Thailand

Beauty pageant contestant's false teeth fall on camera, reaction earns ovation

During a Miss Thailand competition broadcast, the entrant swiftly picked up the dental prosthesis and continued her walk.

A view of the city at twilight as the sun sets, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 15, 2025.
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A new study reveals: This is the best destination to move to in retirement

The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026.

Iran tells UN: 'non-hostile' ships can transit Strait of Hormuz

IRGC Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri stands in front of a map depicting the Strait of Hormuz, pictured in 2020; illustrative.

IRGC Navy chief warns ships must seek permission to transit Hormuz strait to avoid being hit


She seduced monks and made millions—now the shocking truth is out

A woman in her thirties was arrested on suspicion of deliberately seducing senior monks and demanding large sums of money. The scandal shook Buddhist institutions in Thailand.

 Monks in Thailand

US, Thailand advance nuclear cooperation as 123 Agreement takes effect

The agreement outlines conditions for the peaceful use of nuclear energy and affirms both countries’ commitment to nuclear nonproliferation.

 A Thai flag is seen in front of the city skyline from the top of Wat Saket Buddhist temple in Bangkok on July 8, 2025.

Arrests made in Thailand after explosives laid across Thai tourist hotspots 

Two men, identified only as 29-year-old Muhamah and 27-year-old Sulaiman, were arrested in connection with the explosives at 11 sites.

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Friends of Thai hostage raise flag, place stickers commemorating those still in Hamas captivity

Of the 55 remaining hostages, 19 are residents of Eshkol Regional Council, the council said in a statement.

 Residents of Eshkol Regional Council honor hostages still held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli, Thai governments repatriate body of Thai hostage killed in Gaza captivity

“He left a mark on everyone who knew him,” Kibbutz Nir Oz said in a statement.

 A farewell ceremony near the coffin of Thai national Nattapong Pinta, whose body was returned from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, outside Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, June 10, 2025.

Family deeply concerned for hostage Bipin Joshi after recovery of slain Thai national - interview

Twenty-four-year-old Bipin was an agriculture student who came to Israel to study just three weeks before the October 7 attack.

 A poster of hostage Bipin Joshi, a citizen of Nepal, is displayed at the protest camp for hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack.

Israeli forces recover body of murdered Thai hostage Nattapong Pinta in special Gaza operation

"We will not rest or be silent until we return all of our hostages home - both the living and the dead," the PMO said in a statement.

 Image of murdered Nattapong Pinta and family.

Some non-Israeli hostages beaten to death by Hamas for not understanding Arabic, English - report

On October 7, 35 foreigners were kidnapped. Five foreign hostages remain in Hamas captivity, of whom three are believed to be dead.

 Relatives hug a released Thai hostage, who was kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas and held in Gaza, as the hostages arrive in Thailand following their release, at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand

An experience in Thailand’s Koh Samui before the ‘White Lotus Effect’

Falling in love with this known tourist destination is not hard. The desire to relax and enjoy the soft sandy beaches is endless – especially by Israelis that love this island.

 THE WAT Phra Yai, Koh Samui’s Big Buddha Temple.

Police arrest Israeli in Thailand, allegedly working as an illegal tour guide for foreign children

The Israeli national was arrested in front of 23 children, whom he was allegedly guiding on an illegal tour.

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)