Fresh headlines from Thailand, aggregated from leading English-language publications.
PATTAYA — 7 September 2026, Pattaya Mayor Poramet Ngampichet said a five-day visit by around 4,800 US Navy personnel from the USS Abraham Lincoln generated an estimated 100 million baht (about US$3 mi...
BANGKOK — A white Mercedes sedan was seen driving against traffic on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok, alarming motorists as it travelled the wrong way along a busy four-lane road near the Lad Phrao...
LAMPHUN — 7 September 2026, The Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization (PAO) will launch a free electric bus service on 8 September, allowing residents to travel around the city without fares...
A total of 109 large logs of illegally harvested rosewood were seized after authorities tracked and stopped two trucks in the northern border province of Chiang Rai on Sunday night.
Thailand will cut its standard visa-exempt stay from 60 days to 30 days from 15 September, while also reintroducing a two-entry annual limit for most visa-exempt land crossings. The two-entry limit at...
KALASIN — 7 September 2026, suspected drug courier was arrested after he reportedly fell asleep inside his car while it was being washed at a car wash in central Kalasin, leading police to seize 42,00...
Veteran protest organiser Sondhi Limthongkul on Monday announced a nationwide campaign to monitor the government's performance, and demanded the deportation of troublesome Israeli visitors.
A Frenchman staying on Koh Samui has been ordered to leave Thailand amid accusations his actions stirred religious division and conflict among foreign tourists.
A video of an elephant show going ahead as scheduled in an empty arena with only a single spectator at a crocodile farm and zoo in Samut Prakan province has brought a massive wave of visitors, helping...
KATHMANDU (NEPAL) - Nepal's flood disaster posed an unprecedented challenge, Australian rescue expert Arnold Dix said Monday, with multiple search operations underway in Himalayan hydropower tunnels.
JAKARTA - Jakarta's main airport and three others delayed reopening on Monday after halting operations due to a volcanic eruption and leaving hundreds of thousands stranded.
Wildfires have raged for weeks across swathes of Sumatra and Kalimantan, exacerbated by a particularly severe dry season.
Thai Airways International cancelled flights to Jakarta on Monday as eight Indonesian airports, including two serving the Indonesian capital, remained closed because of ash from erupting Krakatau volc...
The two nations agreed to bolster cooperation in a host of areas, including defense, investment, trade, and digital technologies.
The 2027 budget bill, worth 3.78 trillion baht, has been cut by 11.162 billion baht ahead of a three-day parliamentary debate on its second and third readings starting on Monday, with MPs set to chall...
In Bangkok's relentless traffic and fast-paced lifestyle, young people are facing mounting pressures that can lead to depression, self-harm and suicidal behaviour.
Pollution officials are inspecting a Bangkok data centre after oil-contaminated waste entered drainage pipes, raising concerns that it could reach Rama IX Canal and affect nearby communities.
The trial has dropped from the headlines amid ongoing corruption controversies and the massive flooding that hit vast areas of Luzon this month.
Japan’s Indo-Pacific vision has outlasted its creator and found new partners. Beijing is not pleased.
Can Japan ‘normalize’ relations?
China’s humanoid robots are more than a showcase of state ambition. They reveal how differently we interpret visions of the technological future depending on who builds them.
Concerned citizens and civil society groups working in tandem can help free the unjustly imprisoned. But the work is far from finished.
The prevalence of nationalism, authoritarianism, and populism explains the rise of far-right politics in Australia.
Is this the beginning of the end of Jakarta’s truly “free and active” foreign policy?
Trade infrastructure was swept away. Nepal’s trade with China, which was already limited, will be further restricted after the August 26 floods.
By 2030, the China-U.S. AI competition may be decided less by who builds the most advanced chips than by who deploys the most computing power.
Chinese state media’s handling of the Tibet floods is following its usual pattern of restricted coverage, censorship, and emphasizing positive news.
Governments such as Australia’s need to recognize that defending civil society and a free press throughout the region and beyond are not luxuries but central to a democratic resurgence.
Across the Indo-Pacific, several of the United States’ closest partners are investing more heavily in relationships with one another – and, increasingly, with Europe.
Can the Modi regime survive a wave of mockery that has moved from meme pages to protest sites, political rallies and even parliament?