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Pink dolphins in Ao Phang Nga National Park on Tuesday.

‘Pink Dolphins’ Spotted in Phang Nga (Video)

PHANG NGA — Two pink dolphins were spotted for the first time in years at a national park on Tuesday, to the delight of...
Blake Richardson, Reece Bibby, and George Smith of New Hope Club play with Thai food props at an interview on June 10, 2019 in Bangkok.

‘New Hope Club’ is Wooing Thai Hearts

BANGKOK — A day after their first concert in Thailand, British boy band New Hope Club said they were humbled by how their dedicated...
Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha after being re-appointed as prime minister on June 11, 2019.

Prayuth Officially Appointed PM for Second Term

BANGKOK ⁠— Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha was officially re-appointed as prime minister at a Tuesday afternoon ceremony at Government House. Reading a short statement...
Premchai Karnasuta exits the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Case Region VII court on June 11, 2019.

Premchai Sentenced to Jail for Bribery in Black Panther Case

SAMUT SONGKHRAM — A construction tycoon was sentenced to a year in prison for bribery in a high-profile case involving the hunting of a...
Left, Parina Kraikup in a photo posted Monday. Photo: Parina Kraikup / Facebook. Right, a file photo of Pannika Wanich / Matichon.

Parina vs. Pannika: Pro-Prayuth MP Says Future Forward Rival’s Grad Photo Violates 112

BANGKOK — A feud over a black-and-white pantsuit escalated when a pro-junta MP accused a Future Forward MP of breaking the lese-majeste law. Phalang Pracharath’s...
Sirachai Arunrugstichai with a photo of a dugong decapitated for an autopsy.

Thailand ‘Prostituting Its Resources,’ Says Top Nature Photographer

Shin is angry. As one of Thailand’s foremost marine conservation photographers, Sirachai “Shin” Arunrugstichai sees on a daily basis dead baby sharks discarded as trash...
Parliament fashion feud: left, Pannika Wanich of the Future Forward Party. Right, Parina Kraikup of the Phalang Pracharath Party, both in parliament on June 5.

Pantsuit-Gate II: Pro-Prayuth MP Piles on Rival’s Fashion

BANGKOK — A pro-junta MP has posted derogatory insults about the outfit worn by a Future Forward MP to the Wednesday parliamentary session that elected junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha to a second term as prime minister.

Editorial: Prayuth’s PM Victory is a Sham

Last night’s vote, which secured junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha another term in office, proved the process was rigged from the start.
Siripong Angkasakulkiat abstains from his PM vote in Parliament June 5, 2019.

One “Brave” MP Abstained From Voting For Prayuth

BANGKOK — “I abstain from voting,” announced Siripong Angkasakulkiat. Then he wai-ed his fellow MPs, sat down, and cried. Siripong of Bhumjaithai party on Wednesday...

Prayuth Wins Second Term as PM

BANGKOK — With the help of pro-junta lawmakers and his own handpicked Senators, junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha secured another term in office Wednesday night.

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