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  • Police defend controversial drug arrest

    16 May 2013 : Police claimed on Thursday they did not make Anukul Nithinusakorn, 37, a scapegoat for a drug case, saying they had a warrant for his arrest after a legitimate investigation.

  • 4 Thai restaurants in Asia's top 101

    16 May 2013 : Four restaurants in Thailand, all in Bangkok, have been picked among the 101 best venues by The Daily Meal, a US food website.

  • Car on fire in Pathum Thani (photos)

    16 May 2013 : A driver escaped injury after a fire broke out under his car’s bonnet while he was travelling in Lam Luk ka district of Pathum Thani on Thursday afternoon.

  • Beauty craze booms in Cambodia

    16 May 2013 : Higher incomes and a growing middle-class are driving the beauty business in Cambodia.

  • Bangkok bus night fares stay same

    16 May 2013 : The fares for non-air conditioned buses operating in Greater Bangkok during the late hours will remain unchanged, the Bangkok Mass Transit Authority (BMTA) said on Thursday.

  • KFC to go comes to Gaza... by tunnel

    16 May 2013 : Junk-food starved Gazans can now order Kentucky Fried Chicken to go thanks to a new smuggling service which brings takeout from Egypt via a network of underground tunnels.

  • Court accepts petition against Abhisit

    16 May 2013 : The Constitution Court on Thursday accepted by a vote of 7-2 to consider a petition for it to rule on whether Abhisit Vejjajiva has lost his status as a Democrat Party list MP after being dismissed from military service.

  • Sugar falls to 2010-low

    16 May 2013 : Sugar fell to the lowest level since 2010 in New York as cane processing surged in leading producer Brazil and in Thailand, the world's second-largest exporter. Cocoa retreated and arabica coffee advanced.

  • SET index drops 12.20 points

    16 May 2013 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 12.20 points, or 0.75%, to close at 1,617.89 points at the end of trading session this afternoon. The trade value was 56.76 billion baht, with 11.58 billion shares traded.

  • Coin toss decides election contest

    16 May 2013 : A coin toss has decided the lucky winner of mayor for a small Philippine town, after rival candidates were tied at the end of the vote count, an election official said Thursday.

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