Thailand

King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has been living the life that many of us cannot even imagine of living.

Mucky business: Thai prisoners clean Bangkok sewers after pandemic delay

A shift by Thailand's central bank to a more hawkish footing this week stunned markets and appeared to finally end policymakers' tolerance for mounting price pressures, but a range of risks are likely to keep any tightening gradual.

Thailand has become the first country in Asia that has decriminalised cannabis and allowed its cultivation and possession.

Ships made available by Middle Eastern clients have eased the burden of high freight costs that were a concern for exporters earlier

Thai culture has long been steeped in astrology and forms of divination such as palm reading, tarot cards or numerology.

Around 23,000 Russians travelled to Thailand in January this year, according to the country's Tourism and Sports Ministry.

Visitors will have to undergo hotel quarantine for 10 days, or 14 days if they are unvaccinated.

This was not the first time the dog has attacked a child in the camp.

The red-clad protesters in cars and on motorbikes moved to Democracy Monument for a quick demonstration in the heavy rain before dispersing at nightfall.

Sunday's protests come after a week of confrontations between demonstrators and police.

Overwhelmed mortuaries are renting refrigerated containers to store bodies, while medical and other frontline workers are exhausted.

Multiple fire trucks, water trucks and two helicopters were deployed to quell the blaze

Faced with the surge in a pandemic that has already killed more than 3.9 million people worldwide, officials are racing to vaccinate their populations.

Similar spikes in infections have been seen across Southeast Asia, with Indonesia setting a new daily infection record of more than 21,000.

UN Secretary-General Guterres said the crackdown was "absolutely unacceptable" and urged the Myanmar authorities to undertake a "serious democratic transition".

Thailand's pro-democracy movement kicked off last July and at its peak attracted tens of thousands of mostly young people.

Cannabis has been legalised in the Southeast Asian country and many locals are obviously trying to make the most out of it.

This comes after the Mistress had just returned from being imprisoned last year to rejoin the King's royal harem after previously being accused of seeking to undermine the Queen.

The hotel had a man arrested after he left them negative reviews on the popular travel website.

The $10.6 billion sale to Thailand's biggest conglomerate was first flagged in March and also covers Tesco's operations in Malaysia.

Scores of students and activists have been arrested and charged -- some with the serious crime of sedition.

For months, protesters have staged almost daily rallies demanding reforms to the country's monarchy.

The Thai King has long been criticised for spending too much of his time in his home in Bavaria, Germany.

The Thai government's existing anti-defamation laws have long been criticised for being abused by big players to stifle freedom of expression.

The man and his two accomplices were spared the lethal injection after the ruling was overturned.

The senior university student had punished the younger student by forcing her to run laps on the sweltering university campus.

School bus driver and nursery school staff in Thailand to be charged with negligence for death of 2-year-old boy left inside school van.

A yoga retreat in Thailand is in hot water as its Swami faces allegations of rape and running a sex cult

Ignoring COVID-19 lockdown rules, the man took the woman to his temporary residence before the drug-fuelled attack.