them with...

Utility crews in northern California worked to restore power to tens of thousands of homes on Friday following two...

Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after...

Thailand’s new national rail terminus has run into trouble even before its official unveiling. Bang Sue Grand Station is...

This week’s virtual pledge of loyalty to allies by the Pheu Thai Party cannot entirely soothe them, because they...

The U.S. will send Ukraine nearly $3 billion in military aid, in a massive new package that will for...

The world’s glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of them projected to melt out...

With bells tolling, tens of thousands of faithful, political leaders and the pope himself mourned Benedict XVI, the German...

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been tough on small- and medium-sized enterprises, which are the backbone of Thailand’s economic...

The World Health Organization criticised Wednesday China’s “very narrow” definition of Covid deaths, warning that official statistics were not...

Hospitals in Shanghai were overwhelmed by visitors on Wednesday (January 5) as international health experts predict at least one...

US Mega Millions jackpot increased to an estimated $940 million after another drawing resulted in plenty of losers but...

Twitter says it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk...

Thailand’s real estate sector did not fully recover in 2022 due mainly to the economic decline and the impacts...

From paper-thin gold sheets of the Buddha to gold swords, head decorations and a crown, the Chao Sam Phraya...

Foreigners are often introduced to Wat Suthat Thepwararam as the Temple of the Giant Swing but to Thais, and...

Life in Thailand began returning to normal at the start of this year after two years of COVID-19 crisis...

Bruised, defiant but clueless, humans entered 2022. At that time, COVID-19 was the main plot, but, as 2023 approaches,...

Trends change by the year, with some things in and others out and 2023 will be no exception. Remember,...

After bolting the doors for two years following the outbreak of the pandemic, Thailand decided to fully reopen the country...

Thailand’s nightlife scene was hit by a tragedy of historic proportions this year when an inferno tore through the...

Thais do read and they read a lot according to data collected by Thailand Knowledge Park (TK Park), so...

The opposition Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for the general election in 2023 by showcasing Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the...

After months of prevarication, Thailand’s telecom regulator gave the green light in October for the merger of two major operators...

As 2022 draws to a close, politicians and parties are busy preparing for a general election due sometime in...

Three more bodies, believed to be crew from HTMS Sukhothai, were recovered from the sea on Sunday, the seventh...

Seawalls have sprouted at many of Thailand’s beautiful beaches, much to the dismay of locals and tourists alike. And...

2022 was likely the most challenging year in Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s political career, which began when he came...

The Government of Japan pledges US$2.1m to help migrant children with digital education and food security, to assist their...

“This is my first time backing Argentina in a football match,” declared a Thai football fan. Coming from a...

A 17.8-billion-baht offer by SCBX, the holding company of Siam Commercial Bank, for a majority stake in Bitkub Online...

Thailand suffered a day of unmatched carnage and cruelty in 2022, when a crazed individual entered a nursery on...

Thailand started 2022 with the bright hope that cannabis would be made completely legal. However, as the year draws...

The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, the biggest diplomatic event hosted by Thailand in a long time, is...

Spooked by a historic drought, local authorities in China have renewed controversial plans to dam the country’s biggest freshwater...

Elon Musk is asking Twitter’s users to decide if he should stay in charge of the social media platform...

Actress Pattaratida “Tangmo” Patcharawirapong was famous during her lifetime, but even more so after her controversial death in early...

While the international community has put in a lot of effort into resolving the political crisis in Myanmar after...

It’s not always easy to make sense of the complex environmental diplomacy taking place at a UN summit billed...

One of the biggest foreign policy successes of the year for Thailand was the normalization of relations with Saudi...

What Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat said the other day may not be as significant as why he said...

The victim of Thailand’s biggest political downfall in 2022 was the Democrat Party’s former deputy party leader Prinn Panitchpakdi – once...

Thailand’s northwest frontier, between the provinces of Mae Hong Son and Chiang Mai, was once a draw for traders...

Chadchart Sittipunt made history on May 22 when he won Bangkok’s governor election with a record 1.38 million votes...

The Pheu Thai Party has made a big election promise: if it becomes the ruling party next year, Thailand’s...

Thailand is entering “election mode” after two organic laws necessary for the next national vote were recently cleared by...

Thailand’s stock market has been vibrant since the Constitutional Court gave the green light to new electoral bills that...

For 50 days, from December 9 to January 29, the Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park in Chiang...

I grew up in the Thai education system. Stories from the past, including folk stories, are something I read...

From the next academic year, schools across Thailand will teach history as a main subject in line with the...

Thailand has spent more than six months trying to pass a law to control the use of cannabis, but...

