Asia Thailand On Thursday evening, hundreds of people held a candlelight vigil in downtown Bangkok in support of two political activists on hunger strike, whose health condition is rapidly deteriorating
Asia Thailand Today sees the opening of Can't Stop Won't Stop, a photo exhibition reliving the work of the Bangkok Community Help Foundation over the past two years of the pandemic, celebrating its 500 volunteers
Asia Thailand Over 3.000 elephants are used for tourism in the country, more than anywhere else, almost all privately owned; the collapse of tourism during pandemic had a crucial impact on their owners, many of whom no longer earn enough to care for them
Asia Thailand The country said it has registered 10 million travellers entering the country in 2022, as its key tourism sector recovers from the pandemic
Asia Thailand The temple of Chak Daeng, south of Bangkok, asks its worshippers to leave plastic and glass bottles, milk cartons, paper and other used items to be sorted and processed into polymer fibres to produce a thread and weave it
Asia Thailand Environmental crimes police shut down 16 illegal dumps in Bangkok and arrested seven people for operating them
Asia Thailand Phu Ruea district in Loei province will open today the 'Christmas Festival' at the Phu Ruea Christmas Courtyard, a two-month-long festival to celebrate Christmas
Asia Thailand Almost 50.000 foreign tourists arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Saturday; however, arrivals are still not close to pre-pandemic levels
Asia Thailand The main opposition Pheu Thai party has joined the campaign to liberalise the beer and spirits industry
Asia Thailand The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration will draw up an action plan to improve the quality of life for the elderly, who now account for more than 22% of the city's population
Asia Thailand A battered old bus seat on which mushrooms were growing has been replaced with a new one, according to staff at the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority depot
Asia Thailand The country will legalise abortion up to 20 weeks, the government said, making it easier for pregnant women to access this previously restricted medical procedure
Asia Thailand The new bright and energetic Carnival Magic theme park has attracted local and international tourists to Phuket; it is the first of many more to open across the country in the coming months as tourists return to Thailand