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The Akha Swing Festival in Chiang Rai, published in Osotho magazine, October 2009. (Photo By Arrangement)

Chiang Rai, the Switzerland of Thailand

Cool mountains, lush foliage, rich culture among the major attractions

9 Oct 2022 4:57 PM IST

This frame grab from video footage by Thai PBS made available via AFPTV and taken on October 6, 2022 shows medical staff carrying a stretcher out of an ambulance in the northern Thai province of Nong Bua Lam Phu, where a former policeman shot dead at least 30 people in a nursery. - A former police officer stormed a nursery in Thailand on October 6, shooting dead at least 30 people, most of them children, before killing himself and his family. (Photo: AFP)

Thai PM orders probe into 'horrifying' nursery mass shooting

PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha ordered an urgent probe after a former police officer shot dead more than 30 people

6 Oct 2022 6:11 PM IST

Exquisite Masks, Sets, and Sita Adorned with Khon-Style Jewelry. (Images by Lekha Shankar)

Lekha Shankar | Khon and Ayuthaya, two hotspots of cultural tourism in...

Must-see royal Khon dance performance portrays demon anti-hero Kumpakhan, blocking the river from November 5 to...

18 Oct 2023 7:26 PM IST

In the worlds most populous country (1.4 billion), the English-speaking population may be a tiny minority, but India is still among the top 10 English-speaking countries in the world.

Patralekha Chatterjee | India's secret sauce and how it can be even...

India's international schools are beyond most Indians' reach, but even the good ones cost far less than international...

23 Jun 2023 12:00 AM IST

Marijuana is already easily available and hence many are getting easily hooked on to it.

Marijuana legal for medical use and research in Thailand

Thailand parliament voted to amend Narcotic Act of 1979 in extra parliamentary session handling rush of bills before New...

26 Dec 2018 12:24 PM IST

Google demonstrated how its AI technology is already being used to diagnose diseases, help people with disabilities, predict areas likely to flood and protect endangered species. (Photo: AP)

Google launches Thai AI project to screen for diabetic eye disease

The eye screening program in Thailand follows a similar Google program in India.

14 Dec 2018 11:00 AM IST

From the curved to the hammer or the banana, here are the different kinds of penis out there. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man rushed to hospital after hacking his penis while watching porn

Bizarre sex act back-fired when his penis started bleeding uncontrollably and he was unable to stem the flow.

16 May 2018 10:40 AM IST

Xiong Gaowu is famed as an expert eyeball-shaver which basically means he washes peoples eyes with a knife. (Photo: Pixabay)

Teenager is left with a knife stuck in face after being robbed in...

The 19-year-old shop assistant had finished work and was walking home when a robber confronted her.

15 May 2018 11:30 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Thai drag queens hope new TV show brings LGBT acceptance

Thailand's tourism authority promotes the country as a friendly destination for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...

26 March 2018 5:12 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Thailand to give the beach from 'The Beach' film a breather

Many Thai marine national parks are closed from mid-May to mid-October.

28 March 2018 8:26 PM IST

Asians, Europeans more vulnerable to severe dengue. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tropical dengue fever could be spread through sex

Scientists discover the mosquito virus in the semen of an Italian man who had recovered.

7 May 2018 5:18 PM IST

Celebrities wearing grey at IIFA 2018. (Photo: PTI)

IIFA 2018: Celebrities descend on red carpet in shades of grey

Out of all the colours seen at IIFA 2018, grey made the biggest statement on the carpet

25 Jun 2018 9:02 AM IST