Thailand, Japan expand footprint in Vietnam’s consumer M&A market
Economy 12:13 15/02/2026Thailand and Japan emerged as the leading sources of foreign capital in Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in 2025, with investors from the two countries particularly active in consumer-focused deals.
Teacher dies after Thailand school shooting
World 13:59 12/02/2026BANGKOK - A female teacher died on Thursday in southern Thailand's Hat Yai district after a gunman opened fire at a school where she worked, the provincial administration said on social media.
Thailand votes in three-way race as risk of instability looms
World 17:19 08/02/2026BANGKOK - Polls opened in Thailand on Sunday in a general election defined by a three-way battle between the country's conservative, progressive and populist camps, with no single party expected to secure a clear majority, prolonging the spectre of political instability.
Japanese, Thai police discuss steps against human trafficking
World 17:13 04/02/2026BANGKOK -- Thai and Japanese police authorities agreed to closely cooperate to eradicate human trafficking after a Thai girl was discovered to have been forced to provide sexual services at a massage parlor in Tokyo.
Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push
World 14:34 26/01/2026MAITON ISLAND, Thailand -- After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark glided into the blue waters off Maiton Island in southern Thailand, released in the country's first efforts to "rewild" the endangered species.
Another crane collapses in Thailand killing 2 people, police say
World 16:07 15/01/2026BANGKOK -- A crane collapsed in Thailand on Thursday, crushing two vehicles and killing two people, police said, a day after a crane accident in the northeast caused the deaths of 32 train passengers.
Some saved, some not: rescuers face Thai train crash havoc
World 09:16 15/01/2026Residents and workers were confronted with a scene of carnage on Wednesday as they rushed to try and rescue passengers after one of Thailand's worst rail accidents in decades.
At least 19 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand, 80 injured
World 14:09 14/01/2026BANGKOK - A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at least 19 people and injuring about 80, police said.
Vietnam closes in on 50% of China’s durian market, Thailand faces growing threat: Thai media
Economy 17:39 04/01/2026Thai media have expressed concern that Vietnamese fresh durians may soon overtake Thai durians in the Chinese market, as Vietnam’s share is approaching 50 percent.
Thai factory output unexpectedly falls 4.24% y/y in November
World 15:12 29/12/2025BANGKOK - Thailand's manufacturing production index unexpectedly dropped 4.24% in November from a year earlier due to lower petroleum output, the strong baht and a border conflict with Cambodia, the industry ministry said on Monday.
Ho Chi Minh City police arrest 5 for producing fake Thai medicated oil
Ho Chi Minh City 10:35 29/12/2025Police in Ho Chi Minh City have detained five individuals and charged them with manufacturing and distributing hundreds of thousands of counterfeit bottles of Siang Pure Oil, a well-known Thai medicated oil brand.
'Make emitters responsible': Thailand's clean air activists
World 16:50 28/12/2025A finance specialist who struggled after running in smog and a doctor who fears for the health of his children are among the activists spearheading landmark air pollution legislation in Thailand despite political uncertainty.
