Draft bill seeks labour rights for sex workers in Thailand
A foundation advocating for sex workers submitted a draft bill to parliament on Thursday that would decriminalise sex work and extend labour protections to...
Chile Turns Food Exports Into Soft Power at Bangkok Business Summit 2026
BANGKOK — 28 May 2026, Chile opened the Chile-ASEAN Business Summit 2026 in Bangkok this week, bringing together Chilean exporters, importers, retailers, distributors and...
Police Swarm Gold Shop After ‘Robbery’ Scare, Find Man Who Walked Into Glass Door
CHONBURI — 27 May 2026, Nearly an entire police station was deployed to what was initially reported as a gold shop robbery, only to...
Vietnam’s president pays respect to Ho Chi Minh in Udon Thani on first Thailand...
Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary To Lam arrived at Udon Thani International Airport at 12:50 on Wednesday, accompanied by his wife Ngo...
Rescue update: 5 of 7 cave-trapped survivors located in Laos
XAISOMBOUN, Laos — 27 May 2026, Five of seven people trapped inside a cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, have been found, Thai rescue teams...
Grande mistake: Roi Et woman caught with fake Starbucks coffee
ROI ET — Police have raided a warehouse in Roi Et province, seizing 104 counterfeit ready-to-drink Starbucks coffee products and 20 fake Starbucks cold...
Thai police seize tiger skins, pangolin scales in raid on Nakhon Phanom shop
NAKHON PHANOM — 27 May 2026, Thai police arrested a 37-year-old woman in northeastern Thailand after raiding a traditional medicine and souvenir shop allegedly...
Britain enters state of alarm after experiencing normal Bangkok afternoon
LONDON — Britain was thrown into meteorological confusion Tuesday after temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius, a temperature Thai people traditionally describe as “the walk...
Lao official apologises for remarks targeting Thai cave rescuers
VIENTIANE, Laos — A deputy village chief in Laos has issued a public apology after his social media comments disparaging Thai volunteers helping rescue...
Myanmar villagers’ donation to Umphang Hospital wins hearts online
UMPHANG — A 14,000-baht donation from residents of Chukari village in Myanmar to Umphang Hospital has drawn an outpouring of praise from Thai social...
