Thai immigration authorities have arrested a 26-year-old Malaysian man accused of operating a massive money laundering scheme linked to the illegal online gambling platform HYDRA888, with transactions exceeding 11.5 billion baht.

Suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has denied Chinese President Xi Jinping discouraged Chinese from visiting Thailand because of her party's plan for legal casinos, saying that people's safety was the prime concern.

SINGAPORE - Thai Airways International has no plans to resume direct flights to the United States, despite the US upgrading Thailand’s air safety rating this year to permit them, CEO Chai Eamsiri said on Wednesday.

HEGRA, Norway - Waist-deep in a rain-swollen river, Christer Kristoffersen cast his line, landed it gently on the water, and caught ... nothing. Norway's iconic wild salmon is in dramatic decline, a victim of fish farming and climate change.

THE HAGUE - A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several Unesco-listed archives from the world’s first multinational corporation.

WASHINGTON - Mattel has launched its first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes in a bid to foster a greater sense of inclusion and empathy among children, a company vice-president said Tuesday.

KANCHANABURI - Rangers in Khao Laem National Park have arrested a 66-year-old poaching suspect inside a makeshift hut, where they also found a musket, ammunition and various hunting tools.

PATTAYA  -  A South Korean who crashed his white SUV into several vehicles late Tuesday night told police he had been blinded by the  airbag after rear-ending the car travelling ahead of him. 

Seventy criminal accomplices rounded up in Thailand's biggest scam-gang bust have been sentenced to up to 24 years in prison.

Anutin Charnvirakul, former interior minister and leader of the now opposition Bhumjaithai Party, blames a sharp decline in Chinese arrivals and losses in Thailand's tourism sector on the Pheu Thai-led government's dismissive attitude towards Chinese...