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How India's middle class is rescuing Thailand's struggling tourism sector

At a beachfront hotel on the tropical island of Phuket, the occupancy rate from Chinese clientele has stalled, while bookings from India have begun to rise

Protectionism slammed as Southeast Asian leaders rally to trade pact

Trade has topped the agenda at the Bangkok meeting, as tit-for-tat tariffs between China and the US cast a dark cloud over global growth

Thailand Military aims crosshairs on Future Forward Party taking on junta

Since the March 24 poll, activists have called for Future Forward to be broken up for being anti-monarchy

Charges of cheating amid confusion over Thailand's election result

Both the pro-army party seeking to keep coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on as prime minister

Thailand's 1st election since military coup: Prayuth poised to keep power

Tallies from local media outlets showed Palang Pracharath winning 146 seats, enough to install Prayuth under Thailand's election rules

Voters in Thailand head to elections for first time since military coup

Thailand's establishment elites have tussled with Thaksin's populist alliance for over a decade -- a fault line that could bring gridlock to the legislature

A journalist turns to politics: Umesh Pandey's Indian dream in Thailand

His party may look doomed, but Pandey will eventually get back on that campaign bus

Air purifiers in Bangkok run 'out of stock' as toxic smog grips Thailand

Purifiers by firms such as Sharp, masks by 3M in high demand

Partly-constructed hydropower dam collapses in Laos; several dead, missing

The accident happened at a hydropower dam in southeastern Attapeu province's Sanamxay district late Monday, releasing five billion cubic metres of water

'Still can't believe it worked': The story of the Thailand cave rescue

As the rescuers waited anxiously, a diver navigating the 11th teammate through the underwater maze lost hold of the guide rope

Disaster management and tech: What India can learn from the Thai rescue

The drones were able to identify and shortlist entry points in hours instead of days. With heavy rain forecast, the use of drones accelerated the rescue

Everyones is safe, says Thai Navy SEAL after 3-day rescue operation

Eight of the boys were rescued by a team of Thai and international divers on Sunday and Monday and the final four boys and their coach were guided out of the cave on Tuesday

4 rescued from Thai cave, operations to save 9 more to resume soon

The entire operation to rescue all 13 could last two to four days, depending on weather and water conditions

Fresh navy video shows trapped Thai boys in 'good health' inside cave

Their 25-year-old coach, who accompanied the boys down the cave after football training on June 23, is not heard in the footage, published on the Thai Navy Facebook page

Food, medical help reaches Thai boys 9 days after they got 'cave' trapped

Experts say it could take weeks -- if not months -- to get them out with much of the cave still submerged by floods

Thailand spearheads Southeast Asian fund to reduce reliance on Asian giants

Thailand would contribute a "substantial amount of money" to start the fund

A food trail along Thailand's eastern seaboard makes for rewarding travel

Fresh, savoury salads form the bedrock of the region's meals, which are usually had with meat and sticky rice

91-year-old Thai woman earns bachelor's degree

Her diploma was handed to her by King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun

Thailand's future under King Rama X: lessons from three Asian countries

While international media has noted his erratic personal life, of much greater concern is his reputation for ruthlessness

Thai woman charged with royal slur after mob action

An angry mob descended on Bo Pud police station on Sunday demanding the woman be charged