Thai police identify 2 more suspects in Bangkok blasts

The Thai police on Thursday said they have identified two more suspects in last month's triple explosions in central Bangkok. Deputy Metropolitan Police Chief Pansiri Prapawat, who is heading the......

Thai opposition protesters hold march, prepare for shutdown

Thousands of Thai anti-government protesters marched through Bangkok on Sunday to demand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's resignation and garner support for a planned "siege" of the capital to......

Bangkok bomb suspect 'Turkish national': Thai officials

A man resembling the prime suspect in Thailand’s worst terror attack that killed 20 people, who was on Saturday arrested with dozens of passports and several bomb-making tools and materials,......

PHOTOS: It's an odd, odd world out there!

10 photos that show it’s an odd, weird world out there.   A waiter shows a chocolate in the shape of an eyeball which is served at the V bar in Beijing. The Vampire-themed bar serves......

Return of emerging markets

Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the Thai baht devaluation, the event in hindsight that saw the beginning of the Asian crisis. Given the severity of the crisis and how deeply it affected......

Exports may fall short by $15bn

The country is likely to miss the export target of $160 billion for 2007-08 by at least $15 billion due to the strengthening rupee, an Assocham study has said. The study, which dealt with the......

Rupee may end 2020 as worst performing currency in Asia

Rs 1,000 now buys $13.5 against $14 a year ago.Krishna Kant reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The rupee is likely to end calendar year 2020 as the worst performing currency in Asia,......

Rupee leads Asia forex losses

The Indian rupee hit a record low on Monday, leading declines among emerging Asian currencies, as better-than-expected US jobs growth boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will reduce its......

Thai PM's Liverpool bid over

Thailand's biggest entertainment company, GMM Grammy PCL, is putting together a private consortium to buy a 30 percent stake in Liverpool, company officials say.The bid will replace the one from......

Thai boxing champion fights blindness for glory

Sujet Salee is a Thai boxing champion with an impressive fight record, but the 29-year-old also stands out among his peers for another reason: he's blind. Sujet, who was born blind, has won five......

Leicester's Thai owners vow to keep unlikely title-winners together

IMAGE: Leicester players Leonardo Ulloa, Marcin Wasilewski, Jamie Vardy and others celebrate after Chelsea and Tottenham played out a draw and confirm the Foxes as champions on Monday. Photograph:......

Liverpool set for Thai deal

Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he is on the verge of taking a 30 percent stake in premier league club Liverpool. Thaksin, a telecoms tycoon before he turned to politics, said he......

Thai PM buoyed by Morgan snub

Thailand's billionaire prime minister says he has "better-than-even" odds of winning a stake in English football club Liverpool after its board rebuffed a rival bid from British businessman Steve......