Bangkok (AFP) – Karmic fortune has arrived to the digital art market, with a kaleidoscopic splash of colours and the face of a revered Thai monk offering portable Buddhist good luck charms …
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Re-Solution takes pragmatic path to a ‘people’s Constitution’ in Thailand
The failed civil effort to amend the Constitution last year has been revived by Re-Solution, a group of young politicians and activists whose stated goal is to bring down the “Prayut regime”.…
Three protest groups rally in Bangkok to demand PM’s resignation
Three groups of anti-government protesters rallied around Thailand’s Government House late Saturday afternoon, to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who they accuse of gross mismanagement of the country...
A tale of two lintels: The National Museum welcomes back Thailand’s long-lost treasures
Bangkok’s National Museum is currently displaying two ancient stone lintels that were recently retrieved from the Asia Art Museum in San Francisco. Sculpted sometime in the 9th or 10th century, the two …
Thailand’s drop to Tier 2 Watch List in US’s trafficking report ‘not fair’, says MFA
Thailand’s relegation to Tier 2 Watch List, down from Tier 2 last year, in the US State Department’s 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report “does not reflect fairly the significant efforts and concrete …
Internal conflict over draft hazardous substance bill blamed for lack of quorum
House Speaker Chuan Leekpai told Thailand’s MPs today (Thursday) that he decided to suspend the sitting yesterday because, due to conflicting opinions over amendments to the Hazardous Substances Act, several legislators had...
Phuket’s natural attractions welcome limited numbers of tourists as island reopens Thursday
Four natural attractions in Phuket, under supervision of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, began welcoming limited numbers of tourists today (Thursday), as the resort island reopened to fully vaccinated foreign...
Private sector recognises LGBT+ and offers certain ‘rights’
Business operators have started granting “rights” to members of Thailand’s LGBT+ community as they continue to wait to be granted legal rightsThailand is one of the world’s friendliest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, …