The Latest Breaking News from Thailand

Detainees fear their return could be imminent despite UN experts urging Bangkok to halt possible transfer

More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network

Thai capital ranked as eighth-most polluted city worldwide as microparticles levels soar.

Flying through Bangkok's cloudless blue skies, a small aircraft sprays a white mist over a thick haze of pea soup smog below.

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports is preparing to promote the online TM6 immigration form, which will be compulsory for all foreign arrivals entering Thailand as of May 1, though the government is reluctant to start collecting the 300-baht tourism fee this year.

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) Thursday closed up +0.53 (+2.92%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) closed up +9.30 (+1.95%). Sugar prices Thursday rallied sharply for a second day and posted 1-week highs. Short covering in sugar futures accelerated Thursday after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

March NY world sugar #11 (SBH25 ) today is up +0.50 (+2.753%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH25 ) is up +9.10 (+1.91%). Sugar prices today rallied sharply for a second day and posted 1-week highs. Short covering in sugar futures accelerated today after the Brazilian real (^USDBRL...

The boxer who became Thailand’s first Olympic gold medalist has been convicted of sexual assault charges involving a minor and sentenced to just over three years in prison

According to Bangkok Pride, which partnered with local authorities to organize the event, over 200 couples registered to marry at the Siam Paragon shopping center. Read further on Dynamite News:

ON THE GROUND: Tommy Walker speaks to LGBT+ couples in Bangkok – many of whom have been together for decades – as the country’s historic marriage equality law comes into force

Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, marking a historic milestone for LGBTQ+ rights in Asia.