Can you imagine a 17th-century Greek sailor from a tiny island suddenly running the entire government of Siam, present-day Thailand? It sounds like fiction, yet this astonishing story is true. Constantine Phaulkon actually achieved this remarkable feat, leaving a...
The death toll after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday jumped to over 1,600 Saturday, with over 3,400 injured, according to the country's military rulers.
Rescue efforts for survivors are ongoing while dozens are reported missing....
Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest human remains ever found in Thailand, believed to be a 29,000-year-old skeleton belonging to a child, who researchers have named "Pangpond," after a popular Thai cartoon character.
The discovery at Tham Din (Earthen Cave) in...
A passenger plane with 181 people on board erupted in flames after veering off the runway and crashing into a wall at an airport in Muan, South Korea, on Sunday, with authorities indicating that all but two are likely...
Recent flooding in Thailand and Malaysia has captured an extraordinary video of a huge python, producing one of the most breathtaking and mesmerizing wildlife moments seen in recent memory.
This incredible footage of a reticulated python swimming through floodwaters in...
Researchers have discovered a new pitviper species with emerald-green scales and eyelashes among limestone rocks in the forests of Trang province, Thailand.
Trimeresurus Ciliaris, a new species of colorful, eyelashed pitviper was found in a forest near the Thailand-Malaysian border....
King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has signed a same-sex marriage bill into law, making Thailand the first Southeast Asian country to legally recognize such unions. The bill had been in the works for a while, as it had been...
A massive group of monkeys, numbering in the thousands, has caused significant problems in a city in central Thailand. Many stores and businesses had closed down and moved away. Investors have stopped investing, and the once-bustling city of Lopburi...
China celebrates its Lunar New Year today, with the occasion also marked by Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and the Philippines, as well as Chinese communities in major cities around the globe.
A Lunar year charts 12 complete...
Police in Thailand say at least thirty-one people have been killed in a mass shooting at a nursery in a northeastern province of the country.
Police said at least twenty-three children are among the victims. They said the gunman was...
