Thailand

The Thai rice thriller gets an extension: The newly established cabinet of Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra on July 1, one day after it...

The populist rice pledging scheme in Thailand that granted each farmer a fixed price of 15,000 baht ($484) per tonne could lead to a...

With investors queuing up and pouring billions of dollars into the Myanmar economy prompting a radical socio-economic transition, the question has to be raised:...

In the Philippines, there is no need to fear committing a faux pas by taking a cigarette from an open pack on a table....

“I saw others beaten with different instruments, with things like a wooden rod or things like that… the senior crew attacked workers with knives....

Thailand's state agencies have agreed "in principle" with the Public Health Ministry's proposal to require foreign tourists to buy travel and health insurance before...

The Thai subsidiary of German car rental company Sixt said it will spend more than $3.2 million to extend its business to Laos, Myanmar...

Thai health authorities have realised that there is a growing problem with obesity in the nation, with the number of overweight preschool children having...

Thailand's finance ministry on June 28 signed a contract for loans to finance the $11 billion water and flood management scheme, the country's state...

In another blow to the ruling coalition in Thailand, a court in Bangkok on June 27  decided that the planned $11 billion flood control...

In an attempt to promote traditional grocery stores, Thailand’s Deputy Commerce Minister Nattawut Saikuar wrote and released a music video titled “Show Huay Show...

A sluggish global economy and the volatility of Thailand currency, the baht, were the reasons cited by the country's National Economic and Social Development...

Thailand is considering following the recent path taken by Indonesia to eradicate costly fuel subsidies, a programme that amounted to $8 billion in 2012...

Effective July 1, 2013, passport holders of Thailand and Malaysia won't need a prearranged visa for short stays in Japan any more. The country...

Thai authorities burned $400 million-worth of narcotics on World Drug Day on June 26 in the Thai city of Ayutthaya north of Bangkok, according...

Thailand's Minor Hotel Group, best known for its luxury hotel brand Anantara, has said it will be venturing into Qatar and launch its first...

PTT, Thailand’s largest energy firm, is readying billions of US dollars to invest further into the rapidly opening Myanmar economy, President and CEO Pailin...

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has announced new investment promotion measures that are targeted at the southern border provinces which are predominantly Muslim. The new...