Thai bank profits slump
The combined net profit for the four biggest Thai banks dropped 14 per cent year on year during the third quarter, in the second...
Thailand hopes to finalise RCEP in 2019
When Thailand takes the rotating Asean leadership next year it is expected to push the bloc to finalise the negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive...
Thai monks clash with army over leadership row
Dhammakaya Temple, Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok. Source: Pixabay
A group of Buddhist monks have clashed with troops in Thailand during a protest condemning...
Moody’s: Thai ‘competitiveness issues’
Thailand's relative economic stability defies its political turmoil. Source: Wikimedia
Moody's Investors Service is predicting that below-trend Thai growth over the previous 24 months indicates...
Royalist mobs attack ‘critics’
Thais are expected to wear black clothing. Source: YouTube
Thais have been told to "socially sanction" those who defame the monarchy after King Bhumibol Adulyadej's...
Thais celebrate with road carnage
Songkran new year in Thailand has bought its annual bloodbath with 403 road accidents taking place on Sunday alone, causing 44 deaths and injuring...
Annual Thai road carnage looms
As Thailand prepares for its new year holiday this month, almost 200 hospitals are asking for more blood to cope with the inevitable road...
Thaksin supporters brace for Thai court ruling
Thai political parties bankrolled by the wealthy Shinawatra clan staged major rallies this weekend ahead of a court ruling on Thursday that could exclude...
Giant statues cast shadow over Thai military
The statues of Thai kings dwarf modern-day subjects. Source: ABC
The Thai military has opened a second investigation into allegations of graft surrounding seven huge...
3 freed after ‘insulting’ Thai royals
King Bhumibol Adulyadej is not seen in public any more. Source: Wikimedia
The Thai authorities have freed a political activist after eight years in jail...
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Cambodia joins Asean’s rail network
Cambodia and Thailand have reconnected a cross-border railway after 46 years as Asean’s rail links gradually improve.
The military-appointed Thai prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, and...
Duterte threatens war with Canada over 103 sea containers
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has told Canada to take back tonnes of waste it had “illegally” shipped to Manila or risk "war".
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