Chiang Mai café responds to ‘human zoo’ criticism

The owners of a Chiang Mai cafe housed in an old tobacco factory where patrons can watch workers sorting tobacco leaves has hit back at criticism that they were staging…

Rankings of Thai universities dip in latest Asian survey

Top universities in Thailand have seen their rankings drop in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) rankings, which also highlight that their leading peers in Singapore and Malaysia remain ahead.

BMW drift driver on Phu Thab Boek to face charges

PHETCHABUN – Police are gathering information to pursue charges against a suspected foreign national for creating content that features the dangerous drifting of his BMW along road curves on Phu…

Salvage work nears end at collapsed building: ‘We will find everyone’

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has promised to find all remaining persons trapped in the ruins of the collapsed State Audit Office building as the rescue operation nears its final…

Eight killed in triple crash on motorway

Eight people were killed when their parked sport utility vehicle (SUV) was rear-ended by a semi-trailer truck in an emergency stopping lane on a motorway in Samut Prakan province, resulting…

Thai police bust illegal crypto trading operations

Police have arrested five suspects involved in illegal cryptocurrency trading during raids on eight locations in Bangkok and two tourist provinces, with some firms allegedly laundering money for drug and…

Diving trainees, instructors banned from taking photos underwater

Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment prohibits scuba-diving trainees and instructors from taking photos underwater during their training and examination dives.

British overstayer busted with cocaine on Samui

SURAT THANI – A Briton who failed to stop his motorcycle for a police search has been arrested after being found with cocaine and an expired visa.

Thailand threatens vapers with tougher legal action

The Thai government will take tougher action against e-cigarette smokers, who can be charged with receiving smuggled products, according to a spokesman.

Double-decker buses banned on risky routes

Double-decker buses have been prohibited from plying potentially dangerous routes after a fatal crash on a highway in Prachin Buri, according to the Ministry of Transport.