Thai actors apologise over misuse of abuse help signal
BANGKOK — 17 July 2026, Thai actors “Win” Metawin Opas-iamkajorn and “Force” Jiratchapong Srisang have apologised after facing criticism from fans in Thailand and...
Cambodia to deny Angkor entry to visitors in ‘inauthentic’ Khmer dress
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia has begun enforcing new rules barring visitors wearing traditional costumes that do not accurately reflect Khmer heritage from entering...
Japan’s parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor,...
SRT launches Bangkok-Ayutthaya commuter rail service
BANGKOK — 17 July 2026, The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will launch its new air-conditioned suburban rail service, SRT BANGKOK CONNEX (BNEX), linking...
Thai PM joins Xi Jinping at World AI Conference in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, China — Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul joined Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior leaders from around the world at the opening ceremony of...
School bus overturns in Surin, 57 students and teachers hurt
SURIN — 17 July 2026, Fifty-seven students and teachers were injured after a school bus lost control and overturned on a highway in Surin...
Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to visit Thailand in early August, PM says
BANGKOK — Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to visit Thailand in early August, with cross-border environmental issues, including contamination in the...
Durian worm complaint sparks online row with Thai vendor
PHAYAO — 17 July 2026, A dispute between a customer and a well-known TikTok durian vendor has gone viral in Thailand after a disappointed...
Clever Phi Phi cat charms tourists into buying treats
KRABI — 15 July 2026, “The scammer cat of Phi Phi Island” has become an internet sensation after leading South Korean tourists into a...
Concrete slab collapse kills one, injures one in Bang Na
BANGKOK — One person was killed and another was critically injured after a concrete slab collapsed onto them in Sukhumvit Soi 66/1 in Bangkok's...
