Thailand Travel News

This preview highlights the main points of the Thailand chapter from " Pathways to Freedom: Political and Economic Lessons from Democratic Transitions ," a publication of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative.

A trip to the bridge that cost so many prisoners of war their lives is a poignant experience, writes Peter Feeney Tourists cross the bridge on the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi.

Thai police are investigating the death of a Dunedin-born man after his body was discovered in the bathroom of a tourist resort.

It didn't take long for The Hotel Detective to realize that the recently opened Siam is not one of Bangkok's usual luxury hotel suspects.

The annual amazing Thailand Grand Sale is back. And if you fly AirAsia, you will save enough to be able to shop till you drop.

An old style "Baba" wedding ceremony is being organised to show off the unique culture of Phuket's Peranakan communities this Saturday and Monday, with the colourful wedding procession winding through the heritage mansions and villas in the old town.

Australia has called for better safety of Australians visiting Phuket, now called the most dangerous place in the world for Australians despite being one of the country's top holiday destinations.

A female Thai diplomat accused of assaulting an Egyptian woman in Cairo, Egypt, will be recalled to Bangkok to give evidence to a fact-finding inquiry examining the alleged altercation, permanent secretary for foreign affairs Seehasak Puangketkaew said on Tuesday.

That's right-the following video is real, just as real as the cool attitudes and Evian waters of the monks traveling in style, complete with aviator glasses.

Asian countries who wonder what sort of neighbour China is have been given an example of the threatening behaviour of which Beijing's diplomats are capable.

The Ascott Limited, the world's largest international serviced residence owner-operator, has appointed Mr Jean Keijdener as its Country General Manager for Thailand.

BANGKOK, 13 June 2013 The Education Ministry has introduced "Pakistan Corner" for Thai children to learn more about Pakistan, given their long-standing relations spanning over 60 years.

One down. Another one should be gone, soon. Thumbs up to the Bureau of International Expositions for its decision to dump Thailand as a contender for the host of World Expo 2020.

Airlines are joining the trend to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand to raise funds for business expansion.

Angkarn Yasanop, 29, graduated from the Sampran Royal Police Cadet Academy in Nakhon Pathom in 2007.

Pesticide use in vegetable farming is rampant in Thailand, however a growing urban farming movement is pointing to a more natural path The chemical contamination of vegetables concerns many Bangkok residents _ but clean and safe fresh food may be as close as an elevator ride to the roof of your condo.

Worker stands on a pile of construction materials at the 168 Platinum mall building site in Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand UDON THANI, Thailand - Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in the Thai economy beyond ... (more)

Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in the Thai economy beyond the bright lights of Bangkok.

Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many illustrating a boom in the Thai economy beyond the bright lights of Bangkok.

It has no coastline but plenty of fetid canals. Its inhabitants don't speak much English, the planet's default lingua franca.