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FULL MOON PARTY OVER FOR THAI TOURISM BOOM
After a decade of booming growth in Australians visiting Thailand, tourists are now choosing alternative destinations... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN THAILAND FLOODS
Flooding from heavy rains hammering Thailand's south has left at least 18 people dead and thousands of villages partially submerged... READ MORE›
FLOODS CAUSE CHAOS AND DEATHS IN SOUTHERN THAILAND
More relief centres are being closed but we remain on alert, Amir Sarifudin, Terengganu state civil department force deputy director, told AFP... READ MORE›
FALSE BOMB SCARE TRIGGERS FACEBOOK SAFETY CHECK FEATURE
Facebook set off fear and anger among Thailand's social media users after its safety check feature warned of a bomb alert in Bangkok... READ MORE›
FACEBOOK SAFETY CHECK CREATES FALSE ALARM IN BANGKOK
Facebook users in Bangkok were falsely alerted to an explosion in the Thai capital, after the social network activated its Safety Check feature... READ MORE›
AFTERMATH OF NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKE HORROR
Thailand has strict lese majeste laws against insulting the monarchy, which carries a penalty of three to 15 years in prison... READ MORE›
THAILAND BEGINS NAMING PRINCE VAJIRALONGKORN AS NEW KING
The deeply revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on 13 October, plunging Thailand into mourning... READ MORE›
DID THAI KING HELP STIFLE DEMOCRACY?
After the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand is preparing for Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to succeed him on the throne... READ MORE›
'I WAS SO SCARED': THAI WOMEN REVEAL VIOLENCE AT THE HANDS OF AUSTRALIAN PARTNERS
Thai migrant women are victims of domestic violence at seven times the national rate, mostly at the hands of their Australian-born partners, the latest data shows... READ MORE›
ASIA OUTBREAKS PROMPT QUESTION IS ALL ZIKA DANGEROUS
In Guinea-Bissau, five microcephaly cases are under investigation to determine whether the African lineage of Zika can cause microcephaly... READ MORE›
WHITE ELEPHANTS, MAHOUTS PAY RESPECTS TO LATE THAI KING
Some 200 mahouts leading nine, specially chosen white elephants and two white-painted elephants arrived at the palace from around the country... READ MORE›
A WATERFIGHT LIKE NO OTHER MAY BE BREWING OVER ASIA'S RIVERS
In March China agreed to release water to help drought-stricken countries downriver... READ MORE›
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THE OUTLAW OCEAN SEA SLAVES THE HUMAN MISERY THAT FEEDS PETS AND LIVESTOCK
After offloading fish for about 10 minutes, Som Nang said he asked the captain why Mr. Long was chained... READ MORE›
WHAT SHOULD TOURISTS DO IN THAILAND AFTER KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH?
Thailand's lese majeste laws are among the strictest in the world, designed to protect the most senior members of the royal family from insult or threat... READ MORE›
THAI KING, WORLDA??S LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH, DIES AFTER 70 YEARS ON THRONE
BANGKOK -- Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne... READ MORE›
BANGKOK BOMB: EXPLOSION CLOSE TO ERAWAN SHRINE KILLS AT LEAST 21 PEOPLE INCLUDING SEVEN FOREIGNERS - LATEST UPDATES
It has been suggested that one of the perpetrators' motives for attacking the renowned Erawan shrine was to cripple Thailand's tourism industry... READ MORE›
BANGKOK HALF-MARATHON BECOMES WORLD'S LONGEST AFTER WRONG U-TURN
An error by race organisers has turned Bangkok into the home of the world's longest half-marathon... READ MORE›
ERAWAN SHRINE ATTACKER WAS 'PART OF NETWORK', POLICE SAY
The bomb attack that killed 20 people at Bangkok's Erawan shrine on Monday was carried out by a network, Thailand's chief of police has said... READ MORE›
THAI KING'S BODY TRANSFERRED TO PALACE AS YEAR OF MOURNING BEGINS
Thais line streets of Bangkok to pay respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday after 70 years on throne... READ MORE›
THAIS MOURN DEATH OF REVERED KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The people of Thailand mourn the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a pillar of stability in the country during his 70-year reign... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN DJ JAILED FOR LIFE IN THAILAND
Jake Mastroianni, 26, will be kept in Bangkok's notorious Klong Prem jail in Bangkok where up to 30 prisoners share cells in conditions described as harsh... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER DEPORTED FROM THAILAND
Joshua Wong has boarded Hong Kong Airlines HX772 earlier from Bangkok, Thailand, en route back to Hong Kong... READ MORE›
THE MEKONG RIVER: STORIES FROM THE HEART OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS
The fate of 70 million people rests on what happens to the Mekong river... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL RISES IN BANGKOK BOMB BLAST
A deadly bomb blast rocked the commercial hub of Bangkok, Thailand Monday, killing at least 16 people... READ MORE›
EX-THAI PM YINGLUCK TO FIGHT $1BN FINE OVER RICE SCHEME
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's former prime minister, has vowed to fight an administrative order demanding she personally pays 1bn over her government's money-losing rice subsidy scheme... READ MORE›
AMERICAN HOSPITALIZED IN THAILAND AFTER SEXUAL ASSAULT
The attack on Ms. Gavios is the latest in a series of high-profile crimes in Thailand's tourist destinations since the military seized power in May 2014... READ MORE›
LAOS DESTINATION IN ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE SO FAR ELUDES GLOBAL CRACKDOWN
