People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India to mark 20 years since 228,000 people were killed in one of the worst natural disasters in modern history …
Philippines has 2nd largest share of branded residences in Asia
The Philippines has the second largest supply of branded residences in Asia, according to a Thailand-based hospitality consultancy firm.
Chilling video shows deadly jet ski crash in Thailand — leading to arrest of tourist who fled
An Austrian tourist has been charged in Thailand after a fatal jet ski accident was caught on video. David Robert Herbst, 25, was reportedly riding a rented jet ski when he collided with 58-year-old …
Tourist encounters ‘sea of poop’ at Thailand’s Full Moon Party beach, shocking video emerges
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 …