Tag: Thai
Thai hotel brews up coffee from elephant dung
The Black Ivory blend, made from coffee beans digested and excreted by Thai elephants, is billed as producing a particularly smooth cup. But it...
Thai broadcaster axes panda reality TV
After three years of following her every move, a Thai broadcaster has pulled the plug on one of the kingdom’s most-loved but lethargic reality...
Thai sailors go ‘Gangnam Style’
The “Gangnam Style” craze has reached Thailand’s navy, which is among the latest to mimic the globally popular dance video. In a video posted,...
Thai senator kills cousin in hotel gun accident
A Thai senator accidentally shot his cousin dead as he tried to put away the 9mm sub-machine gun that he had placed on the...
3 shot dead in restive Thai south
Gunmen shot dead three men in Thailand’s restive south, police said Sunday, hours after suspected insurgents killed four soldiers in a gun attack in...
Militants shoot dead 4 soldiers in restive Thai south
Militants shot dead four soldiers and wounded two others early Saturday in Thailand’s volatile south, an army spokesman said, as a surge in violence...
Two killed in Thai south as Ramadan starts
Two civilians were killed and four wounded in bomb and shooting attacks in southern Thailand, a military spokesman said Friday, as the region marked...
Rock star Doherty kicked out of Thai rehab clinic
Troubled British rock star Pete Doherty has been thrown out of an exclusive drug treatment centre in Thailand for failing to show he is...
Boonsak wins Singapore Open for second time
Thai ace Boonsak Ponsana claimed his second Singapore Open men's singles title on Sunday after beating China's Wang Zhengming in a hard-fought final. ...
Topless painter causes stir on Thai talent show
Thailand's Culture Ministry on Monday demanded an explanation from the producer of a talent show which broadcast a female contestant painting with her bare...
Thai ace falters to leave field wide open
Thai veteran Thaworn Wiratchant dropped four shots over his last five holes in a rare lapse that allowed three rivals into a share of...
Key Thai parliament debate postponed amid protest
Thai “Yellow” protesters blocked parliament on Friday, forcing a debate on disputed reconciliation plans to be shelved amid signs of rising tensions in the...
Thai police seek new Iranian bomb suspect
Police in Thailand said Friday they were hunting for a fifth Iranian suspected in a failed bomb plot in Bangkok that has sent tensions...
Thai student on hunger strike over royal insult law
A 20-year-old Thai student whose father has been detained for ten months under the kingdom’s strict lese majeste laws began a hunger strike on...
PIA airhostesses risk jobs to celebrate New Year on Thai beach
Two airhostesses of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) returned to their hotel in Bangkok on January 1 after skipping with friends to a Thai...
Wozniacki, Azarenka in Thai flood fundraiser
World number one Caroline Wozniacki has arrived in Thailand for a charity tennis match against Victoria Azarenka to raise money for the country's recent...
Thai govt to open market for Pakistani fruits
A large business group of Thailand is coming to Pakistan to invest in the poultry sector. Thai government will also consider opening of its...