BANGKOK: The UAE national jiu-jitsu team kicked off the Thailand Open Grand Prix 2023 in style with 15 medals on day one of the competition in Bangkok. The team, sponsored…
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Vietnamese Durian Seller in Thailand Faces Jail Term for Tipping the Scales
by Cai Xiaby Cai XiaA Vietnamese durian vendor in Thailand is facing a potential seven years in jail for using doctored weighing scales to trick customers. The doctored scale showed a four-kilogram durian as…
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Auntie Jury’ has over a million followers and hopes to represent the Chartpattanakla Party A TikTok influencer from southern Thailand has added interest in the election by running as an…
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LAO KIP Boost Travel High Speed Train Brings more Tourists to Thailand
The number of Chinese tourists visiting Vientiane in Laos, Nong Khai and Udon Thani in Thailand, has increased now. Suganda Punsue, chairman of the Nong Khai Travel Trade Promotion Association,…
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2023 Thailand Election: Five Things to Watch
by Jay Akaraby Jay AkaraWith almost two months left until the House of Representatives completes its term and a new election will be held by mid-2023, here are five things you need to keep…
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Activists urge Thailand’s opposition to scrap royal insult law if elected
by Dul Manyby Dul ManyPolitical activists met Thailand’s biggest opposition party on Tuesday (Jan 31) to demand that, if it wins in upcoming elections, it revoke a tough law that criminalises insults of the…
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The latest statement by hardline politician Piyabutr Saengkanokkul provides the clearest evidence that one of Thailand’s newest political parties, which thrives on unorthodoxy and drastic reforms that border on extremism, has reached a soul-searching point probably in record…
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How Has the Russia-Ukraine War Impacted Cambodia’s Foreign Policy?
by Long Nisayby Long NisayThe country and its prime minister, Hun Sen, have been unexpectedly outspoken about Ukraine’s plight. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February of this year undermined the basic principles of the…