Thailand's hippo Moo Deng draws crowds at first birthday bash
World 15:46 11/07/2025Thailand's baby pygmy hippo and internet sensation Moo Deng celebrated her first birthday on Thursday, devouring a massive tropical fruit platter alongside her mother as throngs of adoring fans turned up for her four-day party.
Vietnam’s defense minister receives chief of Thailand’s defense forces
Vietnam News 14:57 06/07/2025Vietnamese Minister of National Defense Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on Saturday for General Songwit Noonpackdee, chief of Thailand’s Defense Forces, who was on an official visit to Vietnam on Friday and Saturday.
Vietnam spends over $9mn on durian imports despite domestic abundance
Economy 13:41 01/07/2025In the first four months of 2025, Vietnam imported US$9.3 million worth of durians, nearly six times higher than that in the same period in 2024, despite being known as the 'king of durians' and ranking second in the world in durian production and export, after Thailand.
Snakes on a plane bound for India, again
World 13:39 30/06/2025Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.
Thousands demand Thai prime minister quit over border dispute
World 16:16 29/06/2025BANGKOK - Thousands of protesters rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, piling pressure on a government at risk of collapse over a border dispute with neighbouring Cambodia.
Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, shaking $1 billion industry
World 14:55 26/06/2025Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's narcotics list in 2022.
Thailand becomes less attractive to Vietnamese travelers
Travel 11:54 26/06/2025Thailand, long hailed as a top Southeast Asian destination for international travelers, is experiencing a notable decline in arrivals from Vietnam.
Thailand closes border crossings with Cambodia as dispute deepens
World 14:41 24/06/2025Thailand's military has closed border crossings into Cambodia to almost all travellers, including tourists and traders, citing security concerns as tensions between the two Southeast Asian neighbours remain escalated over a simmering border dispute.
Thailand heads into political turbulence as Cambodia row festers
World 17:08 23/06/2025BANGKOK - Thailand's government said on Monday it would push ahead with a cabinet reshuffle this week, facing down a backlash against its handling of a border row with Cambodia that has left Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra hanging on to power by a thread.
Thai PM will not resign or dissolve parliament, ruling party official says
World 16:14 22/06/2025Thailand's embattled prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign or dissolve parliament, a senior official from the ruling Pheu Thai party said on Saturday, risking a prolonged political crisis in Southeast Asia's second largest economy.
Thailand credits prey releases for 'extraordinary' tiger recovery
World 11:57 20/06/2025In the thick, steamy forests of western Thailand, 20 skittish sambar deer dart from an enclosure into the undergrowth -- unaware they may find themselves in the jaws of one of the habitat's 200 or so endangered tigers.
Cambodia turns to World Court over Thailand border disputes
World 17:05 15/06/2025Cambodia said on Sunday it had asked the International Court of Justice to resolve its border disputes with Thailand, after a flare-up in their long-running row led the Southeast Asian neighbours to mobilise troops on both sides of the border.
