Koh Phangan in Thailand faced criticism as viral video exposed filthy waters from poor sewage and tourist pollution, sparking outrage and calls for action.
Wanted Vietnamese activist jailed for illegally entering Thailand
BANGKOK: A Thai court on Wednesday (Dec 25) sentenced a prominent Vietnamese hill tribe activist to six months in prison for illegally entering the kingdom and staying without a visa, his lawyer told …
Pabuk storm heads to Vietnam, bringing isolated rains to most of Thailand
BANGKOK: The tropical storm Pabuk over the lower South China Sea, centred at about 460km east of Ho Chi Minh, is moving west-southwest slowly to the eastern coast of Vietnam, the Thai Meteorological …
Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit Thailand 20 years ago
Trauma still lingers on for survivors of the deadly tsunami that hit Thailand 20 years ago. The Indian Ocean tsunami struck a dozen countries on Dec. 26, 2004, following a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off …
Bridging Thailand’s climate finance gap
By many accounts, Thailand consistently ranks among the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. The oft-cited Global Climate Risk Index by GermanWatch ranked Thailand …
Life in Myanmar today: ‘My brother’s legs were slashed with knives for liking a Facebook post’
Between February 2021 and August 2024, 172 Myanmar journalists were detained, 28 of them women. Hundreds of my colleagues fled across the border to Thailand to escape the military’s dragnet.Many of …
Thailand Bans Advertising for Toddler Milk
With new rules, Thailand joins three dozen countries that have taken steps to regulate toddler milk ads. The action follows a ProPublica investigation that detailed how the U.S. helped the formula …
Rare tigresses earn social media fame as stars of Thailand zoo
Rare golden tigresses with cream-coloured coats and wide eyes at a zoo in northern Thailand have become internet sensations, after luring massive crowds to shows where they have been trained to …
On a quest for global domination, Chinese EV makers are upending Thailand’s auto industry
Japanese automakers are starting to pull out of Thailand — a longtime hub of production — as Chinese electric-vehicle makers move in …
The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand’s sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
SURIN ISLANDS, Thailand (AP) — When Hook was a child, he started his days by jumping off the boat that his family lived on and into the ocean. By age 3, he could already swim and dive in shallow …