no comment A thousand candles lit up in Bangkok to mark Buddha's birthday Thailand commemorates Visakha Bucha Day, Buddhism's most sacred day of the year which marks Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death, held on the full moon of the third lunar month in the Buddhist calendar. 15/05/2022
See Blood and bruises: Welcome to Bangkok's real-life fight club In the capital city of a country renowned for its highly technical martial arts scene, amateur fighters gather regularly at a poor port-side neighbourhood and promise to exchange only blood and bruises in the underground club 29/04/2022
Destinations Which countries in South-East Asia are open to tourists? Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam have recently eased their COVID travel restrictions - just in time for the summer holidays. 27/04/2022
Experiences How is Thailand making scuba diving accessible for everyone? This scuba diving experience in Thailand is making the underwater world accessible to all. 13/04/2022
Destinations Russia’s favourite holiday spots could be empty this summer As a ‘nation of travellers’, it's unlikely that Russian tourism will stop completely, but tourist boards are planning for the worst. 17/03/2022
Climate Floating solar farm puts Thailand on track towards carbon neutrality Thailand creates world’s biggest solar farm - but not everybody is happy about it. 11/03/2022
Destinations These are the 7 best destinations for solo travel around the world Many of us are ready to get out there and explore the world again but not everyone wants to wait for their family or friends to tag along. 16/02/2022
no comment Lunar New Year parade in central Thailand Thailand's largest Chinese community held its annual Lunar New Year parade on Thursday, a celebration awash with dragons, acrobats and red and gold apparel. 04/02/2022
Travel News Thailand: Travel restrictions tighten after spread of omicron variant The country is tightening some restrictions and expanding its 'sandbox' quarantine programme. 07/01/2022
Travel News This famous Thai beach has reopened but tourists can't swim in the sea The iconic beach was closed in 2018 due to overtourism and now has strict limits on numbers. 06/01/2022
no comment Monkey business at Thai town fruit festival Lopburi has been laying on an annual feast of fruit for its population of macaques since the late 1980s, part religious tradition and part tourist attraction. 28/11/2021
Destinations Thailand is now quarantine-free: Here's where to visit Bangkok is one of the biggest tourist hotspots in the country. 01/11/2021
no comment Rains and the emptying of a dam cause flooding in Thailand Heavy rains over the weekend and the release of water from upstream dams have caused severe flooding in Suphan Buri province in central Thailand. 18/10/2021
no comment A Thai restaurant hit by floods becomes a gastronomic Mecca. In Thailand, a flood-affected restaurant has become an unlikely place to eat amidst the lapping of the tide. 07/10/2021
no comment Thai authorities rush to repair flood levees Thai authorities rush to repair flood levees 29/09/2021
Living Bangkok’s taxi graveyard brought back to life with mini-gardens A Thai taxi cooperative is turning its abandoned cabs into gardens in order to feed out-of-work drivers. 28/09/2021
no comment Bangkok 'taxi graveyard' comes to life with mini-gardens A mass graveyard for Bangkok's flamboyantly coloured cabs left idle and decaying by coronavirus curbs is coming to life with mini vegetable gardens and frog ponds set up to help feed out-of-work drivers. 17/09/2021
Finland Did Finland do enough to protect its foreign berry pickers from COVID? A probe was sparked after more than 400 pickers from Thailand -- brought into Finland for the season -- were found to have COVID-19. 16/09/2021
Thailand British pensioner found after three days lost in Thai jungle The 72-year-old survived by drinking water from puddles using grass as a straw. 03/09/2021
no comment Thai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at Bangkok protest Riot police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok Tuesday as hundreds rallied for democratic reform and against the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 11/08/2021
Thailand Man charged with murder over death of Swiss woman in Phuket, Thailand The body of a Swiss woman, aged 57, was discovered on Thursday at a secluded spot on the Thai island of Phuket. 09/08/2021
no comment Anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent An anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent, with police in riot gear firing teargas and rubber bullets and demonstrators hurling rocks and firecrackers. 07/08/2021
no comment Buddhist monks receive AstraZeneca vaccine in Thailand Some 1,000 Buddhist monks and temple staff recieve AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine at Wat Si Sudaram Worawihan, a temple in the western part of Bangkok. 30/07/2021
no comment Elephant breaks into kitchen wall looking for snacks A wild elephant broke into a house in the Thai resort town of Hua Hin in the early hours of Sunday, pushing its head through the kitchen wall and using its trunk to scrounge for salty snacks. 21/06/2021
world news In Asia, a COVID-19 resurgence leads to new restrictions Outbreaks have led to the re-imposition of rules in Malaysia, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines. 19/05/2021
Thailand Thailand joins countries in delaying use of AstraZeneca vaccine A number of European countries have already suspended the vaccine pending an investigation into reports of blood clots in some people. 12/03/2021
