Thailand’s biometric data collection stirs debate for Myanmar nationals

10 May 2024, 4:24 am

Thailand is piloting a biometric data collection program across five provinces, seeking to streamline health services for Myanmar nationals and stateless people – the country’s most mobile population.... Read More »

British expat arrested in Thailand for flooding restaurant with bad reviews

10 May 2024, 3:54 am

The expat, only identified as Alexander, 21, is accused of getting pals to bombard the Phuket restaurant with bad reviews over a feud with the owner.... Read More »

Thailand's Shift: New Prime Minister Plans To Criminalize Cannabis Reversing 2022 Decision

10 May 2024, 2:23 am

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has declared his government’s intention to re-criminalize cannabis by the end of 2024, undoing the country´s 2022 decision to decriminalize the plant. The ...... Read More »

New Thai Market, At Siam Night Market, Opens in Hollywood, CA

10 May 2024, 2:13 am

More than 12 years ago, I emigrated from Bangkok, known in Thai as Khrung Thep, to the City of Angels. In the same way that food trucks are synonymous with L.A.'s cultural identity, street food ...... Read More »

Record heatwave claims 61 lives so far in Thailand

10 May 2024, 1:39 am

A record heatwave with apparent temperatures soaring above 52 degrees Celsius has so far claimed 61 lives in Thailand, the Health Ministry reported in Bangkok on Friday. The figure is more than twice ...... Read More »

Mark your calendars! DRAG BANGKOK Festival 2024 Extravagant "Drag" festival to hit Bangkok, the first in Thailand and Asia

9 May 2024, 11:34 pm

Don't miss the "DRAG BANGKOK Festival 2024", the first ever major drag festival in Thailand and Asia that will bring excitement, fun and a million stars. See you at Parc Paragon, Siam Paragon, from ...... Read More »

Heatstroke kills 61 in Thailand so far

9 May 2024, 11:05 pm

Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday after weeks of scorching weather across the region. A wave of exceptionally ...... Read More »

Daniel Arsham Brings His Future Relics to Thailand Through ‘BANGKOK 3024’

9 May 2024, 12:59 pm

New York-based artist Daniel Arsham has brought his future relics to Bangkok Thailand, in a first-of-its-kind exhibition in the country titled BANGKOK 3024. The show is created in collaboration with ...... Read More »

Oxen in Thailand's annual royal ploughing ceremony indicate Thai economy set to prosper

9 May 2024, 12:59 pm

The Thai economy is set to prosper over the next year and when ... The prediction came via the annual Royal Ploughing ceremony, held Friday, on a field outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok. The pageant ...... Read More »

Thailand’s Shock Cannabis Policy U-Turn Risks Protests, Lawsuits

8 May 2024, 11:55 pm

Thailand’s move to reclassify cannabis as a narcotic threatens to trigger street protests and class-action suits by owners of thousands of dispensaries which sprung across the country in the wake of ...... Read More »

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