Thailand Bangkok Most Recent

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 16:23:00 +0700
‘Cloud Dancer’ white making a statement
A month ago, Pantone unveiled its 2026 Colour of the Year: “Cloud Dancer” (Pantone 11-4201). Described as a lofty white, Cloud Dancer emerges as a symbol of serenity, offering space for quiet reflection amid a period of...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:55:00 +0700
Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephants
Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:54:00 +0700
Two seriously hurt after Grab car mounts pavement in Chiang Mai
CHIANG MAI - A Grab car carrying two foreign passengers mounted the pavement and crashed into a soy milk stall outside the Chiang Mai Gate Market on Wednesday morning, leaving a vendor seriously injured and one passenger in critical condition.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:45:00 +0700
Djokovic gets lucky to advance to Melbourne semi-final
MELBOURNE - Novak Djokovic admitted he got lucky after opponent Lorenzo Musetti retired hurt on Wednesday to send the Serbian great into a semi-final against either two-time reigning champion Jannik Sinner or Ben Shelton.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 15:01:00 +0700
Thailand’s first UFO festival beaming down to Nakhon Nayok
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is launching an unconventional tourism initiative for 2026 with Thailand UFO Days, a festival exploring extraterrestrial phenomena at the Khun Dan Prakan Chon Dam in Nakhon Nayok province.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:51:00 +0700
India confirms two Nipah infections
NEW DELHI - India is monitoring Nipah virus infections, with two reported from its eastern state of ‌West Bengal since December, ​the health ministry said, as some Southeast Asian nations including Thailand step up scrutiny of air travellers.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0700
South Korea's ex-first lady jailed for 20 months for taking bribes
SEOUL — A South Korean judge handed the country's former first lady Kim Keon Hee 20 months in jail for accepting lavish gifts from a cult-like church on Wednesday, but acquitted her for alleged stock manipulation and other charges.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:45:00 +0700
Backlash as Australia kills dingoes after backpacker death
SYDNEY — Australian authorities have sparked a backlash by killing a group of dingoes linked to the death of a young Canadian woman on an island in the country's east.

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:36:00 +0700
Indonesian stocks plunge on downgrade warning
JAKARTA - ​Indonesian stocks slumped 7% on Wednesday after the index provider MSCI flagged investability risk, citing a lack of transparency in ownership structure and free-float data, and raising the possibility of a downgrade to “frontier m...

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:11:00 +0700
Culprits sought in burning of paddy fields in Nakhon Nayok
Authorities in Nakhon Nayok are hunting for the culprits who burned about 10,000 rai (16 square kilometres) of paddy fields, worsening the already serious air pollution in the province north of Bangkok.

home