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The Buddhist relics were transported from India in a bullet-proof box on a special IAF aircraft.

Buddha relics travel from India to Thailand

26-day rare and special Ganga-Mekong Dhammayatra in Bangkok expected to draw phenomenal crowd

27 Feb 2024 1:54 PM

Exquisite Masks, Sets, and Sita Adorned with Khon-Style Jewelry. (Images by Lekha Shankar)

Lekha Shankar | Khon and Ayuthaya, two hotspots of cultural tourism in Thailand

Must-see royal Khon dance performance portrays demon anti-hero Kumpakhan, blocking the river from November 5 to December 5 in Bangkok

18 Oct 2023 7:26 PM

In the world’s most populous country (1.4 billion), the English-speaking population may be a tiny minority, but India is still among the top 10 English-speaking countries in the world.

Patralekha Chatterjee | India’s secret sauce… and how it can be even better

India’s international schools are beyond most Indians' reach, but even the good ones cost far less than international schools elsewhere

23 Jun 2023 12:00 AM

The Akha Swing Festival in Chiang Rai, published in Osotho magazine, October 2009. (Photo By Arrangement)

Chiang Rai, the Switzerland of Thailand

Cool mountains, lush foliage, rich culture among the major attractions

09 Oct 2022 4:57 PM

This frame grab from video footage by Thai PBS made available via AFPTV and taken on October 6, 2022 shows medical staff carrying a stretcher out of an ambulance in the northern Thai province of Nong Bua Lam Phu, where a former policeman shot dead at least 30 people in a nursery. - A former police officer stormed a nursery in Thailand on October 6, shooting dead at least 30 people, most of them children, before killing himself and his family. (Photo: AFP)

Thai PM orders probe into 'horrifying' nursery mass shooting

PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha ordered an urgent probe after a former police officer shot dead more than 30 people

06 Oct 2022 6:11 PM

Textiles on display at an exhibition (Photo By Arrangement)

Bangkok swings to N-E beats

The second edition of the Northeast India Festival has been the best representation of our Look East policy

13 Aug 2022 8:18 PM

For the tourist who plans a two-week holiday in Phuket, he needs to do two more Covid tests during his stay, on Day 6 and Day 12.

Thailand’s best known tourist destination opens to tourists

The Phuket ‘Sandbox Model’ could set a precedent, after province inoculates 70 per cent of its community

02 Jul 2021 5:56 PM

Our first stop, was a unique Thai temple designed like a European church, Wat Nivet Thampravat, with stained glass windows, candle stands, stucco work, even metal soldier-figures. (Photo by arrangement)

Lekha Shankar | Ayutthaya: An old city, new insights

A day-trip to Ayutthaya is a first on most tourists’ trip to Thailand, especially to Indians who are attracted by the city’s name

17 Mar 2021 8:44 AM

Workers transferring aluminium foil for export to India at a factory in Huaibei in China's eastern Anhui province. India initiates probe into alleged dumping of aluminium foil from 4 nations. (AFP Photo)

India initiates probe into alleged dumping of aluminium foil from China, 3 others

The applicants alleged that dumping has impacted the industry and has requested for imposition of the anti-dumping duty on the import

23 Jun 2020 12:52 PM

In this photo taken on March 18, 2020 engineering students configure a medical robot modified to screen and observe COVID-19 coronavirus patients at the Regional Center of Robotics Technology at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. (Photo | AFP)

Robots, app help coronavirus detection, contact tracing in Thailand, Singapore

Technology is providing solutions at a time when social distancing is most important to curb the coronavirus pandemic

21 Mar 2020 3:19 PM

In a few months, it changed its methods to give elephants more space, fewer interactions, and an environment resembling life in the wild. (Photo: AFP)

Thai elephants are tortured for sake of tourism

Elephants in Thailand 'broken' for lucrative animal tourism.

23 Dec 2019 5:57 PM

Thailand has been a major venue for human smugglers and traffickers of tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya who have fled crackdowns in Myanmar. (Photo: AP)

Pope Francis condemns exploitation of women during Thailand visit

Visiting Thailand, Pope condemns exploitation of women and children.

22 Nov 2019 4:33 PM

The church, which is painted yellow and rises up off land by the river, is proud of its historic role in spreading the faith. (Photo: AFP)

Thailand prepares for visit of Pope Francis

‘Heart' of Catholicism in Thailand fired up for Pope Francis.

20 Nov 2019 2:15 PM

Going into this weekend's summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bangkok there had been hopes of finalising negotiations this year on the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). (Photo: MEA Twitter)

Thailand says new Asian trade deal to be signed in Febraury 2020

India has held on to its demands of amicable resolution of market access and tariff related issues.

04 Nov 2019 8:26 AM

Thailand is one of the favourite international tourist destinations for Indians and getting even more popular. (Photo: ANI)

Thailand is getting popular as a tourist destination among Indians

Thailand pulling all stops to woo Indian tourists.

21 Oct 2019 9:47 AM

Hotels on Thailand's most popular holiday island have been forced to slash prices with rooms left vacant and beaches sparse as tourist chiefs struggle with a plunge in Chinese visitors caused by the US trade war and a stronger baht. (Representational Image)

Shunned by Chinese, Thai tourism now looks at India for revival

A boating disaster off Phuket's coast that killed 47 Chinese holidaymakers has also scared some off.

20 Oct 2019 2:44 PM

Thailand has revealed eight puppies lnked to the pet dog of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Photo: Representational/ Pexels)

Thailand reveals royal dogs

Thailand unveils puppies with royal pedigree.

14 Oct 2019 1:54 PM

Her body was brought to Delhi late Saturday night in a flight, after which a state government ambulance brought the body to Chhatarpur on Sunday afternoon, he said. (Representational Image)

Madhya Pradesh techie's body brought from Thailand with government help

In the absence of passport, family of software engineer, who died in Thailand, was finding it difficult to travel to bring back her body.

14 Oct 2019 10:05 AM

Lopburi, one of Thailand’s oldest cities, boasts Khmer-era temples and the uncrowded ruins of King Narai’s Palace, built in the 1600s. (Photo: AP)

Tips for a weekend getaway in Thailand

Road tripping Thailand: Weekend getaways to beat the crowds.

12 Oct 2019 11:00 AM

Kanakorn Pianchana, a judge at Yala court in the heart of the insurgency-battered Thai south, was delivering the verdict for five Muslim suspects in a gun murder case on Friday afternoon. He acquitted the group, delivered a courtroom plea for a cleaner justice system, before pulling out a handgun and shooting himself in the chest. (Photo: Representational)

Thai judge shoots himself in court after acquitting murder suspects

Thailand's courts often work in favour of rich and powerful, while delivering swift and harsh sentences on ordinary people.

05 Oct 2019 8:34 PM

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