Similarly, a shipment of about 600 pounds of elephant tusks intercepted in 2009 by the Kenyan wildlife authorities was being sent to Mr. Vixay's company in Laos... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS THAILAND MADE DECISION TO BLOCK HK ACTIVIST'S VISIT
Chinese Vice Premier Li Yuanchao met Prayuth in Bangkok on Sunday, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday... READ MORE›
DRINKING, PARTYING OFF LIMITS IN THAILAND AS DEATH OF KING HITS TOURISM
Programming on every television channel in Thailand was replaced by documentaries about the king's life... READ MORE›
THAILAND BLAMES UIGHUR MILITANTS FOR BOMBING AT BANGKOK SHRINE
But Thailand has made it clear that the Uighurs were repatriated at China's request, a decision Thailand seems unlikely to repeat anytime soon... READ MORE›
THAIS THRONG STREETS TO SEE KINGS BODY
Thousands of Thai people have packed the streets of Bangkok to see a convoy carrying the body of King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
AMNESTY CALLS OFF LAUNCH OF THAI TORTURE REPORT AFTER POLICE WARNING
This incident is another striking illustration of a new pattern of harassment of human rights defenders documenting torture in Thailand, he said... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›
PHIL HUGHES DEATH CRICKETERS RALLY AROUND BOWLER SEAN ABBOTT WHO BOWLED FATAL DELIVERY
The scandal began to unfold last week when a group of police officers who have links to the princess's family was arrested... READ MORE›
PAIR RETRACT THAI MURDER CONFESSIONS
Thailand's National Human Rights Commission said on Monday that it had found evidence that the two suspects, Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Htun, both 21, were physically abused by the police... READ MORE›
THAI EX-PM DENIED RIGHT TO TRAVEL
Yingluck Shinawatra's brother is ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who ruled the country from 2001 to 2006 and is still said to be an influential figure... READ MORE›
THAI POLICE ANNOUNCE ARREST IN BANGKOK BOMBING
17 explosion at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok's central shopping district killed 20 people and was the worst attack of its kind in recent Thai history... READ MORE›
BRITISH BACKPACKER MISSING IN THAILAND 'FOUND'
A member of the family was also reported to be on their way to Thailand... READ MORE›
THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH SPURS ULTRA-MONARCHISTS
'Black-shaming' Thailand's monarchy is protected by a draconian lese majeste law that outlaws criticism with punishments of up to 15 years in jail for each insult uttered... READ MORE›
2ND ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH BANGKOK BOMBING
The authorities issued three additional arrest warrants on Tuesday, including for two men they identified as Ahmet Bozoglan and Ali Jolan... READ MORE›
DEADLY EXPLOSION HITS THAILAND'S PATTANI PROVINCE
The bomb tore through a noodle shop around 1200 GMT in Pattani, a province in Thailand's Malay-speaking Muslim south... READ MORE›
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BANGKOK EDGES OUT LONDON AS WORLD'S TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION
The Thai capital of Bangkok has beaten London to be crowned the world's most popular travel destination this year... READ MORE›
HONG KONG STUDENT LEADER JOSHUA WONG DETAINED IN THAILAND
BEIJING -- The face of Hong Kong's 2014 pro-democracy protests, Joshua Wong, has been detained trying to enter Thailand, renewing questions about Beijing's growing global reach... READ MORE›
BANGKOK EDGES OUT LONDON AS WORLD'S TOP TRAVEL DESTINATION
Travel Bangkok edges out London as world's top travel destination - Asia Times... READ MORE›
IS PHILIPPINE LEADER RODRIGO DUTERTE CHARTING A COURSE AWAY FROM US?
Mr Duterte has estimated that 3.7 million of 101 million Filipinos have been using illegal drugs, one of the highest rates of drug use in Asia... READ MORE›
DAVAO BOMBING: PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE DECLARES 'STATE OF LAWLESSNESS'
Soon after becoming president Mr Duterte launched peace talks with communists, who last week agreed to an indefinite ceasefire... READ MORE›
THAI POLICE WANT TO INTERCEPT PHONE CALLS IN 'NATIONAL SECURITY' CASES
Thai police want to intercept phone calls in 'national security' cases - Asia Times... READ MORE›
PROMISED ELECTIONS REMAIN DISTANT 2 YEARS AFTER THAI MILITARY COUP
I find this draft constitution illiberal, said Kasit Piromiya, a senior Democrat member and former foreign minister... READ MORE›
TERROR ATTACKS PLANNED FOR POPULAR THAI DESTINATIONS
According to the local news website Kaosod, a leaked intelligence memo identified two suspected militants as ethnic Uighur men from Turkey who entered Thailand on March 23... READ MORE›
THANAT KHOMAN THAI STATESMAN AND CO-FOUNDER OF ASIAN ALLIANCE DIES AT 101
While he was willing to align Thailand with the United States, Mr. Thanat saw that the country's long-term future lay in cooperating with its neighbors... READ MORE›
SWEDISH POLICE JOIN THAI SEARCH FOR MISSING HONG KONG BOOKSELLER
A week ago, a Chinese rights activist and former columnist also vanished in Thailand... READ MORE›
'I PUT MY $67M WINNING LOTTERY TICKET THROUGH THE ...
Trains will be designed to travel at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, according to State Railway of Thailand governor Wutthichart Kalayanmitr... READ MORE›
RUSSIA WARNS OF ISLAMIC STATE THREAT TO NEW YEAR TOURISTS IN THAILAND
Ten Syrians linked to the Islamic State group entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said in a leaked document citing informa... READ MORE›