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South Korean stocks sank Wednesday while the won rebounded from earlier losses after President Yoon Suk Yeol dramatically declared martial law overnight before reversing the decision hours later.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law last night, which was lifted shortly after imposition, should cause Thailand to reflect on similar laws and whether the exercise of such power by the executive branch should be checked by the legislature, said People’s Party MP Rangsiman Rome today.
A masked gunman shot dead a top US health insurance executive outside a New York hotel Wednesday in an apparently targeted hit, before fleeing on a bicycle and triggering a citywide manhunt.
The United States on Wednesday unveiled sanctions on five people and four entities, including a firm in Thailand, for allegedly being involved in a global network of "sanctions circumvention on behalf of Russian elites”.
Train services between Bangkok and Hat Yai and between Yala and Su-Ngai Kolok, which were suspended for the past week due to heavy flooding, have resumed today followingrepairs to tracks and signalling systems, the State Railways of Thailand (SRT) announced today.
Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom reported to the Office of Probation in Chiang Mai this morning, after being released from prison on Monday under an imprisonment suspension program.
Bangkok is ranked the 12th most polluted city in the world today, according to the IQ Air report. Sixty-three areas of the city have excessive levels of PM2.5 dust, with the worst being Nong Khaem district.
The kebaya, a traditional women’s garment popular in Southeast Asia, has been added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity through a joint nomination by Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Amid the growing global concern about food security and meat consumption, edible insects are proving to be a main food source of the future.
Marine and Coastal Resources Department is to hold an urgent meeting with experts from the World Wildlife Fund to discuss how to save dugongs, after six have been found dead in just the first four days of December.
Flooding in northern and north-eastern provinces in September has caused economic losses estimated at about 75 billion baht or 0.5% of GDP, while the ongoing flooding in southern provinces may cause damage costing between 5 and 10 billion baht, or 0.03-0.06% of GDP, according to Sanan Angubolkul, chairman of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking.
UNESCO has agreed to list Thailand’s Tom Yum Kung prawn soup as part of Thailand’s intangible cultural heritage.
South Korea's opposition moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday after his extraordinary but short-lived imposition of martial law that brought thousands of protesters to the streets.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief imposition of martial law marks a new warning for the worldwide fragility of democracy, even in a country hailed as a model of political transformation.
Bangkok’s iconic Chao Phraya River is shining brighter than ever as “Vijit Chao Phraya 2024” takes centre stage. Running until December 15, this highly-anticipated event will transform the river into a dazzling tapestry of light, colour, and culture.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol abandoned a short-lived attempt at martial law on Wednesday after lawmakers defied security forces to vote against his declaration and thousands of protesters took to the streets.
