Thailand has begun the process of selecting a candidate to run on behalf of the country for the post of director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), with a joint committee established to oversee the search.

PHUKET - A video showing two foreign tourists engaging in oral sex on a moving tuk-tuk in Patong has sparked widespread criticism online, with many warning of the damage such behaviour could cause to the resort town’s image.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has reported a fiscal surplus of more than 5 billion baht for the 2025 budget year, driven by higher-than-expected revenue collection and lowered spending.

HONG KONG — China has become one of the largest sources of investment in land parcels and other properties in Singapore, as the safe-haven status of Southeast Asia's top financial hub continues to attract global capital, according to analysts.

RIO DE JANEIRO  — Latin pop queen Shakira delighted crowds of two million that packed Rio's famed Copacabana beach under a full moon Saturday, delivering fan-favorite hits and words of love for Brazil.

While a majority of people in southern Thailand support the proposed Land Bridge megaproject, more than half say they have only a limited understanding of it, according to a Nida poll survey released on Sunday.  

A helicopter crashed behind a PTT petrol station near the BTS maintenance depot on Sukhumvit Road in Muang district of Samut Prakan province on Sunday morning, leaving two people injured.

The number of companies registering in "high-risk" sectors has declined sharply following efforts to tighten business registration, says the Department of Business Development (DBD).

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not take any formal advisory role after his expected parole from prison, though he remains a key ideological influence within Pheu Thai, says leader Julapun Amornvivat.

Hotspots were detected across northern Thailand during the last week of April as forest fires raged despite intensified efforts by authorities to bring them under control. Most fires were found in forest zones.