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Thailand's general election: A way forward?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Sep 24 10:15 PM

Given recent electoral surprises in the Philippines and indeed in Malaysia, is the Thai military willing to take the risk? Read more »

Bangkok street vendors: from Michelin star to fighting eviction

Rina Chandran, Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 12:11 PM

The crackdown on street vendors is part of a wider effort by Thailand's military government, which came to power in a 2014 coup, to impose order in a city famous for its vibrant nightlife and cheap and varied street food. Read more »

Tesla's Musk is sued for calling Thai cave rescuer pedophile

Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Posted at Sep 18 05:28 AM

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc, was sued for defamation on Monday for falsely suggesting that a British caver who helped rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave in July was a pedophile and child rapist. Read more »

Something sss-strange in your Bangkok neighborhood?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 14 12:58 PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - A fire department in northern Bangkok has not received a call for a fire since June. But for trapping a slithery foe? There is a 24-hour hotline.   Read more »

Thousands to feast royally to fete Thai boys' dramatic cave rescue

Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Posted at Sep 06 05:00 PM

The dinner, partly sponsored by King Maha Vajiralongkorn, will cater for 10,000 guests, including foreign divers and cavers, according to the prime minister's office. Read more »

PH boxer, one win away from gold

Bay Ismoyo, AFP
Posted at Aug 31 06:53 PM

Filipino boxer Rogen Ladon (blue) celebrates his win over Thailand's Yuttapong Tongdee (red) following their men's fly (52kg) semi-finals boxing match at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Friday. Read more »

Thailand's Queen Mother leaves hospital

Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 04:39 PM

Thailand's 86-year-old Queen Mother Sirikit was discharged from a Bangkok hospital on Thursday, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement, after being hospitalized for influenza.   Read more »

Canada explores free trade with ASEAN

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 11:46 AM

Canada wants free trade with the ASEAN bloc, Trade Minister Jim Carr said Monday on the eve of a trip to Thailand and Singapore for "exploratory" talks. Read more »

Bangkok on a budget: 7 ways to save on your Thailand holiday

Aneth Lim
Posted at Aug 25 10:27 AM

Whether you choose to stay in Bangkok or venture North or South, there is something sure to appeal and here are 7 tips to help you stretch your hard-earned peso as you go exploring. Read more »

Thailand night market

Soe Zeya Tun, Reuters
Posted at Aug 25 12:36 AM

General view of the Train Night Market Ratchada in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday. Thailand's economic growth has slowed down since a military junta took over in May 2014 and elections have been postponed several times, with the latest promise to hold it in 2019. Read more »

NFA rice sa Albay 'pinauusukan' para maalis ang bukbok

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 09:27 PM

Ayon sa NFA-Albay, papayagan lang makadaong ang barko at maibaba ang mga bigas kapag naalis ang mga bukbok. Read more »

Inangkat na bigas na umabot sa Subic, Albay, nakitaan ng bukbok

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:45 PM

Nakitaan ng mga rice weevil o bukbok ang ilang sako ng inangkat na bigas ng National Food Authority na nasa Subic Bay Freeport Zone at pantalan ng Tabaco City, Albay. Read more »

Thai star hails PH improvement in volleyball

Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 09:00 PM

Thailand skipper Pleumjit Thinkaow gave the Philippines’ performance a thumbs up after their volleyball game on Sunday at the Gelora Bung Karno complex. Read more »

Thailand to ban imports of high-tech trash, plastic waste

Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 08:57 PM

Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months, an environment ministry official said on Thursday, the latest country to respond to China's crackdown on imports of high-tech trash this year.   Read more »

Music for the people: Isaarn grooves to Molam music

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Aug 11 08:57 AM

Perhaps the easiest way of understanding how Molam fits in (or doesn’t) in Thailand is to think of it as comparable with the “Country & Western” music forever shunned by metropolitan New York and Los Angeles, but very much alive – out there – in Nashville and elsewhere in the South. Read more »

Stateless footballers rescued from Thai cave granted citizenship

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 02:06 PM

Thailand on Wednesday granted citizenship to stateless members of the football team rescued from a cave last month in a saga which gripped the world. Read more »

Asia's wild-captured worker elephants die young

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 08 08:27 AM

PARIS, France - Asian elephants snatched from the wild and conscripted to haul logs in Myanmar's timber industry live on average five years less than working elephants born in captivity, researchers said Tuesday. Read more »

Thai cave boys leave Buddhist monastery after honoring dead rescuer

Lillian Suwanrumpha, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 04 03:49 PM

The Thai boys freed from a flooded cave in a rescue bid that gripped the world left a Buddhist monastery Saturday, 11 days after ordaining as novice monks to honor a diver who died during the mission to save them.   Read more »

Viral Thailand post ni Catriona, paano nga ba nabuo?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 03 08:14 PM

Trending ang pag-post ni Catriona Gray ng kaniyang Thailand vacation na sabay na sabay sa announcement na sa Bangkok gagawin ang Miss Universe 2018 sa Disyembre 17. Read more »

Catriona Gray excited to go to Thailand for Miss Universe pageant

Kiko Escuadro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 08:08 PM

Philippine bet Catriona Gray is looking forward to flying to Thailand where this year’s Miss Universe pageant will be held. Read more »