While living in Thailand, Elizabeth Lavis was always craving comfort food from her town in New York. When she got back, she found her tastebuds had changed.
A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a monthslong hunger strike
A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy has died in a prison hospital.
Mushroom hunters stumble on stone carving — and make an ancient discovery in Thailand
A group of villagers in central Thailand walked to the edge of the Dong Yai Wildlife Sanctuary, then stepped into the forested oasis. The sanctuary, part of four connected parks creating a wildlife …
Thailand could lose jobs with minimum wage hike, business lobby says
Just days after Labor Minister Phipat Ratchakitprakarn on May 1 announced the government would raise Thailand’s daily minimum wage to 400 baht ($10.88) by Oct. 1, key business organizations, including …
Surge in activist repression in Thailand, says Human Rights Watch
The organisation said it analysed 25 cases that took place in Thailand between 2014 and 2023. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Thailand: ‘Swap Mart’ Targets Foreign Dissidents, Refugees
Click to expand Image Suspected Uyghurs are transported back to a detention facility in the town of Songkhla in southern Thailand, March 26, 2014. 2014 Andrew RC Marshall/Reuters Thai authorities are …
Gas demand in Thailand set to grow by almost 6% over next decade, despite strong renewables sector
Gas demand in Thailand is set to grow by 5.7% between now and 2035 despite domestic gas production and pipeline imports falling from 4-5 billion cubic feet a day (bcf/d) in the last decade to around 2 …
Thailand investigates after 81-year-old tourist abandoned by moto-taxi driver
Police in Thailand’s Chonburi Province are investigating claims of an 81-year-old Israeli tourist who said he was abandoned and had his phone robbed by a motorcycle taxi driver.The incident caught the attention of police after Albert Mahlev was found sitting alone at a store by the side of Sukhumvit Road in the Sattahip District on Monday, Pattaya News reported.He hired a motorcycle taxi from Soi Buakhao in Pattaya, and the driver carried him to an intersection on Sukhumvit Road in Sattahip.There, the driver allegedly abandoned him and stole his mobile phone, the elderly man told the police, Pattaya Mail reported.Due to language barriers, he sat at the roadside store waiting for assistance.Residents reported the incident to local police who took him to the nearby station for further questioning.Police said they are on the hunt for the driver and pledged to protect the safety of foreign tourists.A Japanese tourist recently said he was ripped off by a Bangkok tuktuk driver.The tourist was charged 6,000 baht (US$162) for a trip from Asoke to the Sala Daeng areathat would normally cost around 32 baht on the BTS Skytrain, according to Thaiger.
Will climate change push Thailand to move its capital Bangkok?
A senior official in Thailand’s climate change office thinks a move could be possible, with much of the capital already battling floods during the rainy season.
Thai Union initiates share buyback, accused of greenwashing in Shark Guardian report
The Samut Sakhon, Thailand-based seafood giant, which owns the Chicken of the Sea and John West canned tuna brands, announced its third share-buyback program on 16 January 2024, saying it would reward …