Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort in Chiang Rai, Welcomes Baby...
Born just a few weeks ago on March 3, Nong Sam is the fifth son of indigenous elephant Boon Jan CHIANG RAI - It’s a Boy the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation welcomed and debut its newest...
View ArticleSearch for Malaysian Jet Becomes Criminal Investigation -[ Video ]
Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Saturday that the disappearance of plane had not been an accident. SEPANG – Malaysia turned the search for Flight 370 into a criminal investigation on Saturday,...
View ArticleForeign Passport Theft Big Business in Thailand
German tourist Falko Tillwich, left, holds his passport near his German friend, who didn’t want to give his name as they try to contact a car rental on Pathong Beach in Phuket province, southern...
View ArticleBritish National Richard William Fruin Officially Charged in Phnom Penh
Former school teacher Richard William Fruin is escorted from Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday by authorities PHNOM PENH – British National Richard William Fruin a former school teacher and...
View ArticleThousand’s of Red Shirts (UDD) Unite in Ayutthaya
The redshirts arrived by boats buses, mainly from Samut Prakan, Pathumthani, Nonthaburi, Singburi, Ang Thong, Chai-nat, Ratchaburi and Suphanburi. AYUYYHAYA – Thousands of red shirt supporters of the...
View ArticleNew Thai Red Shirts Leader, Vows to Fight for Democracy
A firebrand hardliner, Mr Jatuporn Prompan (centre)who was a core leader of Thailand’s Red Shirts in the country’s massive 2010 protests has been chosen to head the pro-government movement AYUTTHAYA...
View ArticleChina Doubles Yuan Trading Band
The People’s Bank of China will allow the exchange rate to float by as much as 2 per cent up or down from a midpoint set by the central bank each day. BEIJING - China doubled the limit for the...
View ArticleFinnish Man Jumps in Front of Moving Bus to Commit Suicide in Jomtien
Sawang Boriboon Rescue Volunteers were already at the scene when police officers arrived to find the body of Finnish expat, 59 year old Mr. Timo Kalevikantsila, under the bus. CHON BURI – Finnish...
View ArticleThailand’s Opposing Political Sides Urged to Nominate Mediators
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is positioning herself as being conciliatory and open to negotiations in contrast to intransigent protest leader Suthep Thuagsuban BANGKOK – Six independent...
View ArticleOpium Fight Failing in Myanmar’s Shan State
Addicts use needles at a cemetery in Nampatka village, northeastern Shan State, Myanmar. Every morning, more than 100 heroin and opium addicts descend on the graveyard to get high MYANMAR – Every...
View ArticleManhunt for “Shoot and Burn” Insurgents in Southern Thailand
Ekkapong Sakdayuth,collapsed on the ground, they poured gasoline from the bottle and from the pump onto his body before setting it on fire. YALA - Provincial police have launched a manhunt for...
View ArticleChiang Rai Coffee Brands Win EU Recognition
Doi Chaang Coffee is naturally cultivated and processed in the remote Doi Chang Village of Northern Thailand CHIANG RAI – The European Union has awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to Thailand’s Doi...
View ArticleThailand’s Caretaker Government Lifts Bangkok’s State of Emergency
The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting held in Nakhon Pathom province, about 80 km (50 miles) from Bangkok. Yingluck arrived in a wheelchair after slipping as she stepped out of a car on Saturday...
View ArticleConstitutional Court Nullifies Funding for Thailand’s Rail Projects
Tourists chat in front of a billboard display of high-speed trains at Hua Lamphong railway station in Bangkok last March. BANGKOK – Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled as unconstitutional the...
View ArticleConstitution Court to Rule on the Legality of Thailand’s Feb 2 General Election
With the street protests that had disrupted Bangkok for months largely over and the military refusing to choose a side in the standoff, Yingluck’s opponents are stepping up efforts to use the courts to...
View ArticleBank of Thailand tells Citizens Not to use Bitcoin Because it’s Not Currency
The Bank of Thailand warned Thai citizens to not use BitcoinRead more: Bank of Thailand tells citizens not to use Bitcoin to buy products or services because it’s not a currency BANGKOK – Last month,...
View ArticleInternational Computer Hacker Farid Essebar Arrested in Bangkok
A police officer, left, talks to Russian hacker Farid Essebar, right, who was arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo by King-oua Laohong) BANGKOK – Thailand’s Immigration Authorities have arrested...
View ArticlePolice Hunt for Missing Russian, Girlfriend Found in Hotel with Knife Wounds
Phuket Provincial Police Headquarters yesterday combed areas around the island to find Alexei Slabinskiy, 39, without success PHUKET – Police are stepping up efforts in the search for a missing...
View ArticleAir Asia Tickets Now Available at 7-11Stores in Thailand
All 7,800 7-Eleven outlets and 1,500 Counter Service Co (CS) bill payment sites nationwide yesterday began to accept bookings and payments for all AirAsia flights originating from Thailand both for...
View ArticleTourism Authority of Thailand Looks to Sue The Singapore’s “Celebrate...
The Singapore “Celebrate Songkran 2014” event has been organized by a private company and will be held at the Padang open field opposite Singapore’s City Hall on April 12 and 13 BANGKOK – A Tourism...
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