Thai artists set new record as paintings fetch over 27 million THB in Hong Kong auction
Among the 11 world auction records set at the 20th/ 21st Century Art sale series on November 28-29 were: • Scream of Sorrowful by Thawan Duchanee, auctioned at HK$6,048,000 or…
Jodd Fairs market in Bangkok suffers extensive damage after fire breaks out
A fire at a popular open market in central Bangkok on Wednesday spewed clouds of black smoke visible from all over the Thai capital. Video footage taken from nearby buildings…
Pad Thai tops the list in a recent poll on World’s Favourite Thai Food
Delicious Thailand food is universally regarded as some of the world’s finest. The variety of Thai cuisine, especially its world-acclaimed street food, is astounding, but mainly covers noodles, stir-fries, curries,…
Central Bank says Thai inflation to speed up to targeted range
Thailand’s inflation is forecast to gradually speed up to within the targeted range of 1per cent to 3per cent, the Bank of Thailand said on Wednesday, with the rate expected…
Search resumed this morning for 4 missing tourists who went swimming at Pattaya beach
The search and rescue mission would be back up and running this morning, said the chief of Sawang Rojana Thammasathan Foundation, which is spearheading the operation. The four tourists, whose…
Thai Airways eyeing 787 order and ditches Airbus
Thai Airways International (TG) is in the final stages of negotiating a deal with Boeing to purchase up to 100 aircraft, including a mix of firm orders, options, and purchase…
Smuggled orangutans smuggled into Thailand set to return to Indonesia
Thailand will repatriate next week the last three orangutans, smuggled into the country from Indonesia, a senior official from the National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation Department said today. “We…
27 arrested in Germany for plans to overthrow the government in violent coup
German prosecutors have charged 27 suspected far-right extremists with planning a violent coup. The suspects are accused of membership of the fringe Reichsbürger – or Citizens of the Reich –…
French school teachers walk out after pupils refuse to look at nude painting
France’s education minister has visited a school where some pupils refused to look at a painting of nude women in class, sparking a teacher walkout. The pupils also accused their…
Foreign tourist dies in Bangkok after hospital refuses him treatment
The tourist, identified as Chen, reportedly succumbed to his injuries on the way to a second hospital. The investigation was ordered on Tuesday by the Public Health Ministry and Tourism…