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Thailand has embraced one more hero who made big headlines in the media last month.

Yaoi or Boys' Love (BL) has grown from an underground to mainstream fictional genre. It emerged from women's manga comics in Japan in the 1980s, which portrayed the relationship between young boys based on the seme (active) and uke (receptive) dichotomy. Through an informal fan network, the transnational phenomenon came…

YOKOSUKA, Japan: Japan hosted its first international fleet review for seven years on Sunday with ships from 12 other nations in a show of unity as North Korea fires record numbers of missiles and China increases its pressure on Taiwan.

Gemma Dryburgh on Sunday became the first Scot to win on the LPGA Tour since 2011, as new world number one Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand tied for 10th on 10-under.

SINGAPORE: Thai universities are being urged to work with the Unesco Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) to promote lifelong learning programmes in the country.

The government will hold an exhibition on Nov 14 to promote Thailand's bio-circular-green (BCG) economic model as a solution to climate change and a core strategy for sustainable economic growth, according to spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.

The Thale Noi wetland in southern Thailand, site of a rich ecosystem centred on raising water buffaloes, has been selected for an important global distinction by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

SHIGA, Japan: Momoko Ueda is hanging on to her one-shot lead heading into the final day of the LPGA Toto Japan Classic, as a challenge from new world number one Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand fades.

Methamphetamine pills, which cost as much as 300 baht apiece in Thailand just a few years ago, can now be had for as little as two baht each, say police who arrested a drug suspect in Lop Buri.

Thailand is on course to surpass its target to attract 10 million foreign visitors this year as Malaysians and Indians lead the return of holidaymakers, even as zero-Covid rules keep most Chinese travellers at home.

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) said it is waiting for a budget report from the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) about purchasing the rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup, leaving the domestic broadcasting of the event in doubt.