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BANGKOK — Paid maternity leave of 180 days could be passed early next year if it wins approval from several ministerial departments including public health and labor welfare.

BANGKOK — As the number of Rohingya fleeing what the UN has described as “textbook” ethnic cleansing reached an estimated 412,000 people Monday, Thailand...

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — The country’s oldest national park turned 55 on Monday, an anniversary celebration joined by the world’s largest search engine.

HANOI, Vietnam — The death toll from Typhoon Doksuri has risen to at least nine, with four people still missing since the storm hit...

LOS ANGELES — The dystopian series "The Handmaid's Tale" was crowned best TV drama on Sunday at the Emmy Awards, and the show also won best drama writing and directing while earning Elisabeth Moss a best actress statuette and Ann Dowd a best drama supporting actress award. "Veep" and "Saturday Night Live" were also big winners.

From oil and airlines to telecom, many of Thailand's largest state-owned enterprises would be reorganized under a bill backed by the junta. Proponents say it will bring needed reform and efficiency to these monolithic and backward organizations. Opponents say it opens to door to the biggest giveaway of public assets for private gains.

BANGKOK — An investigative news agency released a statement Friday disputing allegations its head sexually harassed a subordinate.

BANGKOK — In most cases, the conviction of a Thai man trafficking rhino horns through a bizarre scheme that involved hiring prostitutes to pose...

BANGKOK — The distressed parents of a woman missing for two years asked police Friday to search a laptop they believe might hold the clues to their daughter’s disappearance.

BANGKOK — Those planning to travel Bangkok-Pathum Thani this weekend will have to seek alternatives to the main road.