Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, died on Thursday, the palace said, prompting what is certain to be deep mourning in a country which viewed the world’s longest serving monarch as a figure of unity.

BBC - Thailand is marking 70 years since King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, ascended to the throne.

Forty tiger cub bodies have been found in a freezer at a Thai Buddhist temple accused of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse.

A same-sex American-Spanish couple have won a high-profile custody battle over a baby born through a Thai surrogate mother who wanted to keep the child after she found out they were gay.

Vanessa-Mae was banned from international skiing for four years yesterday after taking part in fixed races to help her qualify for the Winter Olympics.The 36-year-old British violinist competed for Thailand, the country of her father’s birth, at the Games in Sochi last February.She skied under the name Vanessa Vanakorn and said it had been an ‘amazing’ experience despite coming last out of 67 competitors.But yesterday the Swiss-based International Ski Federation (FIS) said it had found ‘violations’ ...

A Thai woman is thought to have the world's biggest hands - weighing almost one-and-a-half stone each. For more than 50 years, shop owner Duangjay Samaksamam, from Surin Province, Thailand, has suffered from an extremely rare and painful affliction that leaves her limbs permanently swollen.

Kim Kardashian's trip to Thailand earlier this year was eye-opening. However, it could have been even more life-changing than it actually was: The reality TV star briefly contemplated adopting a local orphan named Pink.