Thailand’s ‘Mike Pirat’ Wins Best Foreign Artist Award in China
BEIJING — A Thai heartthrob actor has enamoured mainland China after being named best foreign artist at one of the country’s largest award ceremonies...
Pandemic ‘Travel Bubble’ to Admit Some Chinese Tourists
BANGKOK — PM Prayut Chan-o-cha approved a proposal to allow certain groups of foreign tourists to visit the country during the coronavirus pandemic without having to go through quarantine measures, officials said Friday.
British Fugitive Flees UK, Found to be Boxer in Phuket Luxury
A British member of a drug trafficking gang fled UK to become a boxer in Phuket, lived in a luxury villa in Rawai for two years, to be extradited from Thailand.
King Advises Against Excessive Funeral Restrictions
BANGKOK — King Vajiralongkorn has urged the authorities to make sure their regulations for viewing the cremation of his father are not too strict, a government spokesman said Sunday.
Two Kiwi Tourists Deny Assault Charges Against Phuket Police
PHUKET - Two New Zealand tourists who were accused of assaulting a Phuket traffic police officer in an incident widely shared online are still...
Bangkok-Bound ISIS Suspect Arrested, Longer Visa Lines Expected
BANGKOK — Heightened security prompted by intel about a suspected militant attempting to enter Thailand have led to stricter security checks during the New Year holidays that mean longer lines for tourists seeking visas on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Trans Queen Jazell Barbie Royale Wants to Inspire Women Like Her
BANGKOK — Jazell Barbie Royale said she has found Thailand more open to transgender people than the United States days after being crowned here in...
Workers Trapped in Sukhumvit Building Collapse, At Least 3 Dead
BANGKOK — Rescue workers were searching for people trapped inside a collapsed building in Soi Sukhumvit 87 on Friday, where at least three people had reportedly died already.
A British Man Makes Up A Story Being Held For Ransom In Pattaya
PATTAYA - Police officers deployed commandos to help the British man after being informed by his family in England that he was kidnapped and...
Foreigner Found Dead In Koh Phi Phi National Park
KRABI — Police said Tuesday they’re trying to identify a body found off the coast of Koh Poda in the south.
