Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has spearheaded changes that will see history taught as a standalone core subject from 2024. Siamese King Chulalongkorn’s royal funerary urn is conveyed to his the ...

The acrimonious dispute, which flared into violence last week, concerns much more than a few square kilometers of rugged territory. Whatever the result, this week's election is unlikely to resolve the ...

The newly revised Thai history textbook for high school students has sparked fresh questions -- not just about the qualifications of the authors, but whether it's time to move beyond ultranationalism ...

BANGKOK: Thailand's billionaire Shinawatra dynasty has dominated the kingdom's politics for 25 years, despite coups and court cases including Friday's lese-majeste acquittal of its patriarch. A ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- I became obsessed by teak, and its history in Thailand, while researching a historical novel based on a 19th-century teak boom in North Thailand. My research included the ...

Thailand’s royal barge processions are an ancient tradition and a rare spectacle. This year’s regal flotilla carried special significance as it combined an annual religious ceremony, rich in craft and ...