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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Monday stood firm that his government would not give up the contested 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) area adjacent to the ancient Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia, saying the area which is owned by Thailand must belong to the kingdom.
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The United States and France said Monday they would push for new UN sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme after Tehran announced it was going to enrich uranium to a higher level.
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Ukraine has narrowly chosen the pro-Russia Viktor Yanukovich as its next president, results showed Monday, after elections that rejected the West-leaning policies of the Orange Revolution.
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Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij has ordered an investigation into alleged corruption in a multi-billion-baht construction project in Phuket funded under the Thai Khem Khaeng programme.
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A school teacher was shot to death and his body burnt by an unknown number of assailants in tambon Plong Hoi of Pattani's Kapho district Monday afternoon.
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Israel slaps travel ban on Palestinian land expert
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Three more people died of type A(H1N1) flu last week, bring in the death toll from the virus to 201, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit said on Monday.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Monday dropped 3.32 points or 0.48 per cent to close at 688.09 points. The market value was 12.72 billion baht, with 1.81 billion shares traded.
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A former medical equipment storage warehouse converted into a convention and exhibition centre in a mere six months is playing a critical role in helping this former US military base become a major player in the Philippines' travel and tourism promotion efforts.
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Starting Feb 15, combined police, military and civilian forces will be despatched to 38 provinces where the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) is expected to step up activities in the lead-up to Feb 26, acting government spokesman Panitan Wattanayagorn said on Monday.
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The situation along the Thai-Cambodian border has returned to normal after Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen cancelled his visit to Ta Muen Thom temple on Monday, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said.
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen cancelled his planned visit to Ta Muen Thom temple in Surin province and returned to his own country via helicopter on Monday, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya's secretary Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said.
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1. travel | 05/02/2010 » For active members of the digital-camera generation, ''Italy'' may be no further than a two-hour's drive from Bangkok. Picturesque Tuscan-style villages and Siena-inspired town can now be appreciated with Thailand's famous national park mountains as the backdrop.
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1. travel | 04/02/2010 » South Korea is amazing because it is one of a few countries that combine in equal measure the charms of the old and modern world.
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Thai and Cambodian authorities were busy preparing and bracing themselves for what promised to be extremely awkward diplomacy, with Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen set to visit the Ta Muen Thom ruins in Surin.
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I AM a Malaysian based in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and I travel back once every two months. I travel Ashgabat-Bangkok via Turkmenistan Airlines (T5) and Bangkok-Kuala Lumpur via Thai Airways (TG).
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