Oil Spill Spreads Along Thai Island, Threatens Mainland

Workers in white protective suits are using shovels and buckets to battle an oil spill that is spreading along the coast of a Thai resort island and could reach the mainland.

Hundreds of Thai soldiers and energy company workers worked to clean up the crude oil as it washed ashore Tuesday on several beaches of Samet Island.

Thai central bank rules Bitcoin to be illegal

The Thai authorities have ruled that Bitcoin activities are illegal in the country, forcing local exchange Bitcoin Co. Ltd to suspend operations.

As outlined in a blogpost, Bitcoin Co. Ltd has been working to register the currency with the relevant government agencies in order to operate in a lawful manner. As part of this due diligence, the organisation contacted the Bank of Thailand, the Thai financial governing body,

Meiji Yasuda buys 15percent stake in Thai Life Insurance

Japan’s second-largest life insurer Meiji Yasuda has become a strategic partner of Thai Life Insurance, Thailand’s third-largest, after investing about US$700 million (Bt21.8 billion) to buy a 15-per-cent stake.
Leveraging Meiji Yasuda Life’s expertise in international life insurance, product development,

Lion Fights: Tiffany Van Soest discusses sponsorship landscape in Muay Thai

This Friday night, Lion Fights brings us another edition of great Muay Thai fights. The Las Vegas based promotion has been providing combat sports fans an alternative to the standard MMA fare we’ve accustomed ourselves to. One of the best parts about it though, is that they also feature female fights, and with them, a rising star in Tiffany Van Soest.

Megastore for Thai Monks Brings One-Stop Retail to Buddhism

BANGKOK—On the western outskirts of town here, Hang Sangkapan sells everything the well-turned out Buddhist acolyte could need.

At the store, which translates as “Monk Supply,” aisles are stocked with candles, Buddha statuettes (both seated and standing) as well as altar tables, CDs, books and innumerable odds and ends for monks—be they novice or abbot.

19 dead in Thai bus crash

Nineteen people died and 23 were injured on Tuesday when a double-decker coach collided with a truck in central Thailand and burst into flames, authorities said.

Police in the central province of Saraburi said a four-year-old boy was among the dead.

Foreign Tourists Among Injured in Thai Train Derailment

Thai railway officials have acknowledged that the country’s train network is suffering from poor maintenance after the sixth serious derailment in less than a year left at least 27 passengers injured, including at least 21 foreign tourists.

Tourists among 23 hurt in Thai train derailment

Foreign tourists were among 23 people injured when an overnight sleeper train derailed in Thailand early Wednesday, the national rail operator said.

The Bangkok-Chiang Mai express service was carrying almost 300 passengers when seven carriages came off the tracks in the northern province of Phrae, according to the State Railway of Thailand.

Muy Thai, the peaceful mixed martial art

Pay attention. Isn’t that what a good movie should make you do? You pay attention because you suspect you will see something or feel something you never have. A good movie will advance your consciousness, take you to a place you never have visited. The words, while familiar, are strung together differently, uniquely, like the ones contained in the following sentence.

Thai university apologizes for Hitler banner

Thailand’s premier university has apologized for displaying a billboard that showed Adolf Hitler alongside Superman and other superheroes, saying Monday it was painted by ignorant students who didn’t realize Hitler’s image would offend anyone.