Northern Thailand's chronic smog problem is usually blamed on burning crop waste, villagers burning wooded areas to…

Sunday morning, the northern province of Chiang Mai was blanketed with a thick haze, with a pollution level over 20 tim…

Starting on Moday, all social security subscribers can get their annual medical check-up at any healthcare facility whi…

The Thai retailer Central Group wants to take over some more real estate assets from the insolvent Austrian property co…

An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometre ice road that is rebuilt every …

KUALA LUMPUR — A Molotov cocktail was thrown into a Malaysian convenience store on Saturday, police said, after the cha…

The findings of a study on an integrated entertainment complex and casino development plan are expected to be sent to t…

HIROSHIMA - The Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” finally made its premiere in Japan on Friday, eight months after a co…

TOKYO: Cherry blossoms bloomed on Friday across Japan including Tokyo and Kyoto, coming slightly later than usual follo…

Service on the Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) Yellow Line was suspended from Thursday morning until midnight after so…

The government will grant tax waivers for organisers of large international concerts, sporting events and festivals as …

The Immigration Bureau has warned tourists not to fall victim to online advertisements that offer fast-track immigratio…

SINGAPORE - Organised crime rings that fuelled an “explosion” of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pa…

Police have launched an investigation into an illegal hi-lo den in Ratchathewi district where 40 gamblers were arrested…

An Italian company is considering investing in the government's Land Bridge mega project, according to Transport Mi…

Events celebrating Songkran will be held at 106 spots across Bangkok, with 14-15 major activities, with a full range of…

The Supreme Administrative Court on Monday overturned a ruling made by the Administrative Court of First Instance, ther…

CAIRO - In mid-March, a line of trucks stretched for 3 kilometres along a desert road near a crossing point from Israel…

A network of groups against drink driving on Monday called on the ruling Pheu Thai Party to accept all legislative bill…

The cabinet recently approved the Culture Ministry's plan to nominate Nan as a Unesco Cultural World Heritage Site,…

The Move Forward Party (MFP) has slammed the process behind the upcoming Senate election for paying lip service to prof…

Bangkok residents saved 24.65 megawatts of electricity during this year's Earth Hour campaign, which saw thousands …

The government is to include primary fertility treatment in its 30-baht universal healthcare coverage programme to tack…

Thousands of Buddhist followers from across the country take part in a ceremony to have their 'sacred' tattoos,…

MOSCOW - Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage and fire t…

Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and president of the Badminton Ass…

Bangkok’s status as a financial centre is declining while Singapore continues to outrank Hong Kong as the top money hub…

The popular dating app Tinder has met its match in Nakhon Ratchasima, in the form of angry local women denouncing a bil…

Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has come out in support of legalising casinos in Thailand, saying it would sti…

KANCHANABURI: Fifty-eight Myanmar nationals have been arrested after illegally crossing the border into Thong Pha Phum …

The commander off HTMS Chonburi has been transferred to an inactive post at the Royal Thai Fleet pending an investigati…

HANOI - The Vietnamese Communist Party on Wednesday accepted the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, the government…

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday abruptly transferred national police chief Torsak Sukvimol and his deputy …

JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - Israeli forces have killed more than 50 Palestinian gunmen and detained 180 suspected m…

CHISINAU - Moldova expelled a Russian diplomat over the opening of polling stations for Russia's presidential elect…

The cabinet on Tuesday directed the Transport Ministry to make a feasibility study of the construction of an airport in…

Thailand’s additional domestic gas supply for power generation may be insufficient during this year’s hot season, when …

NEW YORK - Nasdaq was investigating connectivity issues on Monday morning after trading on its exchange was disrupted f…

HONG KONG: More Japanese brands and retailers are likely to occupy shops in Hong Kong this year, drawn to the city'…

In Thailand, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is being implemented to assist individuals at risk of depression a…

A report on a progressive state pension system by the Committee on Social Welfare recently received House approval with…

Nine soldiers will soon be discharged from hospital after suffering minor injuries from an accidental gunshot at the fr…

Thailand is pushing ahead with its plan to legalise same-sex marriage, with lawmakers set to approve changes that would…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong restaurants are ready for next month's ban on throwaway plastic tableware but are concerned ab…

Political activist Ruangkrai Leekitwattana said on Wednesday he would petition the National Anti Corruption Commission …

The national parks and wildlife chief has announced plans for elephant training centres to discipline aggressive wild e…

Rules will be strictly enforced to make water-splashing venues nationwide completely free of alcohol during the Songkra…

MOSCOW - Russia said its forces prevented incursions from Ukraine on Tuesday and inflicted heavy losses on the attacker…

The Chinese beverage giant Nongfu Spring Co is the latest major brand to come under fire from an online army of nationa…

A Chinese traveller has been arrested for allegedly stealing an expensive wristwatch and cash from another passenger du…

Bitcoin topped $71,000 for the first time, advancing for a sixth straight day and taking this year’s rally to almost 70…

The Office of the Narcotics Control Board has set up a special unit to investigate and arrest government officials in b…

At least 50 people have been injured after a Latam Airlines Group SA flight from Sydney to Auckland suffered a mid-air …

Batik Air, full-service carrier of Indonesia’s Lion Group, temporarily suspended two pilots after they fell asleep in t…

LONDON: British police said on Sunday a man had been arrested after a car crashed into the gates of Buckingham Palace i…

LONDON - Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has said she was targeted with “hateful” online abuse during her two pregnancie…

The natural resources and environment minister has ordered compensation for people affected by macaque-related incident…

Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City visit Liverpool on Sunday in a match that is being billed as a potent…

A woman who was hurt when she was attacked by a macaque registered a complaint with police on Friday in a move to cover…

STOCKHOLM - Sweden is joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) to defend its freedom and democracy, Prime …

MANILA - Two seafarers from the Philippines and another from Vietnam were killed by a Houthi missile attack on a ship i…

SURAT THANI: Three Russian nationals were arrested after police raided an illegal beauty clinic on the southern resort …

PHUKET: A Swiss man who recently made headlines by allegedly kicking a woman doctor on a beach was fined on Thursday ov…

Six Indian nationals have been arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on charges of attempting to smuggle 87 wild animals, am…

Thailand has been selected to host the 2029 International Horticultural Expo, a 4-month event expected to attract up to…

A member of a major drug network was arrested and 10 million methamphetamine pills seized when police raided rented pre…

LONDON - The 5-year-old looked nervously at her older brothers, scanning their faces for any sign of distress as needle…

Heat stroke is a real danger with "feels like" temperatures of around 50 degrees Celsius possible in the curr…

Thai Airways International (THAI) will begin services to Perth in Western Australia and to Colombo in Sri Lanka on Marc…

Contractors ignoring deadlines, construction standards and public safety in the building of the Rama II Road expressway…

PHUKET: About 500 locals and activists gathered on Yamu beach in Thalang district on Sunday to condemn a Swiss man who …

Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang said on Sunday the dispute over land plots near Khao Yai National Park shouold be reso…

The cabinet on Sunday endorsed a new alcohol control bill from the Public Health Ministry but ordered it to include det…

Thai parliamentarians opened a seminar on Saturday on the political situation in Myanmar, including opponents of the ne…

A Thai man whose disappearance in Osaka prompted an online plea for help has been located, his brother said on Saturday…

Authorities are preparing to change the surrogacy law to welcome foreign couples to have surrogate babies in Thailand, …

A Swiss man who allegedly kicked a woman for sitting on the steps near his Phuket villa, and his Thai wife who berated …