It might seem that the beginning of the year is all about movies with various guilds lining up to reward their favourite films and actors but it's also the time when the food industry celebrates its own by announcing “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants”.

Mix one part superstition, two parts fashion, a dab of celebrity idolatry and a heap of media frenzy, and what do you get? "Child angel" dolls, the latest craze in Thailand. The dolls occupy a niche somewhere between Buddhist amulets, beloved by gamblers, gangsters and policemen for their reputed magical protective powers, and Furby toys, adored by children for their cuteness.

Two Burmese men have been found guilty and sentenced to death for murdering two UK tourists in Thailand last year.

A military court in Thailand has sentenced a woman to nine-and-a-half years in prison for defaming the country's monarchy on Facebook.

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej makes a rare public appearance, amid concerns for his ailing health.

Ireland women beat Bangladesh women by two wickets in the ICC Women's World T20 Qualifier final at Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok.

Thai police say they were warned by Moscow that 10 Syrians working for the so-called Islamic State (IS) entered Thailand in October to target Russians.

Bangladeshi Tigresses slammed the women side of Papua New Guinea with a 41-run victory in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Bangkok in Thailand.

Bangladesh’s women cricket team has made a winning start to ICC Women’s World Twenty 20 Qualifier beating Thailand by 73 runs.

A two-year-old Thai girl became the youngest person to be cryogenically frozen, preserving her brain moments after death in the hope that she will one day be brought back to life.

Lawyer of suspect says he committed the act to repay a 'personal favour'.

Persecuted Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar and thousands of Bangladeshi nationals have undertaken perilous journeys across the Andaman Sea to reach countries in Southeast Asia.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina provides Tk 5 lakh for the treatment of ailing veteran singer and artiste of war-time radio station Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Lucky Akhand.

Suspect arrested in connection with deadly Bangkok bomb attack allegedly confessed to having paid immigration police more than 21,000 baht (US$581) in bribes each time he travelled in and out of Thailand.

The mastermind behind the fatal bomb blast in Bangkok had arrived in Bangladesh a day before the August 17 blast and left for China after two weeks, police says.

Noted singer-composer Lucky Akhand will be taken to Thailand tonight for better treatment as his condition has deteriorated.

Noted singer-composer Lucky Akhand is likely to fly for Bangkok tomorrow for better treatment as his condition has deteriorated.

Bangkok English daily The Nation reports that Thai police seeks assistance from Bangladesh through Interpol to help locate the mastermind behind the fatal bomb blast after investigations indicated that ‘he might have fled to this South Asian country’.

A council appointed by Thailand's military rulers rejects a controversial new constitution drafted after last year's coup.

A court in the southern Thai island of Phuket acquits two journalists of defaming the navy and breaching the Computer Crimes Act.