Thailand

April 4, 2025 11:39 AM

PM Modi to strengthen regional cooperation at BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, where he is expected to make key announcements reinforcing India’s role in strengthening regional cooperation. BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey highlighted the significance of PM Modi’s participation, expressing confidence that his address would include declarations aimed at enhancing India’s contributions to the regional bloc. “PM will address BIMSTEC, and we are looking forward to his s...

April 3, 2025 6:54 PM

Southeast Asian nations, among hardest-hit by Trump tariffs, seek talks

Southeast Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of President Donald Trump's heftiest tariffs, which now threaten the economies that have benefited from investment since he imposed levies on China during his first term. Vietnam, slapped with 46% tariffs, said it would set up a task force and Thailand's prime minister said she would pursue negotiations to try to reduce the 37% rate her country faces - far greater than the 11% it had expected. Both countries are heavy export...

April 3, 2025 10:58 AM

PM Modi departs for Thailand and Sri Lanka, to attend BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday emplaned for Thailand on a state visit to attend the 6th BIMSTEC Summit. His visit is set to bolster bilateral relations between New Delhi and Bangkok. In his departure statement, PM Modi said, "At the invitation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, I am departing today for Thailand on an official visit and to attend the 6th BIMSTEC Summit." "Over the past decade, BIMSTEC has emerged as a significant forum for promoting regional development, connect...

March 3, 2025 2:18 PM

Thailand mulls wall at Cambodia border as scam centre crackdown widens

Thailand is studying the idea of building a wall on part of its its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings, its government said on Monday, as a multi-national effort to dismantle a sprawling network of illicit scam centres mounts. The crackdown is widening against scam centres responsible for carrying out massive financial fraud out of Southeast Asia, especially those on Thailand's porous borders with Myanmar and Cambodia, where hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked by...

February 14, 2025 11:16 AM

India, Thailand share cultural ties for over 2000 years: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the deep cultural ties between India and Thailand, which have existed for over 2,000 years, and underscored the role of Asian traditions in fostering peace and harmony. Speaking at ‘SAMVAD – the Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative for Conflict Avoidance and Environmental Consciousness’ in Thailand, PM Modi acknowledged the country's rich culture, history, and heritage. "Thailand exemplifies Asia's philosophical and spiritual traditions," he...

January 22, 2025 2:53 PM

China families appeal to free relatives held by scam gangs in Myanmar

The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star. Wang, 22, flew to Bangkok earlier this month after getting an unsolicited offer to join a film that was shooting in Thailand. There was no movie. Instead, like hundreds of other Chinese men, Wang had been duped by a job offer that he later acknowledged appeared too good to be true, as part of a trap set by a criminal syndic...

January 13, 2025 12:06 PM

Thailand’s cabinet approves draft law to legalise casinos and gambling

Thailand's cabinet has approved a draft law that would legalise gambling and casinos, a move aimed at boosting tourism, jobs and investment, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday. Under the government's plan, the law, which will be sent to parliament for deliberation, would see gambling take place in large-scale entertainment complexes. Casinos and most forms of gambling are illegal in Thailand but soccer betting and underground gaming activities and lotteries are rife, with vas...

October 9, 2024 2:30 PM

ASEAN holds summit in Laos as Thailand floats new plan for Myanmar crisis

Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to find ways of tackling a worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand set to propose a new path for a political solution after a regional peace effort made scant progress. Chaos has prevailed in Myanmar since a 2021 military coup sparked a nationwide rebellion and a civil war that has ravaged the nation of 55 million. Thailand offered this week to host an "informal consultation" of the 10 members of the Association of So...

September 12, 2024 4:24 PM

Flooding in Thailand maroons thousands in northern province

Thailand deployed military special forces in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Thursday after flooding marooned thousands that authorities are trying to reach with boats and helicopters. At least 33 people have died across Thailand since mid-August from a spate of rain-related incidents including landslides, with nine fatalities this week in two northern provinces hit by adverse weather brought by Typhoon Yagi, according to the government. Yagi, the strongest storm to hit Asia this year, ...

August 14, 2024 6:18 PM

Thai PM Srettha Thavisin ousted for unethical cabinet appointment

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (August 14) dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time, raising the spectre of more political upheaval and a reset of the governing alliance. Real estate tycoon Srettha becomes the fourth Thai premier in 16 years to be removed by verdicts by the same court, after it ruled he violated the constitution by appointing a minister who did not meet ethical standards. Srettha's removal after ...