Five dead, 53 hurt in Thai bus cliff plunge
Five people died, including a seven-month-old baby and a Belgian woman, and 53 were injured when a Thai tour bus plummeted off a hillside in northern Thailand after its brakes failed.
Ruthless crime gangs driving global wildlife trade
Ruthless and heavily armed "criminal syndicates" linked to drug smugglers and militias are running the global wildlife trade and turning their guns on the park rangers tasked with protecting endangered species.
Thai tourist industry 'driving' elephant smuggling
Smuggling the world's largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions.
Thailand, rebel group agree to seek peace talks
Thailand signed its first-ever public agreement with a rebel group in its Muslim-majority south on Thursday, pledging to work toward peace talks aimed at ending a festering insurgency.
British world cycle couple dead in Thai crash: police
A British couple who were 18 months into a trip around the world by bicycle have been killed in a road accident in Thailand.
Thai couple smooch to a new world record
A kiss lasting nearly two-and-a-half days propelled one determined Thai couple to a new record for the world's longest smooch on Valentine's Day.
Kazakhstan won Thailand in Fed Cup
A Kazakhstan duo played against Noppawan Lertcheewakarn/Varatchaya Wongteanchai. This was a tough match for the Kazakhstan’s tennis players.
Tennis: Shvedova unexpectedly looses to 19-y.o. Kumkhumas of Thailand
Kazakhstan's Shvedova experienced problems with her back during the second set. This cost her the victory.
Tennis: Kseniya Pervak defeats her yet another rival at Fed Cup
Kazakhstan’s Pervak played against Thailand’s Nudnida Luangnam who is ranked 212th in the WTA ranking.
Syringes, surgery and slaps: Thais suffer for beauty
From breast-slapping and gold thread face-lifts, to vaginal whitening soaps and olive oil penis enlargements, image obsessed Thais are going to ever increasing extremes in the quest for beauty.
Thailand grants access to presumed Rohingya: UN
The UN's refugee arm said Wednesday it had permission from Thailand to access some 850 people, many thought to be from Myanmar's Rohingya minority, held after raids on hidden camps in the Thai south.
Kazakhstan beauty won Miss Photogenic at Miss Tourism World 2012
Russia’s Tatyana Maksimova became Miss Tourism World 2012, while Kazakhstan beauty became Miss Photogenic of the pageant.
New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF
From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.
Thai 'Red Shirt' protest leaders go on trial
A terrorism trial against Thai leaders of the 2010 "Red Shirt" protests began on Friday, a day after the nation's former premier was charged over his role in the deadly unrest.
Hundreds of Thai schools close after teacher attacks
Teachers in Thailand's restive south suspended lessons at hundreds of schools Thursday after gun attacks on two educators this week, in the second recent class stoppage in the region over security fears.
Thais pack Bangkok for king's birthday celebration
Tens of thousands of Thais crowded central Bangkok on Wednesday for a rare address by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, as part of celebrations for his 85th birthday.
Tensions flare at political rally in Bangkok
Thai police fired tear gas and detained dozens of people as tensions flared at an anti-government protest Saturday in Bangkok, the scene of several outbreaks of violent unrest in recent years.
PHOTO: Astana student will represent Kazakhstan at Miss World Tourism pageant in Bangkok
Participants of the pageant will visit all main tourist attractions of the country prior to the final show of the contest.
Asia battles drug-resistant malaria
Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Asia, experts warned as a high-level conference opened Wednesday with the aim of hammering out an action plan to strengthen the region's response.
Thai 'transgender airline' grounded over finances
Months after taking to the skies with Thailand's first transsexual air crew, fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea.