Mourners line Bangkok streets to pay respects to Thailand’s Princess Bha
As the sun began to set on the golden spires and gilded finials of Bangkok’s Grand Palace, the gates waited to open for the return of a princess. Since December…
Tears and tributes as crowds gather to mourn death of Thailand’s Princess Bha | Thailand
At King Chulalongkorn Memorial hospital in Bangkok, mourners dressed in black sat side by side, their eyes pink from crying for the woman whose portraits they cradled in their laps.…
Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha dies aged 47 after years in a coma | Thailand
The eldest child of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has died aged 47, the palace has said, after nearly four years in a coma. Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, known in Thailand as…
Thai court sentences two Uyghur men to death for 2015 Bangkok bombing | Thailand
A Thai court has handed out death sentences to two Uyghur men from the north-western Chinese region of Xinjiang for a 2015 bombing in the centre of Bangkok that killed…
Weather tracker: Monsoon season brings vital rainfall to parts of Asia | India
The monsoon season has officially begun in parts of Asia, marking the start of a period of enhanced rainfall vital to the region’s economy. The south-west monsoon begins each year…
Horror as body of girl, 11, discovered as chilling details about suspect emerge | World | News
The body was found at a farm (Image: AP) The body of an 11-year-old girl has been discovered as a suspect who has been accused of rape multiple times in…
‘Unpredictable and extreme’: Asia braces for El Niño | El Niño southern oscillation
The UN has warned that the world must prepare for the imminent return of El Niño and the raised global temperatures and weather extremes it brings. The powerful natural weather…
Image of Thai police in sparkly dresses with handcuffed suspect turns out to be AI fake | AI (artificial intelligence)
It was an arresting image and an irresistible story. A group of tough Thai police officers – five men and one woman – all wearing elaborate festival-style dresses, surrounding a…
Five people have been found trapped in a flooded cave in Laos. How will divers get them out?
After five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave in Laos were found, footage showed one of the men putting his head in his hands in gratitude at his…
Trump ‘forgets he posted same rambling message’ week ago as dementia f | World | News
Donald Trump has posted the exact same rambling message on Iran war a week apart, as fears continue to soar surrounding the president’s health. The post discusses Iran ‘surrending’ and…
Thailand tightens visa rules for tourists, citing crime by foreigners
Thailand is drastically cutting the length of visa-free stays for tourists from more than 90 countries in an effort to curb crime involving foreign nationals, officials said on Tuesday. Tourism…
Endangered baby gibbon illegally for sale
It is a cool morning in Thailand’s hilly north, and a wildlife officer sits on the veranda of Omkoi wildlife sanctuary’s office. On her lap is a wide-eyed infant primate…