Global tributes honour Queen Sirikit’s lifelong devotion and legacy
International condolences have poured in following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother of Thailand, who died on October 24 at the age of 93.
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International condolences have poured in following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother of Thailand, who died on October 24 at the age of 93.
The royal procession for the late Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, The Queen Mother, will start tomorrow at 4pm, the Bureau of the Royal Household Bureau announced today.
Recognised as the Mother of the Thai Nation, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, passed away last night in Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital at the age of 93.
“Singaporeans are too strict”, “Malaysians are too soft”, “Filipinos are too noisy” and "Thais are too easygoing.” For all the talk of ASEAN unity, many Southeast Asians still rank, compare and stereotype one another. The region may preach “one community,” but on the streets, in classrooms and online, the divides often run deeper than the slogans suggest. As ASEAN leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur this week for the 47th ASEAN Summit where Timor-Leste’s formal admission will mark the bloc’s...
The Bureau of the Royal Household has announced the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother, at the age of 93.
Transnational scam operations across Southeast Asia have evolved into a global threat, fuelled by weak governance, regulatory loopholes and poor international cooperation, according to experts from UNODC and Thailand.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul today cancelled his official trip to Kuala Lumpur following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother.
An overnight US strike on a boat alleged to be operated by a Venezuelan drug trafficking gang killed six people in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.
In a normal political situation, Pheu Thai-backing voters would largely shift to the People’s Party now. Thailand’s circumstances, though, are far from normal.
Thailand is moving to bring home two elephants given to Sri Lanka decades ago, amid concerns over their deteriorating health. The government has sent a minister-led delegation to discuss the repatriation of the aging animals, who are reportedly suffering from overwork and visible injuries.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, in his dual capacity as the interior minister, has signed an order revoking the Thai citizenship of Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Lee Yong Phat, reputed to be the ‘godfather of Koh Kong’ in Cambodia.
Jakarta--Former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he wanted to revive the struggling Democrat Party and transform it into a credible alternative in the next general election.
Fares on the three BTS extensions will start at Bt17, instead of the Bt15 flat rate, and will vary in accordance with the distance travelled, but will not exceed Bt45, from November 1.
Sonthaya Oakkharasri, 30, an agricultural worker at Kibbutz Be’eri, had been held hostage by Hamas since October 2023, following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
More than a thousand people, mostly Chinese and Indian nationals, fled Myanmar’s government crackdown on transnational scam networks in KK Park, a notorious scam center in Myawaddy, into Mae Sot district of Thailand’s Tak province yesterday, and the number is rising.
Nearly a year after upstream mines in Myanmar began contaminating their rivers with heavy metals, locals in northern Thailand say the pollution is no longer just ruining their livelihoods, it’s taking a toll on their health.