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Hundreds of people gathered on Monday to mark the five-year anniversary of the dramatic rescue against impossible odds of 12 young footballers from a flooded cave in northern Chiang Rai province.

Indonesian island’s regulation of rafting is facing criticism after the deaths of five tourists since November 2021.

Teen activist Thanalop "Yok" Phalanchai was the centre of public attention when her anti-uniform protest kicked off in June.

Teen activist Thanalop "Yok" Phalanchai was the centre of public attention when her anti-uniform activism kicked off in June.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) acknowledges that inbound Japanese visitors are unlikely to reach its target of half of the 2019 level this year because of a slow resumption of flights and a weak yen, while travel agents have voiced concerns about potential political unrest.

If it were not for a handful of visitors, the Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine would completely vanish. Flanked by metal sheet fences, a narrow alley leads to the remnants of age-old communities. An entrance is adorned with red lanterns. A facade is painted with mythological figures. A roof is…

Pita Limjaroenrat, the prime ministerial candidate of the election-winning Move Forward Party, on Sunday told parliamentarians that failure to vote for his premiership would be unforgiveable affront to Thai democracy.

Japan is crisscrossed with ancient pilgrimage routes, and walking them is a slow but rewarding way to experience the country’s religious art and architecture, its cultural traditions, and its wild landscapes.

Missing screws under a platform of the moving walkway were the cause of the incident at Don Mueang Airport that cost a woman a part of her left leg on June 29, an observer in the fact-finding probe said on Friday.

Nothing much has changed in Uttar Panialguri, Alipurduar, for decades, say the villagers, mostly from the Garo tribal community, except for the Anganwadi Centre that was set up 16 years ago in a hut, where about 50 children come, six days a week.

Only one company has bid for the commercial development of Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal despite three firms having purchased invitations to tender, the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) announced on Friday.