Thailand

An ailing Thai elephant is being prepared for an arduous journey home from Sri Lanka after a diplomatic dispute between the two Asian nations over the creature’s alleged mistreatment. Thai authorities had gifted the 29-year-old Muthu…

Seven people, including four children, died Monday when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school’s activity center to collapse in northern Thailand, officials said Tuesday. The latest casualty was a 6-year-old boy…

A New Zealand tourist fell to his death from a train over the World War II “death railway” in Kanchanaburi province in western Thailand on Tuesday. Sai Yok Police Station was alerted at 11.50am that a foreign tourist had died after…

The Royal Thai Navy said Tuesday that six bodies have been recovered and 23 other crew members remain missing after one of its ships sank in the Gulf of Thailand amid rough seas on Sunday. So far, more than 70 crew members of the Sukhothai…

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of Thailand’s King, is still hospitalised and her overall condition remains stabilised “at some level”, said the royal palace in an update early on Monday. While her exact…

Hong Kong, Thailand and Singapore will likely be the biggest beneficiaries as China drops its Covid-19 restrictions and reopens its economy, driving up demand for imports and overseas travel, according to Goldman Sachs Group. Hong Kong…

Russian tourists are once again traveling in large numbers to Thailand via chartered flights and using credit cards issued outside Russia to get around payment difficulties, turbo-charging a gradual tourism recovery in Thailand. More than…

Thailand reported a surge in serious Covid-19 infections and deaths, just as the South-east Asian nation is seeing a rebound in foreign tourist arrivals that is likely to gain further momentum into the holiday season. An average of 702…

Pacific-rim leaders will hold a two-day meeting from Friday in Bangkok, focusing on ways to address surging energy and food prices and supply chain disruptions sparked by Russia's war in Ukraine. During the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic…

Thailand is on course to surpass its target to attract 10 million foreign visitors this year as Malaysians and Indians lead the return of holidaymakers. Tourist arrivals totaled 7.56 million as at Oct 30, with at least 1.5 million visitors…