Thai vendors go in the red to sell mourning clothes: ‘my time to pay back’

In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn – several with hefty ...

Thailand's ties to Israel evolved beyond tourism and trade, ambassador tells 'Post'

The relations between Jerusalem and Bangkok are mutually beneficial, Thailand's Ambassador Vichienpuntu told The Jerusalem ...
Women of China

Xi Says China Ready to Strengthen Synergy of Development Strategies with Thailand, Share Development Experience in New Era

GYEONGJU, South Korea, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China is ready to strengthen the synergy of development strategies with Thailand and share its development ...
The Island

Donald Stadtner’s Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka

By Uditha Devapriya Review of Sacred Sites of Sri Lanka by Donald Stadtner (River Books Thailand, Sailfish Publications Sri ...
The Island

Memories : An assassination, mob violence, funerals and wreaths

At 9.30 in the morning on October 31, 1984, I left the Sri Lanka High Commission at Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, where I was Second Secretary as I had an appointment at 10 o’clock with Mr ...