LGBTQ activists to hold major festival in 2023
LGBTQ rights activists and the team behind Naruemit Pride announced yesterday that they will be organizing a major Pride festival on Valentine’s Day in 2023, calling for marriage equality and…
Dramatic rescue of elephant and calf.
Wildlife veterinarian Chananya Kanchanasaka drew national attention for her leadership of the entire operation to save an elephant calf. This incident highlights the Thai vet’s tough task of being a…
Desperate Clients Hold Up Lebanese Banks to Get Their Own Cash
Armed customers stormed at least five Lebanese banks on Friday to demand access to their own funds, which have been trapped by Lebanon’s worsening financial collapse. Such holdups have become…
Baht sinks to its lowest level in 16 years
Thailand’s central bank on Friday said it was closely monitoring the baht and was ready to manage any excessive moves in the currency which hit its weakest level in nearly…
Prince Andrew back in the spotlight but still out in the cold
Amid the displays of emotion and deference since the death of Queen Elizabeth, the presence of one figure has added a discordant note to the solemn rituals leading up to…
Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company
A half-century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard, the eccentric rock climber who became a reluctant billionaire with his unconventional spin on capitalism, has given the company…
Sea riches prompt new talks as Thailand, Cambodia eager to end dispute
Thailand will hold talks with Cambodia over a 26,000 sq km overlapping claims area (OCA) estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the…
Activist jailed for two years for insulting Thailand’s queen.
A Thai court sentenced a political activist to two years in prison on Monday for insulting the monarchy, her lawyer said, after the activist was judged to have dressed as…
Wealthy Americans, Chinese top list of new Thai visa applicants
Thailand is seeing applications trickle in for its new visa programme targeted at rich foreigners with officials viewing it as a sign of more to come. Around 400 people have…
Vietnamese fishing boat burns, sinks after being caught
A Vietnamese fishing boat went up in flames and sank after it was caught trawling in Thai waters and its five crewmen arrested in the Gulf of Thailand off Songkhlah…