Tourists smoking and drinking in national park draw online ire

An online video showing foreign tourists smoking and drinking alcohol on the open waters off Phi Phi Island in Krabi province has drawn widespread public disapproval.

Thaksin returns to Chiang Mai for mayoral campaign rally

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew to his home province of Chiang Mai on Saturday to prepare for a campaign rally for a Pheu Thai Party candidate in the May…

Pickup driver livestreams Phuket road rage incident

A pickup driver has caused a stir online after he livestreamed a road rage incident in Phuket on Friday, during which he chased and assaulted another driver with a metal…

ABOUT POLITICS: Taking a more local perspective

The patriarch of the Bhumjaithai Party has demonstrated his acumen and vision in building solid local administrative powerhouses from the ground up — in the process allowing a glimpse into…

Complaints target ‘zero dollar’ steel factory

The House committee on national security and border affairs will inspect a Xin Ke Yuan Steel Co steel factory in Rayong early next month, following allegations of illegal operations as…

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…