No political party should see themselves representing a single generation and involving more young politicians is necessary to stay...

Thai Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and its English website, Thai PBS World, recently gathered journalists and young political leaders...

Building Blue Carbon ecosystems should become an integral part of national mitigation and carbon sink plans, said Assistant Professor...

The Thai economy grew 4.5 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2022, exceeding market expectations. ...

AIDS claimed 9,300 lives in Thailand last year, despite the availability of free, comprehensive care for those living with...

Since the country’s first general election in November 1933 after becoming a constitutional monarchy, the elected House of Representatives...

Thailand and Korea share no borders and are 6 hours away by plane, yet everything Korean has become part...

Bangkok’s Bang Sue Grand Station – touted as Southeast Asia’s most modern rail terminus – opened with little fanfare...

Though Thailand has laws to protect debtors, many Thais do not know how to handle demands for repayment. Some...

The COVID-19 crisis may have passed, but the threat from smog is back for the long term. Hazy skies...

That famous “little red book”, the Michelin Guide, has just revealed 441 entries in the sixth edition of its...

The name is Salem Al-Dawsari. If that does not ring a bell, he scored a World Cup goal that...

With Covid-era travel restrictions now relaxed, Thailand is once again underlining its reputation in the medical field by drawing...

The pickup truck, which was used as a car bomb in an attack on the police apartments in Mueang...

Malaysia‘s king said on Tuesday he will pick the next prime minister, after the leading two contenders failed to...

APEC is necessary, but it needs to be rethought, made more binding and take more action to make it...

The Democrats are cautiously optimistic and the Republicans are clenching their jaws, but if chaos could speak, it would...

Asian countries have always shared a degree of similarity but the past 3 years have seen the region go...

Thailand is expecting the leaders of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to endorse the Bangkok Goals 2022 during...

Trairong Suwankiri’s recent appointment as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s advisor has been hailed as a potential game-changer for the...

In a dining hall at Malaysia’s International Islamic University, 22-year-old undergraduate Hajar Wahab stood next to a makeshift polling...

The Royal Thai Navy Convention Hall has once again been chosen to host world leaders at the APEC Gala...

This week, Thailand will get its moment under the sun when it hosts one of the major diplomatic events...

As the host of the APEC 2022 (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has organised the...

United Nations chiefs held talks with Russian officials Friday on the Black Sea agreements on exporting grain and fertilisers,...

While Thainess is not the official theme of APEC 2022, it has been omnipresent in hundreds of APEC meetings...

ASEAN leaders have reaffirmed their 5-point consensus (5PC) and urged Myanmar to comply with the promises it made last...

Thailand’s intention to push the Bio-Circular-Green economic model on the agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings...

Although the government has issued a new regulation promising to liberalize Thailand’s alcohol sector, critics see little hope of...

Thailand is hosting this year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit next week at the newly rebuilt Queen Sirikit National...

The Russian Embassy informed the Thai Foreign Ministry today (Thursday) that President Vladimir Putin will not attend the upcoming...

The world’s population will reach 8 billion in the middle of November – a testament to scientific breakthroughs and...

In late October, the Meteorological Department officially declared the arrival of winter in Thailand, and the change of season...

About 30,000 police officers will be on duty for the APEC Summit in Bangkok, taking place on November 18th...

Phuket lobster, caviar from the Royal Project, Jasmine rice from Tung Kula Ronghai, free-range chicken from Nakhon Pathom, Betong...

The countdown to Thailand’s general election has well and truly begun, though it remains unclear whether Prime Minister Prayut...

Although Thai law was changed last year to allow the termination of a pregnancy up to 12 weeks and again this...

The news that “Khru Mued” or Prasart Thongaram, one of the legendary khon masters, passed away on November 5...

Ever wonder why you “waste” time watching blackhead acne removal for almost an hour, a food hawker setting up...

Around Asia, salted fish has earned the moniker “poor man’s food.” That’s because its extreme saltiness enhances the flavour...

US democracy’s biggest irony is that, in order to survive, it must demonise itself. One of the most glaring...

Talking about a “good” departure is more common today than it has been in the past. Although not everyone...

The opposition Move Forward Party has launched a new push to amend the draconian lèse-majesté law with its policy...

For most of us, 44 years since graduation is too long a period to start over. But that hasn’t...

Civic groups are demanding that leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), who will meet in Bangkok in...

Electric car owners will soon find themselves making a greater contribution to the country than they ever imagined. Apart...

The number of people in Thailand suffering from mental problems rose from 1.3 million in 2015 to 2.3 million...