TOPIC
/
location
Thailand
+ FOLLOW
Related Topics:
Bangkok
King Maha Vajiralongkorn
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Thailand
The latest news, in-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion about Thailand.
SHOW FULL PROFILE
Capital
Bangkok
Head of State
King Maha Vajiralongkorn
Head of Government
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Viral stories
Thai funeral home worker takes gold teeth from ashes, melts them into gold bars
Employee insists long-standing practice is entirely legal, done with full consent of families of deceased.
10 May 2025 - 2:00PM
Vanuatu
Vanuatu golden visas sold in Phuket put citizenship-for-sale risks in spotlight
9 May 2025 - 5:56PM
videocam
Asia elections
Thailand suspends 2 doctors over ex-PM Thaksin’s hospital stay
8 May 2025 - 7:14PM
India-Pakistan tensions
Could India-Pakistan conflict mean empty rice bowls around Asia?
India is the world’s biggest and Pakistan the fourth-largest exporters of rice to import-reliant Southeast Asian nations.
8 May 2025 - 5:10PM
videocam
India
Asian, European airlines divert flights as India-Pakistan tensions soar
The detours mean that flying hours between Europe, the Middle East and Asia have become longer.
7 May 2025 - 2:26PM
videocam
K-pop idols
Singer Lisa’s Met Gala lingerie stirs outrage over US activist’s depiction
Social media users slammed the K-pop star, calling her look ‘highly distasteful’.
7 May 2025 - 11:59AM
videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Hong Kong economy
Trump’s tariff chaos: top Hong Kong bra maker presses on to beat 90-day pause
Trump’s 90-day pause provides opportunity for manufacturer and US clients to avoid impact of tariffs.
7 May 2025 - 10:17AM
Yuan
Explainer
|
Has Asia just taken a step away from the US dollar?
Asia’s largest economies have broken new ground by approving an emergency financing tool using the yuan and other local currencies.
7 May 2025 - 7:00AM
videocam
8
China travel
What Labour Day tourism, spending say about China’s economic activity
The five-day holiday saw a sharp rise in tourism, and consumers took advantage of a trade-in programme, as China leans more heavily on its domestic market.
6 May 2025 - 6:39PM
Myanmar
Myanmar-based warlord overseeing scam hub faces US sanctions
The US Treasury Department says the Karen National Army, run by Saw Chit Thu, is a ‘transnational criminal organisation’.
6 May 2025 - 3:39PM
videocam
Viral stories
Thai politician’s cafe photo with workers behind glass, sparks ‘human zoo’ row
Healthcare company executive tries to explain away voyeuristic coffee shop gaffe but online critics are not satisfied.
6 May 2025 - 7:45PM
SCMP Highlights
Singapore’s opposition, Filipino pope candidate: 7 Asia highlights
From a Filipino tipped to be pope to Indians rethinking their US study plans, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
6 May 2025 - 12:31PM
Malaysia
China rail link in Malaysia’s sights as Bangkok cargo route gets go-ahead
A direct service to Thailand set to begin operations this year would improve connectivity to China, Laos and Central Asia, officials said.
5 May 2025 - 3:57PM
International Property
Wealthy Chinese turn away from US real estate amid Trump’s trade war
A growing number of Chinese homebuyers are shifting their attention to markets like Thailand, Australia, Singapore and the UK.
4 May 2025 - 1:29PM
Donald Trump
Asian Angle
|
Trump’s tariffs: can Thailand escape the US trade trap after 90 days?
Thailand is seeking to boost imports from the US to address the challenges of Trump’s tariffs, but this is unlikely to improve its economic position.
4 May 2025 - 10:00AM
videocam
Hong Kong
This week in PostMag: behind-the-scenes at Cirque du Soleil and HK cinema
We venture back in time to watch New Wave filmmaker Peter Yung’s 1979 police drama in 4K, seeing Phang Nga Bay by air, sea and land, and more.
3 May 2025 - 2:00PM
Indonesia
Trump’s tariffs drive Chinese solar firms to Indonesia after Southeast Asia levies
Indonesia is now appealing to companies seeking to relocate operations due to high US tariffs on Chinese solar firms in Southeast Asia.
2 May 2025 - 7:44PM
videocam
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Asia travel
Thailand’s Phang Nga by air, sea and Land Rover
Different aspects of this corner of southern Thailand are revealed when seen from the air, sea and mountains.
2 May 2025 - 8:29PM
Royalty
Thai prosecutors drop royal insult charge against US academic
The long-time Southeast Asia politics scholar in Thailand was arrested last month under the kingdom’s strict lèse-majesté laws.
1 May 2025 - 7:20PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Man arrested over arriving in Hong Kong with HK$5.4 million of cannabis
Customs says 49-year-old man had flown into the city from Bangkok, with officers discovering 25kg of suspected cannabis in his suitcase.
1 May 2025 - 2:34PM
Health & Fitness
Thai taxi driver filmed blocking ambulance before patient’s death sparks outrage
Dashcam footage of the incident in Phuket has reignited public anger over drivers ignoring emergency sirens.
1 May 2025 - 1:47PM
videocam
Malaysia
Letters
|
Malaysia’s engagement with Myanmar is a smart move for Asean
Readers discuss Anwar’s leadership on Myanmar’s civil war, and the future of Hong Kong’s dollar peg.
1 May 2025 - 11:30AM
Animals
‘Life worth living’: an Irish man’s mission to save Thailand’s stray dogs
Niall Harbison aims to reduce Thailand’s street dog population through sterilisation and care, gaining global attention and celebrity support.
30 Apr 2025 - 8:16PM
Asia travel
The new Aman Nai Lert Bangkok offers luxurious tranquillity inside and out
A welcome addition for ‘Amanjunkies’, Nai Lert Bangkok continues the tradition of ultimate luxury for which the Aman name stands, beginning nearly 40 years ago with the now iconic Amanpuri in Phuket.
30 Apr 2025 - 3:00PM
Crime
‘Is this the Thailand we want?’ Brutal murder exposes tourist boom’s dark side
Police say a Chinese national confessed to the horrific killing of a transgender woman in Pattaya, fuelling concerns about visitor screening.
30 Apr 2025 - 3:02PM
US-ally trade wars
Asia urged to seek new markets, boost local spending to survive trade war
The head of the Asian Development Bank warns that reliance on exports leaves the region vulnerable to Washington’s high-tariff strategy.
29 Apr 2025 - 11:46AM
India
Video
|
‘We won’t survive’: Thai rice farmers brace for impact of US tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have compounded existing worries for farmers in the world’s second-largest rice-exporting nation.
28 Apr 2025 - 8:55PM
videocam
Video
|
Thai rice farmers brace for US tariffs
28 Apr 2025 - 7:00PM
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Help preserve 120 years of quality journalism.
SUPPORT NOW
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement