Thai police seize bomb materials in alleged plot

Teachers' Day celebrations yesterday were poignant for the parents of Khanit Lamnui, a teacher slain in the southern insurgency last year.

Recently, India has launched a nationwide program involving the allocation of a Unique Identification Number (UID) to every single one of its 1.2 billion residents. Each of the numbers will be tied to the biometric data of the recipient using thre...

The Central Administrative Court has turned down a request for it to issue an injunction against the government's decision to raise transport sector gas prices.

As advances in computer technology make gadgets ever smaller and more portable the idea of carrying a screen of any kind could soon be outdated. Consumer products with screens have dropped in size from computer to laptop to tablet via phone. But o...

Silent French-directed film "The Artist" hopes to make a lot of noise at the Golden Globes on Sunday, aiming to add to a string of awards and nominations ahead of the all-important Oscars.

Vintage is the rage in Bangkok, sounds included. My own newfound obsession with old school music started a few months ago, when I asked a relative to bring over a faux-vintage record player from the United States. The hardest part wasn’t carrying ...

Bangkok Airways is to launch non-stop daily flights between Koh Samui (USM) and Kuala Lumpur (KUL) on 31 March 2012.

First, she danced up a storm last year in a music video for first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move!” initiative. Now, the “Best Thing I Never Had” singer is selling clothes she designed to raise money for President Obama’s re-election campaign.

Foreign companies that send their staff to work in Thailand, open a representative office or branch or establish a subsidiary to operate some categories of business in Thailand may need to obtain a foreign business licence under the Foreign Busine...

The government's "2012 English Speaking Year" programme was given a big boost yesterday, with Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair acting as an honorary English teacher for a group of young students.

Researchers have discovered how to stop drivers using their phones when they are behind the wheel without affecting use for passengers.

A well-known businessman from Newry has died while on a trip to Pattaya, Thailand.

Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra chaired the first mobile cabinet meeting in the northern province of Chiang Mai on Sunday, discussing mega infrastructure projects, including a Thailand-China high-speed train joint investment.

Police arrested a 33-year-old man in Bangkok last Thursday for allegedly providing “penis enlargement massage” services in his own car.

Not the Nation, a satirical fake news website, this week published an article with the headline "Thai begins flights from Don Muang To Suvarnabhumi" explaining a new Thai Airways route to help foreigners who went to wrong airport by mistake. The j...