Thailand
6 must-have street food to try in Thailand
Street food in Thailand is a prominent feature of any visit to Thailan, for both its variety, cost effectiveness and taste. The indigenous ingredients and relatively cheaper prices attract people from all around the world. During a recent trip to Thailand, I was fortunate to experience this for myself.
8 July 2022, 21:43 PM
5 international travel destinations to visit in summer 2022
Here are 5 international destinations to visit this summer to get away from your hectic daily life.
16 May 2022, 11:19 AM
Thailand may scrap Test & Go to bring in more visitors
Thailand's government is considering scrapping the Test & Go entry scheme and Thailand Pass registration next week to attract more visitors and boost the tourism industry.
15 April 2022, 10:28 AM
15 killed in suspected rebel attacks in Thailand's south: army
At least 15 people are killed and another four injured in attacks by suspected Muslim rebels in Thailand's violence-wracked south, an army spokesman says, the largest death toll in years.
6 November 2019, 04:44 AM
Thailand fire coach after defeat to India
Thailand have fired coach Milovan Rajevac following a humiliating 4-1 thrashing by India in their opening Asian Cup game at the weekend.
7 January 2019, 14:42 PM
1st book on Thai cave rescue out
Millions of people worldwide were transfixed by the real-world Mission: Impossible playing out in the north of Thailand for two fraught weeks in June and July this year.
8 December 2018, 09:48 AM
Thailand's Tham Luang cave to become museum to showcase boys' rescue
A cave complex in Thailand where 12 schoolboys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks before they were safely brought out will be turned into a museum to showcase the rescue, the head of the operation says.
12 July 2018, 10:22 AM
Rescuers consider 'alternative' routes to save boys trapped in Thailand cave
A Thai rescuer is dead in an operation to save 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped inside a flooded cave complex, the latest setback for a mission fraught with danger as rescue teams brace for more rain that could delay their work.
6 July 2018, 04:33 AM
Unable to find lost boys, Thai police drop survival packages into cave
As a search in northern Thailand for 12 boys and their soccer coach missing inside a flooded cave entered a sixth day on Friday, police begins dropping survival packages through a shaft drilled in the mountainside not knowing if anyone is there.
29 June 2018, 08:33 AM
Thailand can be a gateway to SE Asia for Bangladesh: Thai minister
Thailand's Minister for Economic Reforms and Investment Dr Kobsak Pootrakool says Thailand can be the gateway to Southeast Asia for Bangladesh and vice-versa.
2 May 2018, 09:21 AM
Thailand makes one of its 'largest ever' crystal methamphetamine busts
Thailand makes one of its largest crystal methamphetamine busts, seizing 700 million baht ($22.42 million) worth of the drug, police say, as the United Nations warns Southeast Asia is being flooded with illegal drugs from the "Golden Triangle" region.
3 April 2018, 11:52 AM
Penis whitening fad worries surgeons
Plastic surgeons raise red flags about a penis whitening fad in skin colour-fixated Thailand, dismissing the procedure as a phallic "fashion" with uncertain benefits and many risks.
3 February 2018, 11:46 AM
King Bhumibol sowed the seeds of a new economic doctrine
If one looks too close, one can miss the big, overall picture. Too far out and important details can go unnoticed.
27 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Thai ex-PM Yingluck gets 5-year jail for negligence
Thailand's ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is handed a five-year prison sentence after the country's highest court finds her guilty of negligence in the management of a rice subsidy scheme.
27 September 2017, 08:35 AM
Thai cops to detain 'runaway bride' on theft charge
Police in Thailand detain a woman accused of taking off with dowries after marrying at least seven men. But it remains unclear what charges she might face in the high-profile case, reports Bangkok Post.
9 September 2017, 12:46 PM
Thailand 'preparing to receive' those fleeing Myanmar violence
Thailand is preparing to receive people fleeing fighting in Myanmar and send them back "when they are ready", the prime minister has said, following a series of attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on Myanmar security forces last week.
29 August 2017, 15:08 PM
Thailand probes ‘massive port authority scam’ involving 560 employees
Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) discovers graft scam involving 560 employees including many high-ranking officials of the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) and cost between US$9 million and US$12 million.
23 August 2017, 05:18 AM
MoU signed to import rice from Thailand
Bangladesh yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding with Thailand to facilitate up to 10 lakh tonnes of rice import from the
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Govt to further slash duty on rice import
In a desperate bid to stabilise rice price, the government has decided to further reduce the duty on import of the staple and strike a deal with Thailand to buy rice.
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM
U-16 women to go to Osaka again
Bangladesh under-16 women's football team will travel to J-Green Sakai Academy in Japan this month as part of preparation for September's AFC U-16 Women's Championship to be held in Thailand.
31 May 2017, 18:00 PM