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An official of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources, hugs Marium, baby dugong lost from her mom Libong island, Trang province southern Thailand on May 23, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Beloved baby dugong 'Mariam' dies in Thailand with plastic in stomach

Mariam died just after midnight after going into shock and efforts to resuscitate her failed.

17 Aug 2019 1:03 PM IST

There were no other immediate reports of injuries. (Photo: AFP)

Amid ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meet, explosions in 3 places in Bangkok

Some explosions were heard at a government office and others near at least two other sites near central Bangkok

2 Aug 2019 9:49 AM IST

Thailand premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha. (Photo: Twitter)

Thailand: Opposition MPs call for resignation of PM following oath...

Opposition lawmakers called for his resignation, saying the incomplete oath showed his "ignorance of the constitution".

18 Sept 2019 4:41 PM IST

The massage uses snakes who compress and squeeze the subject thereby relaxing their muscles. (Photo: Pixabay)

Talking on phone, UP woman sits on snakes, gets bitten, dies

Veterinary experts said that the snakes were apparently mating when the woman sat on them.

12 Sept 2019 1:47 PM IST

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,...

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

21 March 2020 3:19 PM IST

Workers transferring aluminium foil for export to India at a factory in Huaibei in Chinas 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...

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

23 Jun 2020 12:52 PM IST

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...

17 March 2021 8:44 AM IST

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

2 July 2021 5:56 PM IST

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

9 Oct 2022 4:57 PM IST

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

6 Oct 2022 6:11 PM IST

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...

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

18 Oct 2023 7:26 PM IST

In the worlds 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...

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

23 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST