Bilateral relations soured after a Thai cleaner stole US$20 million worth of jewels from a Saudi prince, sparking murder, mystery and diplomatic tension.

With the Laos part of the Kunming to Singapore rail project up and running, Thai traders are struggling to compete as Chinese imports arrive faster and fresher than ever.

Singapore has frozen new ticket sales for flights and buses in its vaccinated travel lane scheme until January 20.

While Thailand is the US’ oldest treaty ally in Asia, ties between both have been rocky since the coup in 2014, after which Bangkok has grown closer to Beijing

From Singapore to Japan, Australia to India, This Week in Asia’s writers have the latest as countries across the region tighten entry requirements for travellers.

With its pretty looks, attractive price and reasonable range, the Ora Good Cat of Great Wall Motor is setting records by appealing to young consumers and women.

Anchilee Scott-Kemmis, this year’s Miss Universe Thailand, won hearts and minds with her ‘#realsizebeauty’ mantra in a country where a smaller frame has long been seen as the ideal for women.

Blessed with sunshine, Thailand’s embrace of solar energy seems a no-brainer. But the entrance of the country’s powerful military into the sector may be doing the cause more harm than good.

The star is in Bangkok to work on ‘ The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ and has been posting about his experiences with lizards, temples and tuk tuks.

To give its economy a shot in the arm, the Thai government is looking to attract 1 million ‘wealthy global citizens’ to settle down in the next five years – in the hopes they will generate a cash flow of US$29.5 billion.

Vendors in Lisa’s hometown who were struggling during Covid-19 are seeing a boom after she raved about them in a talk show.

Thailand’s anti-government movement has gone beyond calls for reforming politics and the monarchy and is zooming in on Prayuth’s bungled handling of the pandemic and his reliance on the Sinovac vaccine amid a Delta-fuelled third wave.

Critics say Laos could struggle to repay Chinese debt and that overtourism could threaten Luang Prabang’s world heritage status.

Secrecy, supply delays and a reliance on China’s Sinovac vaccine have left Thailand scrambling for shots amid an explosion in coronavirus cases.

Bangkok is virtually locked down amid reports of people dying in the streets and officials warning the worst of the third wave is yet to come.

The ‘Fed-up Doctors’ group is demanding a switch to mRNA vaccines amid reports that medics double vaccinated with the Chinese jab are being infected with Delta.

The popular resort island will welcome vaccinated foreigners from Thursday. But with low occupancy rates, tricky regulations and cases surging in Bangkok, there is a long way to go before activities reach pre-Covid-19 levels.

As Thailand’s third wave drags on amid a sputtering vaccination programme, experts and observers are uncertain what will drive growth in the kingdom.

A record 170 tonnes of methamphetamine were seized in the region last year, up 19 per cent from 2019, despite coronavirus travel restrictions, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.

Manus was given an 82-year sentence following Thailand’s largest-ever human smuggling investigation, sparked by the 2015 discovery of at least 30 bodies in mass graves.

There are heavily discounted homes and even entire resorts, while one property firm has recorded a 38 per cent increase in interest from China.

As Vietnam tells disease prevention staff to prepare for 30,000 infections, Thailand has seen cases rocket to 88,000 from just 7,000 at the start of the year.

PM Prayuth is under fire from ‘fed-up’ social media groups and a former leader who claims he could source Sputnik shots from Vladimir Putin.

Bangkok’s 1,250 field hospital beds have struggled to cope with a recent influx of patients, but luxury ‘hospitels’ costing up to US$384 per night are still available to book.

Thailand is the world’s No 1 exporter of the ‘king of fruits’, much of which go straight to China. But durian dealers are dreading a repeat of this year’s Chilean cherry scare as coronavirus infections in Thailand hit record levels.

‘Father’ of cannabis Aram Limsakul says individual growers shouldn’t be edged out by corporations seeking to dominate the multibillion-dollar cannabis industry. 

The restrictions will ease further in the coming months but would-be travellers still need to consider their home city’s rules.

New Delhi and Bangkok have had to counter accusations they are ignoring the plight of Myanmar’s people, while experts warn a civil war could spill across borders as more armed ethnic groups back the anti-coup movement.

Cases of online child sex abuse are up 40 per cent in Thailand, experts say, as lockdown leaves minors vulnerable. In a recent case, police investigating an international sex abuse ring uncovered 500,000 images.

Beijing’s easing of visa rules for foreigners who have taken a China-made vaccine has sparked uncertainty in India, where there are no Chinese vaccines, and Thailand, where inoculations are progressing slowly.