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Thailand declares state of emergency to control coronavirus; tourism hit

A long queue snaked through the building, and many were told to come back another day.

Thailand plans $3.2 billion stimulus next week to ease Coronavirus impact

The measures, to be submitted to a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, will include handouts, soft loans and steps to support the stock market

Coronavirus outbreak: Shopping coupons to meal, freebies to woo tourists

Tourism in East and Southeast Asia has suffered a jolt following the spread of the virus

Thai soldier who killed 30 people in Korat shot dead by commandos in a mall

The attacker, a junior army officer identified as Sergeant-Major Jakrapanth Thomma, used a stolen M60 machine gun and rifles

Thailand mass shooting: 21 dead, security forces take down shooter

"Thank you police and army for ending the situation. Shooter shot dead!!!" Anutin said in a post on Facebook

A 'soul writing' retreat in Thailand's Chiang Rai converts a cynic

Certified cynic Payal Dhar braves a 'soul writing' retreat and is left quite surprised by the results

South China sea crisis: China rules the waves and waives the rule

China built up seven reefs in the South China Sea within its legally void Nine-Dash Line claim, turning them into island bastions

Indian, Thailand ports trusts sign three MoUs to reduce sea travel time

The BIMSTEC region brings together 1.67 billion people or 22% of the world's population

India has stopped working in a routine, bureaucratic manner: PM in Thailand

The prime minister was speaking at an event to mark golden jubilee of the Aditya Birla Group's presence in Thailand

Seamless link between North-east, Thailand to boost trade: Modi in Bangkok

OCI card holders can enrol for NPS; 1,000 youth from Asean nations to get post-doctoral seats in IITs

Govt's big push to attract tourists: One-month e-visa at flexible charges

High visa charges is one reason that makes India less attractive to tourists and so the fee is being reduced to increase footfalls and foreign exchange receipts

World's best-performing restaurant stock in 2019 is a Thai dessert shop

After You's "core profit" in the second quarter probably more than doubled from a year earlier to a quarterly record on higher sales

How India's middle class is rescuing Thailand's struggling tourism sector

At a beachfront hotel on the tropical island of Phuket, the occupancy rate from Chinese clientele has stalled, while bookings from India have begun to rise

Protectionism slammed as Southeast Asian leaders rally to trade pact

Trade has topped the agenda at the Bangkok meeting, as tit-for-tat tariffs between China and the US cast a dark cloud over global growth

Thailand Military aims crosshairs on Future Forward Party taking on junta

Since the March 24 poll, activists have called for Future Forward to be broken up for being anti-monarchy

Charges of cheating amid confusion over Thailand's election result

Both the pro-army party seeking to keep coup leader Prayuth Chan-ocha on as prime minister

Thailand's 1st election since military coup: Prayuth poised to keep power

Tallies from local media outlets showed Palang Pracharath winning 146 seats, enough to install Prayuth under Thailand's election rules

Voters in Thailand head to elections for first time since military coup

Thailand's establishment elites have tussled with Thaksin's populist alliance for over a decade -- a fault line that could bring gridlock to the legislature

A journalist turns to politics: Umesh Pandey's Indian dream in Thailand

His party may look doomed, but Pandey will eventually get back on that campaign bus

Air purifiers in Bangkok run 'out of stock' as toxic smog grips Thailand

Purifiers by firms such as Sharp, masks by 3M in high demand