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 ...

Out of fear of destabilizing its relations with Beijing, the Thai government has failed to protect Uyghur civilians who have sought political asylum in the country. A security guard watches from a ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Private Islamic schools in Thailand's Muslim-dominated south will teach the history of past kings, a governor said on Wednesday, the Buddhist-majority nation's latest bid to bring ...

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 ...

Thai student activists have lambasted the government for what they said are persistent attempts by authorities to rewrite Thai history. Scores of students staged a rally in central Bangkok on June 24 ...

Southeast Asia has been inhabited for more than half a million years. Recent archaeological studies suggest that by 4000 B.C., communities in what is now Thailand had emerged as centers of early ...

Thanit Jitnukul's blood-and-thunder historical epic "Bang Rajan" is Thailand's equivalent of "The Alamo," an iconic slice of history that turns a doomed battle into a romantic national myth. In 1765, ...

On 27 October, the Royal Barge Suphannahong (or “golden swan”)carried King Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida along Bangkok’s mighty Chao Phraya river. The magnificent vessel sailed serenely in a ...