The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Lawaron Saengsanit, announced a comprehensive plan to reform Thailand’s tax structure. Key measures include reducing the corporate income tax …
Farmers and villagers facing growing elephant conflict in Thailand
Decades of deforestation and overdevelopment in Thailand have led to human-elephant conflict, sometimes with deadly consequences. Now, scientists may have a solution after studying elephant behavior.
Human-elephant conflict is on the rise in Thailand
Thailand’s most revered animal — the wild Asian elephant — has now become one of the country’s biggest problems. Decades of deforestation and overdevelopment of natural habitat is pushing wild …
Thailand’s auto crown under threat as Indonesia eyes Asean’s top spot
BANGKOK] Thailand’s automotive sector, which contributes approximately 10 per cent of the kingdom’s gross domestic product, is this year grappling with dual blows – plunging domestic sales and …
Drug trafficker arrested in southern Thailand with assault rifle, speed pills
A man, 39, was arrested in Thung Song district of this southern Thai province with an assault rifle, 95 bullets, and 111 speed pills. Police believe the man is a major drug dealer.
Thailand’s Tom Yum Kung inscribed on Unesco’s intangible cultural heritage list
BANGKOK – Thailand’s famous dish, Tom Yum Kung, has been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Representative List of the Intangible Cultural …
New Yorker electrocuted in freak accident while visiting girlfriend in Thailand
A New Yorker was killed when he slipped on a wet sidewalk and was electrocuted by a faulty streetlight in Thailand, authorities said Friday.
Watch moment gigantic monster python is seen swimming away in flood waters in Thailand after ‘eating dog’
Watch as the beast squirms against the current in deep floodwater in Thailand with a huge bloated belly bobbing up in the air. There was severe flooding in the area at the time, which could have …
It’s high season in Thailand. Avoid the crowds by visiting these lesser-known destinations
When it comes to holiday destinations, Thailand is one of the most popular countries in the world. But there are still plenty of places that remain under the radar for travelers to experience.
ASEAN ministers to discuss Myanmar at Thailand meeting, Indonesia says
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Members of the Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN are planning to hold a ministerial meeting in Thailand later this month to discuss the crisis in member-nation Myanmar, …