A TOURIST has told how she was raped on Thailand’s so-called Death Island after having her drink spiked. Marijke, 30, said she sipped her drink before “everything went blank” and she woke up in the middle of nowhere in Koh Tao, without her clothes or other belongings. 9 Marijke is certain her drink was spiked … Read more
WASHINGTON — Arnong Mungoei has farmed rice in Thailand’s Khon Kaen province for half a century. Working land some 500 kilometers northeast of Bangkok never made her rich, but it provided a dependable livelihood. But since February 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, global geopolitical tensions and weather conditions elsewhere have upended the rice markets and … Read more
BANGKOK: Floods caused by intense rainfall have affected tens of thousands of people in Thailand’s deep south, officials said on Monday (Dec 25), with some roads and railway lines forced to close. At least a dozen schools in the provinces of Yala and Narathiwat have been forced to close, while footage from the region showed … Read more
BANGKOK: Thailand’s progressive Move Forward Party, which won this year’s election but was shut out of government, said on Monday (Dec 25) it was confident about a court case probing campaign pledges to reform royal insult laws. Move Forward Party won most seats in the May poll, but then-leader Pita Limjaroenrat was blocked from becoming prime … Read more
IF all you want for Christmas is a little winter sun, then we have got it sorted. All the major holiday companies have got tempting deals to fly you off to warmer climes from Tenerife to Thailand and Turkey too – and they will have you on a plane as early as New Years Eve. … Read more
Dozens of orders had been placed for those two seafood products on Tmall as of Tuesday noon, which could be viewed by some as a lukewarm performance on the platform. Taobao and Tmall have more than 800 million monthly active users as of November. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Dozens of orders had … Read more
Forget exotic holidays to the likes of the Maldives and the Caribbean – if money was no object, an ideal Christmas for Britons would be in a country manor house. That’s according to a survey that quizzed them on the elements that would make up their perfect Christmas day, producing a ranking with 24 entries. … Read more
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand that were tied to an art dealer and collector accused of running a huge antiquity trafficking network out of Southeast Asia. This most recent repatriation … Read more
Six Thai restaurants have earned Michelin stars, adding to a growing roster of places as a generation of young and passionate chefs help burnish the nation’s gastronomic appeal. In addition to the six restaurants that were given a one-star rating, two fine-dining restaurants were upgraded to two stars, Michelin said on December 13 when it … Read more
During the three-day festival (April 13 to 15), devotees visit temples to pray and present monks with offerings of food, robes and donations. Ancestors are paid due reverence. A Thai woman during Songkran celebrations at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand, April 2023. Photo: Getty Images At home, young family members pour rose and jasmine … Read more
