Thailand

The Real Ghosts television programme is facing scrutiny over its controversial depiction of local historical figures in one of its episodes....

Line Thailand is joining hands with Tellscore, a local influencer marketing startup, to embark on influencer commerce, hoping to help brands increase their sales during the economic downturn while attracting influencers to the platform....

Minister of Tourism and Sports Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has expressed optimism that the Thai boxers will win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympic Games next year....

A teacher who forcibly gave a high school student an ugly haircut for a perceived infraction in Si Sa Ket has apologised after being reprimanded, according to the local education office....

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he will reshuffle the Cabinet, after his four economics ministers resigned from the ruling Palang Pracharat Party....

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and Silpakorn University are teaming up to turn Rattanakosin Island into a smart city....

A group of activists on Thursday petitioned the Civil Court to revoke the emergency decree imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, saying that extending it until the end of this month would affect their rights to public assembly....

Authorities on Thursday withdrew a lawsuit against three villagers accused of trespassing into a Si Sa Ket Plant Cultivation Station in tambon Nong Pai of muang district to pick mushrooms....

As most local tourists flock to popular destinations during the weekends, tour operators are asking the government to help fill up weekdays by creating more trips for the elderly and state agency meetings....

United States ambassador Michael George DeSombre on Thursday pledged to assist Thailand in achieving its goal to be upgraded from Tier 2 in the US Trafficking in Person Report (TIP) to Tier 1....

Thailand's IPO market is expected to become active again in the second half, with 16 companies already approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to raise funds from the public....

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) on Thursday admitted that Wednesday's cancellation of a House sitting on national reform for failing to achieve a quorum has damaged parliament's reputation, but added the mistake wasn't that serious....

Thailand's cross-border trade fell by 9.7% year-on-year in the first five months of 2020 as the coronavirus ravaged the global economy and led neighbouring countries to close nearly all border checkpoints....

The United States army chief, General James C McConville, arrived on Thursday (June 9) on a two-day trip at the invitation of the Army and has granted permission for the publication of the results of his Covid-19 swab test....

Chiang Mais Doi Saket district chief has launched a rescue mission for people stranded in Pa Miang village after it was hit by flash floods before dawn on Wednesday (July 8)....

A 58-year-old Guinea national was arrested at a McDonalds eatery in Bangkoks Bang Rak area for allegedly raping a 17-year-old minor....

There were five new cases of Covid-19 in state quarantine over a 24-hour period, the governments Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), reported on Thursday (July 9)....

A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly leaving her newborn baby in the woods in Sakon Nakhon province on Wednesday (July 8)....

Tsim Sha Tsui, located on the tip of Kowloon peninsula, has emerged as Hong Kong's most expensive retail neighbourhood for the first time in its history....

A so-called "Survival Team" has been formed to work out a business plan for Thai Airways International (THAI) to support the debt rehabilitation of the carrier, according to a source at the airline....

The Thailand Meteorological Department forecast on Thursday (July 9) that the weakening of the southwest monsoon across the Andaman Sea and Thailand will lower the volume of rainfall across the country, but isolated heavy rain is forecast for the South....

PATTAYA: The water authority has warned Pattaya residents to be frugal in their use of tap water, because the water in the city reservoirs has fallen to the minimum retention level....

Checkpoints will be set up on roads from border areas to intercept illegal migrants coming here to work, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a government spokesman said....

The Immigration Bureau will open an office at Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi province from Monday, to relieve congestion at its government complex office on Chaeng Wattana Road....

Thailand, the world's top producer of coconut milk, said it will enable retailers and consumers to trace coconuts back to their source to show whether monkeys have been used for harvesting....

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: The decision by the picturesque Palio complex to shut its doors could be a precursor of more closures of businesses dependent on tourists visiting scenic Pak Chong district, a senior tourism official warned on Thursday...

LOS ANGELES: Glee star Naya Rivera is missing and feared drowned at a California lake, local officials said, with rescuers to continue a search for her on Thursday....

Second compact SUV offers more utility for the family that the style-led C-HR....

Three cabinet ministers announced their resignation from the Palang Pracharath Party on Thursday, including the finance minister, and with party quotas in play a cabinet reshuffle now seems certain....

CALARC, Colombia: When the coronavirus pandemic swept through Colombia in March, forcing a national lockdown, Alberto Gomez decided he would sit it out amid the lush green foliage of his botanical garden and tend to his plants....

United States army chief-of-staff Gen James McConville arrived on Thursday for a two-day visit, and he and his delegation were tested for coronavirus disease....

The government on Thursday reported five more cases of new coronavirus disease, all quarantined returnees....

SYDNEY: Australia is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong and will give skilled migrants from the city five-year visas with a pathway to permanent residence, after China imposed sweeping national security legislation on the financial hub....

SEOUL: From an eponymous cocktail to eager buyers following the shipping routes of long-awaited cars, Tesla Inc is having a moment in South Korea, particularly among tech-savvy professionals....

AYUTTHAYA: Fire gutted a teak pavilion at historical Wat Chang Thong, built in the Ayutthaya period, on Wednesday night. Damage was estimated at 20 million baht....

TAK: Officials arrested 12 Myanmar and three Chinese illegal migrants in Phop Phra and Mae Sot districts on Wednesday....

NEW YORK: Pakistani student Taimoor Ahmed is one of hundreds of thousands of foreigners enrolled in American universities now fearing for their future after Donald Trump's administration threatened to revoke their visas....

UXBRIDGE, Canada: The coronavirus pandemic has led millions of people to embrace meetings via Zoom but, admittedly, those can be as tedious as in-person conferences....

MELBOURNE: Five million people in Australia's second-biggest city began a new lockdown Thursday, returning to tough restrictions just weeks after they ended as Melbourne grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus cases....

NR Instant Produce Co, the producer and distributor of instant food and drink, vegetarian food and food from plant protein, vows to invest in 100 startups over the next 2-3 years, enhancing its global food production in the future....

The unsettled debate on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) has prompted the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) to conduct a new thorough study to decide whether Thailand shoul...

Rangsrid Luxitanond was elected unopposed as president of the Thailand Golf Association for a seventh term on Wednesday....

TAKAYAMA: Japanese emergency services and troops were scrambling on Thursday to reach thousands of homes cut off by devastating flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage....

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook said Wednesday it took down accounts of Roger Stone, a longtime ally of US president Donald Trump, after an investigation uncovered links to a network involved in deceptive activity dating back to the 2016 US election....

Three distinctive models make those from BMW and Mercedes-Benz look expensive and ordinary....

Army chief Apirat Kongsompong has denied the US is looking to set up a military base on Thai soil....

Activists campaigning against wildlife crime say Thailand could be a global leader in stopping pandemics by further cracking down on and ceasing to be a gateway for the illegal wildlife trade....

State-owned broadcaster MCOT is going through a liquidity crunch but is not insolvent, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity....

Gen Narongpan Jitkaewthae is expected to replace Gen Apirat Kongsompong as army chief during a military reshuffle at the end of September, according to a source in the armed forces....