Thailand

Although prostitution is illegal in Thailand, it is tolerated along with brothels

US scaled back attendance at Cobra Gold, Asia's largest multilateral military exercise, after a 2014 coup in Thailand

There is a massive rise in genital beautification procedures globally

The law protects 24 beaches in 15 provinces

Monday's bomb at a morning market in Yala town was the first deadly attack by suspected insurgents

A typical fake passport would sell for only a few hundred dollars, according to the immigration bureau

Former employee claims he was harassed and repatriated to Pakistan when he attempted to unearth the malpractice

Tough questions on elections, violence in the south and arrests of protesters against monarchy face the PM

Whitening, bleaching are not uncommon in other parts of world and are widely offered online

The Year of the Dog begins in February

It is the first-ever joint venture between Pakistani and Thai healthcare groups

The military government has promised to hold a general election in November 2018

The men were detained at a Bangkok airport late Tueday and fined $150 each

Hundreds, possibly thousands, of Uighurs have escaped unrest in Xinjiang

Thai-Pak Chamber chief stresses strong ties to assist businessmen of both sides

Tourists will also be required to have face-scans checked against their passport photos

Asylum seekers living in Thailand hail from 50 countries with Pakistani Christians making biggest block

PM: Thailand would hold a general election in November 2018

More than 300,000 Thais gather in and around funeral area

Thailand has been in sombre mood since Bhumibol's death one year ago

"Drug policy is stuck on repeat."

If caught smoking, on 20 of Thailand's most famous tourist beaches will face a $3,000 fine or up to a year in prison

The election will not restore the same level of democracy that existed before the latest military takeover in Thailand

Bhumibol was revered as a unifying figure in politically-turbulent Thailand

Thai television networks must also reduce their colour saturation by 40 percent

Yingluck pulled her vanishing act shortly before a Supreme Court verdict scheduled for August 25

More than 6,800 people have died in a conflict marked by weekly bombings and shooting attacks

Police say 946 women kidnapped for marriage in 2016, 471 such cases have been reported so far this year in K-P

Tambon Prasert is the head of Phromnee district in Thailand’s Nakorn Nayok province

Aisam, Aqeel put side in strong position to win Asia-Oceania Group II final tie

She skipped Friday's hearing, stunning thousands of supporters gathered at the Supreme Court

Jonathan Head, the BBC's Southeast Asia correspondent, faces up to five years in jail

Ten of Thailand's 77 provinces are still in disaster zones

Maaha Ayub, an A-Levels student at Lyceum School Karachi, won the medal in the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad

Most of that generation of elephants has died out, yet the number of elephants involved in the trade keeps increasing

The first instalment, Pull the Trigger on My Heart, quickly became a trending hashtag on Twitter

Many villagers are shocked to hear that a beloved dish passed down for generations is a danger rather than a comfort.

An estimated $385 million in opium, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine tablets was put to flames

UN rights body has warned that Thailand's widespread use of the law 'may constitute crimes against humanity'

An obese monkey placed on diet in Thailand after junk food binge

The flowers, considered sacred in Thai culture, are good news for locals

Facebook made 50 posts unavailable to Thai users after requests from the government in 2016.

Near-daily shootings and bomb attacks have claimed more than 6,800 lives since 2004

Prawet faces 10 counts of breaking Article 112, so that works out to up to 150 years in prison if he is found guilty

None of the injuries were life-threatening, said Russian embassy

The incident exposes the challenges that live streaming content poses to governments and the hosting companies

The violence comes after the most prominent insurgent group rejected peace talks organised by the ruling junta

The guide could end up featuring some of Bangkok's street food

Killing comes just days after Zuckerberg vowed to keep Facebook from being used to propagate harrowing acts

The ban is prompting outcry and anguish in a food-obsessed capital famed for its spicy roadside cuisine