Tough fight to decide nation’s fate
Thais vote tomorrow in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up as prime minister, with ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra looming large from his prison cell.
A timely comeback to the ring
Passersby stopped former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva every now and again to ask for selfies as the salt-and-pepper-haired leader walked through a bustling market in Bangkok, campaigning for general elections this Sunday.
Airport sting seizes exotic lizard and rat
State agencies intercepted a transnational wildlife trafficking attempt, in a sting at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Authorities mull fate of triple-killer elephant
A wild bull elephant killed a tourist in central Thailand's Khao Yai National Park, a park official said, the third fatality linked to the same animal.
Broken promises break party loyalty
Rubber farmer Pinittaya Boonlieng sat with friends in a key political battleground in Thailand to discuss how to vote in the Feb 8 general election – a choice that once would have been simple in a region long loyal to former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
Advance voting kicks off ahead of Feb 8 polls
Early voting for the House of Representatives election has started, with more than two million eligible voters unable to cast their ballots on the official polling day of Feb 8 participating in the process.
Reformist Natthaphong is poll frontrunner
Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (pic), Progressive People's Party leader, continued to lead opinion polls, highlighting the stiff challenge facing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's bid to stay in power ahead of elections.
Minister hopes Myanmar polls ‘start of transition’ to peace
THE country's foreign minister said that he hoped Myanmar's recent election would be the "start of a transition" that could lead to sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.
Parties tap nationalist mood as Cambodia clashes roil rural voters
Thai lawmaker Phumin Leethiraprasert has switched party allegiances in his re-election campaign for a Feb 8 poll, aiming to show voters he can make tough decisions to help border communities scarred by clashes with neighbouring Cambodia.
Endangered leopard sharks released in major conservation push
After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark glided into the blue waters off Maiton Island near Phuket, released in the country's first efforts to "rewild" the endangered species.
