Thailand

The Thai village using poop to power homes

After successfully lighting up their homes with solar panels and stoves fueled by cow dung, the villagers are now clean energy crusaders in a gas-guzzling country that overwhelmingly relies on fossil fuels.
5 August 2016

Bangladeshi imprisoned 10yrs for trafficking in Malaysia

A Malaysian court sentences a Bangladeshi national to 10 years, finding him guilty of trafficking three fellows through Andaman Sea of Songkhla province of Thailand between 2014 and 2015.
9 June 2016

Thai king marks 70 years on the throne

Queen Elizabeth of Britain and US President Barack Obama have sent congratulations to King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the occasion of his 70th anniversary of accession to the throne.
9 June 2016

Tiger Temple monk held 'for smuggling'

Thai authorities say they have detained a monk attempting to smuggle tiger skins and fangs from a Buddhist temple.
2 June 2016

17 schoolgirls die in Thai dormitory fire

At least 17 young girls died after a fire swept through the dormitory of a school for children of hill tribes in northern Thailand, officials said Monday, adding several others were either missing or injured.
23 May 2016

Thailand to close Koh Tachai island over tourism damage

The Thai island Koh Tachai is set to close, as authorities warn heavy tourism is negatively affecting natural resources and the environment.
17 May 2016

UN human rights chief deeply concerned at growing military role in Thai govt

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expresses growing concern about the military’s deepening role in Thailand’s civilian administration, as well as tight curbs on dissent, as the Kingdom prepares to vote on a final draft Constitution.
22 April 2016

Target Trans-Asian Railway linkage

The government has revised a project to lay a 129-km rail track from Dohazari to Gundum near Myanmar border via Cox's Bazar at a cost of Tk 18,034 crore.
19 April 2016

Thailand drunk drivers face morgue work as punishment

Drunk drivers in Thailand could be sent to work in morgues under a new plan to cut the country's dismal road safety record, officials say.
12 April 2016

US concerned over Thai military’s new police-like powers

The United States on Monday expressed deep concerns over Thailand’s powerful military getting expansive police-like powers by the ruling junta to arrest and detain criminal suspects, reports the Bangkok Post.
5 April 2016

One dead, dozens injured in wave of bombs in south Thailand

Several bombs have gone off in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south killing one person and wounding dozens in a new wave of violence, the military said today.
31 March 2016

FEATURE: Life lessons in an artist’s haunting “3D” mosquito nets

Consider the humble mosquito net. It’s the cheapest and the most effective way to fend off malaria. But what about mosquito netting as high art?
19 March 2016

Bangkok boat explosion injures more than 50 passengers

At least 58 people are injured in Thailand's capital Bangkok after the engine on a water taxi exploded as it pulled into a pier.
5 March 2016

FEATURE: Asia's big nosh

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”.
3 February 2016

Thais treat 'child angel' dolls like progeny

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.
1 February 2016

Burmese guilty of UK tourist murders

Two Burmese men have been found guilty and sentenced to death for murdering two UK tourists in Thailand last year.
24 December 2015

Thai woman jailed ‘for defaming royals’

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.
16 December 2015

Thai king makes rare appearance

Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej makes a rare public appearance, amid concerns for his ailing health.
15 December 2015

Ireland lift Women's World T20 Qualifier after thrilling win

Ireland women beat Bangladesh women by two wickets in the ICC Women's World T20 Qualifier final at Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok.
5 December 2015

IS agents from Syria 'in Thailand to target Russians'

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.
4 December 2015