Myanmar - Karen rebels meet Suu Kyi
Leaders of Myanmar's most enduring ethnic rebel group met with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi a day after meeting with the country's pre...
Easy Pass deposit to be canceled in June
The Expressway Authority of Thailand (EXAT) is set to announce the revocation of the 800-baht deposit to acquire an Easy Pass card by June. ...
Govt whips to seek to extend current parliamentary session
Government whips plan to seek extension of the current parliamentary session until late May, the chief coalition whip said Thursday. Udom...
By-election mania in Myanmar
Optimism is running high for the National League for Democracy (NLD) and its formidable leader Aung San Suu Kyi to win in Sunday's by-electi...
Shadow play treasures return to Thailand
An American couple has given dozens of centuries-old framed and delicately carved cow skins for grand shadow plays to the Thai government so...
PM leads ministers to Phuket for Cabinet 'retreat'
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra left Bangkok on Monday for the southern resort province of Phuket for the third Cabinet 'retreat' on Tues...
New school teaches Karen immigrants their native language
Looping symbols with hovering dots and hooked accents cover a big, yellow pad leaned against the chalkboard. About 20 children sit cross-...
Wildlife centre raided after criticising tourist camps
A partly Australian-funded wildlife rescue foundation whose chief spoke out about the illegal poaching of baby elephants in Thailand has bee...
Officials step up measures to tackle wildfire crisis in the North
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry has stepped up measures to put an end to the wildfire crisis in Thailand's northern provinces...
Drone makers cashing in as war tactics evolve
They are deadly, hard to detect and fast becoming one of the most sought-after weapons in the air defence industry. Global demand for unm...
Yingluck assures security for public places, tourists
Thailand is confident it can provide security for public places as well as for tourists, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday. ...
Manila extends assistance to Thai, Pakistan flood victims
The Philippine government has turned over its donations to the flood victims in Thailand and Pakistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DF...
Australian and Thai customs agents tackle wildlife smuggling
Australian and Thai customs authorities are working together to tackle the vast international trade in live, exotic animals and animal parts...
Laos delays Mekong dam project
Laos has suspended a $3.5 billion dam project on the lower Mekong River while Japan leads a study into the environmental impact, after activ...
Thai court sentences American citizen to 2.5 years in prison for insulting ...
American Joe Gordon, who translated a banned biography of Thailand’s king and posted it online while living in Colorado, was sentenced to 2-...
