Thailand

At least one person is dead, with thousands displaced as a result of massive flooding near riverfront communities in Thailand on Thursday, following heavy tropical rainfall. In the country’s northeastern province of Ubon Ratchatani, over…

Thailand's Constitutional Court has thrown out a legal challenge to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's term limits, ruling he can stay in office. It had suspended him while it heard the case but it had been widely expected to…

Most Thai voters say there is no suitable candidate to become the next prime minister in the upcoming general elections, according to an opinion poll. Of the respondents surveyed in September by the National Institute of Development…

People living in tall buildings in three southern provinces — Songkhla, Phang Nga and Phuket — felt tremors from an earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale centred off the northwestern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia early Saturday.…

Thailand will end a nationwide state of emergency declared in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak after the Southeast Asian nation downgraded the virus from a "dangerous" communicable disease to one that only requires surveillance. The…

Thai lawmakers forced the withdrawal of a Bill to regulate wider use of cannabis, saying the proposed legislation lacked enough provisions to prevent its misuse for recreation. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted 198 to 136…

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has said it will deliver its closely watched decision on whether general-turned-politician Prayuth Chan-ocha can remain as prime minister on September 30. Prime ministers are supposed to serve no more than…

Thailand will extend a tax cut on its most-used fuel and subsidize electricity bills of some users to shield consumers from higher oil prices. This comes amid a forecast that the nation's sticky inflation may stay above the central bank…

Thailand's opposition parties are making another attempt to strip the junta-appointed Senate of powers to elect the next prime minister before the national vote likely to be held early next year. Lawmakers are set to vote late on Wednesday…

Thailand's Constitutional Court will meet on Thursday to consider a petition challenging Prayut Chan-o-cha's ability to stay on as prime minister after the former coup leader pushed back on claims his term began in 2014. The nine-member…