Songkran Bangkok 2015 photo special (gallery)

Songkran Bangkok 2015 photo special (gallery)

After a seeming eternity of successive Thai New Year’s being celebrated under the shadow of political unrest and bloodshed, Thais have welcomed this new year with gusto. While the country remains under the firm control […]

2014 Thailand coup day 1 photo special (gallery)

2014 Thailand coup day 1 photo special (gallery)

Thais this morning (May 23) emerged to their first day living under the country’s 12th coup d’état since it became a constitutional monarchy in 1932 after Thailand’s army chief, General Prayuth Chan-o-cha, declared yesterday (May […]

Thailand’s body armour laws lost in translation

Thailand’s body armour laws lost in translation

Something is lost in translation in Thailand where armed anti-government protesters are able to readily access bullet-proof vests and other ballistic and personal protective equipment (PPE), in addition to guns, yet journalists and volunteer medical […]

Thailand Labour Day 2013 photo special (gallery)

Thailand Labour Day 2013 photo special (gallery)

Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has promised to review a raft of workers rights and conditions and demands raised by Thailand trade unions. The undertaking came as more than More than four thousand trade unionists […]

Dawei deep-sea port project in stasis

Dawei deep-sea port project in stasis

After years of talk and a cost blow-out forecast last month of more than 62 per cent over the phase one original budget, the Thailand-Myanmar deep-sea port and special economic zone (SEZ) project is in […]

Backflip on Thailand TPP membership talks

Backflip on Thailand TPP membership talks

In an apparent backflip on a proposed Thailand TPP membership application, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday that she will not be discussing an application to join the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade […]