The Cabinet has decided to extend the free-visa incentive for foreign tourists by another six months. Under the measure, visa fees will be waived at all Thai embassies and consulates until August, though visas on arrival will still cost Bt1,000...
Justice Minister Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana has become a target in the fight between the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and Dhammakaya Temple after he and his wife's telephone numbers were posted on pro-temple Facebook pages, with notes urging the public to...
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday revealed a wrist watch-type device to be worn by the so-called running police to prevent a terrorist attack during the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. The MPD has dispatched the running police since 2015. Officers...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman will visit Jakarta and Bali on the Indonesian leg of his Asian tour next month (March), bringing 1,500 people in his entourage including 10 ministers, Indonesian officials said. "This is a very historic visit for us,"...
Drivers in Thailand have it worst with road congestion, according to a new survey on traffic conditions across 38 countries worldwide. Thailand leads with the highest average hours spent in peak congestion (61 hours) last year, ahead of Colombia and...
CHENNAI - The alleged abduction and rape of a well-known actress in the southern Indian state of Kerala sparked outrage among activists, who said the case highlights the dangers faced by all women in India and the lack of...
Scientists have discovered four new species of miniature night frogs small enough to sit on a fingernail in a remote part of India, according to a report published on Tuesday. The researchers, who spent five years exploring the lush Western...
Indian police said Tuesday they have arrested the heads of an adoption centre suspected of selling at least 17 children to foreign couples, the latest trafficking scandal to hit the country. Investigators said children aged between six months and 14...
An Australian woman and her British boyfriend accused of beating to death a policeman on Indonesia's resort island of Bali are facing a jail term of eight years each in line with prosecutor requests on Tuesday. Sara Connor, 46, and...
At least seven people were killed when multiple Taliban suicide bombers attacked a court complex in northern Pakistan Tuesday, the latest in a series of assaults which have raised fears militants are regrouping. One bomber was briefly on the loose...
