Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Thailand

Scam centre kidnap fears keep Chinese tourists on edge

Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.

Bangkok Post

Sugar Posts Moderate Gains as Brazilian Real Strength Spurs Short Covering

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Wednesday closed up +0.22 (+1.14%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +11.40 (+2.23%). Sugar prices Wednesday settled moderately higher, with London sugar posting a 6-week high. Over the past week, strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) has...

Barchart

Sugar Prices Supported by Brazilian Real Strength and Lower Thailand Output

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.22 (+1.14%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +11.30 (+2.214%). Sugar prices are climbing today, with London sugar posting a 6-week high. Over the past week, recent strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) has...

Barchart

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

US aid freeze leads to suspension of health care to Myanmar refugees in Thailand

A freeze on foreign assistance programs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump has led to cuts in services to refugees from war-torn Myanmar, including the shutdown of hospital care in camps in Thailand where more than 100,000 are living, according to activists and Thai officials

The Independent UK

Fears Of Scam Centre Kidnaps Keep Chinese Tourists On Edge In Thailand

Chinese tourists visiting Thailand for Lunar New Year are worried about being kidnapped by gangsters to work in hellish scam centres, despite efforts to reassure them.

International Business Times

Sugar Prices Gain as the Brazilian Real Rallies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Tuesday closed up +0.06 (+0.31%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +4.50 (+0.89%). Sugar prices on Tuesday settled moderately higher as they consolidated below Monday's 3-week highs. Over the past week, recent strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

Barchart

Brazilian Real Strength Sparks Short Covering in Sugar Futures

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.09 (+0.47%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +5.30 (+1.05%). Sugar prices today are moderately higher but remain below Monday's 3-week highs. Today's rally in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL ) to a 2-month high has...

Barchart

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Thai princess adopts dog that went viral for mourning dead owner

Dog rescued from streets by princess after its former owner passed away outside a 7-Eleven convenience store in Thailand

The Independent UK

Sugar Prices Post Moderate Gains as the Dollar Slides

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Monday closed up +0.15 (+0.79%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +8.80 (+1.77%). Sugar prices Monday settled higher for a fourth consecutive session and posted 2-1/2 week highs. Monday's slump in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a...

Barchart

‘The White Lotus’ season 3 trailer teases murder and mystery in Thailand

'The White Lotus' season 3 trailer teases Parker Posey, Walter Goggins, Carrie Coon and yet another murder-filled paradise

Tom’s Guide

Sugar Prices Climb on Dollar Weakness

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.16 (+0.84%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +8.20 (+1.65%). Sugar prices today are climbing for a fourth session and posted 2-1/2 week highs. Today's slump in the dollar index (DXY00 ) to a 5-week...

Barchart

I travelled to Thailand’s White Lotus hotels to discover what to expect from season three

With the new season of the hit HBO series set to arrive on our screens in February, Annabel Grossman gets a taste of what it’s like to holiday like the one per cent – and uncovers a few hints of what we can expect when the White Lotus opens its…

The Independent UK

China detains suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar

Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar

The Independent UK

Chinese consumers can’t get enough of durian, a fruit so pungent it’s banned in Southeast Asian airports

Chinese imports of durian rose to 1.56 billion kilograms last year, 2.5 times what it imported in 2019.

Fortune

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Thai police detain British husband of Thai woman found dead in Yorkshire Dales

David Armitage, resident in Thailand since 2004 death of Lamduan Armitage, detained by immigration officials

Barchart

Brazilian Real Strength Underpins Sugar Prices

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Friday closed up +0.33 (+1.77%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +11.30 (+2.32%). Sugar prices rallied for a third day on Friday and posted 1-1/2 week highs. Over the past three sessions, strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

Barchart

Short Covering in Sugar Continues as the Brazilian Real Rallies

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.34 (+1.82%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +11.70 (+2.40%). Sugar prices today rallied sharply for a third day and posted 1-1/2 week highs. Over the past three sessions, strength in the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

The Guardian - UK

Relatives plead with Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghur men to China

Detainees fear their return could be imminent despite UN experts urging Bangkok to halt possible transfer

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers

More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network

Al Jazeera

Air pollution in Thailand’s Bangkok forces more than 350 schools to close

Thai capital ranked as eighth-most polluted city worldwide as microparticles levels soar.

International Business Times

Ice In The Sky: Thailand's Fight Against Air Pollution

Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.

Bangkok Post

Online TM6 form for visitors to Thailand coming on May 1

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is preparing to promote the online TM6 immigration form, which will be compulsory for all foreign arrivals entering Thailand as of May 1, though the government is reluctant to start collecting the 300-baht tourism fee this year.

Barchart

Brazilian Real Strength Spurs Short Covering in Sugar

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.53 (+2.92%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +9.30 (+1.95%). Sugar prices Thursday rallied sharply for a second day and posted 1-week highs. Short covering in sugar futures accelerated Thursday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

Barchart

Short Covering Pushes Sugar Prices Higher on Brazilian Real Strength

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.50 (+2.753%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +9.10 (+1.91%). Sugar prices today rallied sharply for a second day and posted 1-week highs. Short covering in sugar futures accelerated today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

The Independent UK

Boxer who was Thailand's first Olympic gold medalist is jailed for sexual assault of a minor

The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist has been convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced to just over three years in prison

1 … 7 8 9 10

People

Paetongtarn Shinawatra

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.