Wassana Suthi spent last week trying to keep a nursing home running as the floodwaters rose around her in the southern Thai city of Hat Yai, cutting the home off from outside help, bar one helicopter dropping supplies on the roof.

Unusually destructive storms have killed at least 1,350 people across the region and displaced millions in South and Southeast Asia.

The eased rules permit sales from 11am to midnight during a trial. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Record-breaking rain, landslides and extreme weather underscore climate risks as restoration efforts intensify

King Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first Thai monarch to visit China since the two countries established diplomatic relations half a century ago. His trip was the most high-profile signal yet that Thailand, which has long struck a careful balance between China and America, is leaning ever closer towards its northern neighbour.

Thailand’s economy is a fascinating paradox—a country known for its political coups and instability, yet it continues to thrive and grow against all odds. In this video, we uncover how Thailand has become one of Southeast Asia’s most resilient and dynamic economies.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Currently, Hunter is out of jail on bail. But he is expected to face charges in Thailand within the next month or two for criminal ...

Rigging Thai ballots keeps getting harder. The first time the country’s army-backed regime deigned to hold an election, in 2019, it took an outrageous gerrymander, a stacked electoral system and the mass disqualification of its democratic opponents to ...

Three years since Thailand became the first country in Asia to decriminalize cannabis, the government this week imposed new rules designed to rein in the country’s “green rush.” As of Thursday, customers need a doctor’s prescription to buy cannabis ...

LITTLETON, Colorado, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Thailand has jumped from eleventh to eighth in the world ranking for imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), after purchases through October soared 25% from the same period in 2022. Thailand imported 22.9 million ...

Traveling through Asia doesn’t have to drain your bank account, even with inflation and rising tourist prices across the region. Some prices have also risen a lot in recent inflation-riddled years, so here’s a 2025 update on the current prices.

Authorities across Southeast Asia are racing against time to deliver aid and reach the stranded as floods and landslides continue to devastate Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, displacing millions and leaving a mounting death toll.