Organisers of BamBam’s Bangkok concerts have come under fire after nearby residents lodged numerous noise complaints during the Thai K-pop star’s two-night run at Thunder Dome over the weekend.

SONGKHLA - The governor of this southern province ordered the total evacuation of Hat Yai district by Monday evening as flood levels continued to rise, boosted by record rainfall.

Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for children under 16 starting next year to protect them from online harm, joining a similar crackdown in Australia, local media reported. 

IZNIK, Turkey  - When it was discovered a decade ago, the 4th-century basilica of Nicaea was totally submerged, its importance to early Christian history hidden beneath a lake in northwestern Turkey.

125 years ago, Johannes Schmidt was still an unknown young naturalist in Denmark, even as colonial tensions gripped Siam, particularly along the eastern coast from Chanthaburi and Trat to Koh Kong. During King Rama V’s 1897 European visit, Denm...

Organisers of BamBam’s Bangkok concerts have come under fire after nearby residents lodged numerous noise complaints during the Thai K-pop star’s two-night run at Thunder Dome over the weekend.

SONGKHLA - The governor of this southern province ordered the total evacuation of Hat Yai district by Monday evening as flood levels continued to rise, boosted by record rainfall.

Thailand’s central bank plans to tighten reporting rules for gold transactions after rising bullion flows contributed to swings in the baht, prompting policymakers to seek better visibility into the market. 

NONTHABURI - A 65-year-old woman believed to have died the previous night was discovered alive inside her coffin just moments before her planned cremation in Bang Yai district on Sunday.

Railway tracks and highways in many southern provinces were blocked by rising, severe flooding on Monday, with persistent rain falling over most of the region.