Buyers from Singapore and Hong Kong are helping to prop up the ailing condo market in Thailand’s resort destinations, although sales remain scarce. This once vibrant sector had been softening even …
B.Grimm: Modelling business with compassion
B.Grimm founders Bernhard Grimm and Erwin Mueller set out on a path that would have a ripple effect on Thailand. In 1878, they opened the first European pharmacy in Thailand and later hired Adolf Link …
Thai geostrategic value to woo Biden
Even before President-elect Joe Biden is officially anointed as the United States’ president, a curse has already been cast on Thailand by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who on Dec 3 passed a …
Dozens of Miss Thailand contestants plunge into a pond after bridge gives way during photo shoot
A group of 30 Thai beauty queens made a splash at a photo shoot in Chiang Mai on Monday after the suspension bridge they were posing on together collapsed, sending them into a dirty pond.
A Revolutionary Change in Thailand
Thailand has experienced political convulsions before. In the past 15 years, street protests have precipitated the rise and fall of two governments, in 2006 and 2014, respectively. But the latest …
The Science Behind Thailand’s Great Shrimp Parade
New research begins to unravel the secrets of a strange natural phenomenon in which thousands of freshwater crustaceans march on land …
Thailand NOW: Not your ordinary site on Thailand
Since it was launched on October 1, 2020, the Thailand NOW website, has been warmly welcomed by foreigners and expats wanting to learn more about the Kingdom, especially in the era of the …
COVID from Myanmar border shakes Chiang Mai, Thai tourist hub
BANGKOK — A Thai national re-entering Thailand illegally from COVID-hit Myanmar has kicked off alarms in Chiang Mai, a northern province that was particularly popular with Chinese visitors before …
No second lockdown in Thailand, says DPM
THAILAND will not impose another Covid-19 lockdown despite fears of a second wave of infections coming from those returning from Myanmar.
Thousands of supporters greet Thailand’s monarch as he leads birthday celebrations for late father
Thailand’s king Maha Vajiralongkorn led a candlelight vigil for his late father at Bangkok’s Sanam Luang ceremonial ground. It comes as the monarchy faces challenges from student-led protests.