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Tourists Flock to see Chiang Rai’s Cherry (Sakura) Trees Blossom
Sakura flower blooming blossom in Pangkhon mountain Chiang rai, Thailand . . CHIANG RAI – Thai and foreign Tourists continue to flock to see the cherry blossoms that are blooming in Chiang Rai at this...
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Jen’s English Tips – Differences Between Backward and Backwards, Forward and...
. Differences Between Backward and Backwards, Forward and Forwards Backward, forward, outward and similar words can be used as adjectives or adverbs. When these words are used as adjectives, they do...
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Safe Home in Chiang Rai for Cattle that Survived Truck-Train Crash in...
The cows are being led to trucks to their new home at a needy animal shelter in Chiang Rai province. (Photo by Chaiwat Satyaem) . . CHIANG RAI – The Conservation and Shelter Center for Needy Animals in...
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Shallow Mekong River Hinders Shipping in Golden Triangle
Dock workers waiting to unload Chinese boats in Chiang Saen, Chiang Rai . . CHIANG RAI – Receding water levels of the Mekong River have obstructed maritime transportation, particularly cargo ships...
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Thai Court Sentences Taxi Driver to Death for Murder of Japanese Teacher...
Mr. Somchai Keawbangyang and wife Pornchanok Chaiyapa, were charged with the murder of Mr Yoshinori Shimato . . BANGKOK – A Thai Criminal Court has sentenced a taxi driver Somchai Keawbangyang, 47, to...
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European Union Delegation Visits Thailand to Assess Fishery Cleanup
The team is monitoring Thailand’s progress after it set up a center last year to combat illegal fishing, said Vice Admiral Jumpol Lumpiganon, a spokesman for the Royal Thai Navy. . . BANGKOK – A...
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Facebook Video of Baby Elephant Being Threatened at Thai Elephant Village...
As you can see the young boy storms in through my filming, threatening the elephant goes viral, getting. 441,447 Facebook Views . . RATCHABURI – Australian tourist Charley Costin, visiting Thailand in...
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North Korea Touts “Hangover Free” Koryo Liquor
Kim Jong-un’s top scientists have produced a liquor from the medicinal herb ginseng . . PYONGYANG – North Korea’s State media has reported that the country has created a hangover-free liquor that is...
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Watch: Swedish Human Rights Worker Peter Dahlin Gives Forced Confession in China
“I violated Chinese law through my activities here, I’ve caused harm to the Chinese government, I’ve hurt the feelings of the Chinese people,” Dahlin said . . BEIJING – Weeks after disappearing en...
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Thai Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Posting Photo’s on Facebook
The conviction is the latest jail term handed down in an unprecedented lese majeste crackdown launched since arch-royalist generals seized power in a May 2014 coup. . . BANGKOK – 46-year-old Piya...
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Deadly Mediterranean Recluse Spider Discovered in Kanchanaburi, Thailand
The Mediterranean Recluse Spider, Loxosceles rufescens, belongs to the family of recluse spiders, which have six eyes and are famous for having a very powerful venom causing necrotic skin lesions. . ....
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Thai Rice Farmers Struggling with Drought, Low Returns, and Rising Competition
Thailand’s rice farmers are struggling with drought, low returns, and rising competition as a new era of trade opens under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). AMNAT CHAROEN – Rice farmers are...
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China Opens Dam Gates to Restore Mekong Shipping to Chiang Saen Port
The release of water from a dam in China, from 800 cubic meters per second to 1,200-1,500 cubic meters, increasing water levels to return cargo activity to normal. . . CHIANG RAI – Chinese authorities...
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Open-Billed Storks Make Rare Appearance in Chiang Rai Province
Open-billed storks are now occupying rice fields in Chiang Rai . . CHIANG RAI – According to the Chiang Rai Provincial Livestock Office, hundreds of migratory open-billed storks are now occupying rice...
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China’s Defence Ministry Plays Down Army’s Landing Drill Media Broadcast
Amphibious tanks and Marine Corps soldiers rush to the beachhead in an amphibious landing drill during the third phase of the Sino-Russian “Peace Mission . … BEIJING – China’s Defence Ministry said on...
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New Study Shows Oral Sex Can Increase Risk of Mouth and Throat Cancer
New Study Shows oral sex can increase risk of cancer by 22 times . . NEW YORK – A new study published in the Journal JAMA Oncology says oral sex can increase the risk of getting cancer by 22 times...
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Chinese Human Rights Activist Disappears from Bangkok Train Station
Li Xin selfie before boarding a train en route to Laos at Bangkok Train Station . . BANGKOK – ChineseHuman rights activist and former columnist, Li Xin, who fled China and leaked confidential documents...
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Bangkok to Loei, Interprovincial Bus Crashes Head-on with Toyota, 2 Killed 24...
The air-conditioned bus, travelling from Bangkok to Loei, collided head-on with a Toyota Avanza . . CHAIYAPHUM – An interprovincial bus has crashed head-on with a car in Muang district of Chaiyaphum...
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North Korea Detains University of Virginia Student over Hotel Incident
Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old junior at the University of Virginia, was traveling with a tour group when he was arrested on Jan. 2, the North Korean . . PYONGYANG -North Korea’s official KCNA news...
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Thai Authorities Investgate Report of Islamic State (IS) Movement in Southern...
Narathiwat Special Task Force 36 is investigating the matter but no arrests have been made, said Fourth Region Army Commander Lt. Gen. Wiwat Pathomphak. . . BANGKOK – Prime Minister Gen. Prayut...
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