Thailand’s army has declared martial law across the country amid the political tensions over the past months. A Thai army statement said the decision was made “to restore peace and order for people from all sides.” The Thai government says it is still in office and has not been consulted on a military rule. Tensions deepened in Thailand after the Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Yingluck... 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament by a wide margin following a heated debate on the government’s rice subsidy program and flood management budget. Shinawatra comfortably survived the three-day debate in the lower house of parliament on Thursday, with 297 lawmakers voting in her favor and 134 against, amid ongoing protests against her... 

The Chairman of the Thai-Iranian Business Council criticizes the US for leading a sanctions regime against Iran, saying it is harming ordinary financial enterprises in Thailand. Anirut Samutkochorn said not only would the Western sanctions against Tehran ultimately fail but they would also backfire, The Bangkok Post reported on Sunday. Anirut, who is involved in numerous businesses with Iran, demanded... 

The World Bank assessment suggests that Thailand economic growth will shrink to 2.4% from the previously projected 3.6%, following the recent flood in the country, Press TV reports. Experts believe it will probably take a year of hard work and billions of dollars before Thailand fully recovers. The cost of flooding is estimated to be around $43 Billion, but the amount is expected to rise further due... 

People walk through the flooded streets in Lat Phrao shopping and business district in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 5, 2011. The death toll from Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century reached 506 Sunday as floodwaters inched toward downtown Bangkok, the interior ministry said. By Sunday, authorities had ordered evacuations for residents in 11 of Bangkok’s 50 districts. As water crept... 

Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has warned Bangkok residents of more flooding, saying that the nation’s current situation could continue for another six weeks. The prime minister’s remarks come as efforts to drain billions of cubic meters of water to the sea through rivers and canals are underway, AFP reported. “Bangkok must open all floodgates to allow the water through,”... 

Ngun Chai, the father of Nangdee (left), sold her sister into prostitution. When Burmese migrant Ngun Chai sold his 13-year-old daughter into prostitution for $114, his wife, La, had one regret, they didn’t get a good price for her. “I should have asked for 10,000 baht ($228),” La Chai said. “He robbed us.” She was angry that the agent who bought her eldest child, Saikun,...