Thailand's economy is expected to grow between 3% and 3.5% this year, driven by stimulus measures and strong foreign investment, while tourist numbers should surpass 2024 figures, the finance minister said on Monday.

After Thailand experienced a cool January in 2025, an old video of a car driving through a layer of sleet spread online alongside a false claim that the tropical country had experienced its first snowfall.

FILE PHOTO: The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport lies near a concrete structure it crashed into, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China.

Police in Thailand have detained the British husband of Lamduan Armitage, the Thai woman whose body was found in the Yorkshire Dales more than 20 years ago. Walkers discovered her half-naked body in a stream near Pen-y-ghent in 2004 and she remained unidentified for 15 years until her family saw a BBC News report and came forward.

Thailand and China will work together to combat fast-growing networks of illegal call centres along the Thai border with Myanmar and Cambodia, often staffed by trafficked workers, that aim to defraud people in phone and online scams.

Police can now release the name of the person who died following a two-vehicle crash near on State Highway 6 near Winton, Southland, last week.

US President Donald Trump's second term in office has captured the attention of the Thai business sector, as his "Golden Age of America" vision focuses on bolstering the American economy by hiking tariffs and relocating production bases to the US.

Art lovers have until Friday to view a selection of artworks by young, emerging artists from Thailand and Bhutan at "White Canvas 2024 Bhutan and Thailand", on display at the Event Space, fourth floor,

Lisa follows fellow BLACKPINK member JENNIE into the acting lane, with the latter making her debut in the one-season-and-done HBO music drama The Idol, which starred Lily-Rose Depp and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye.