The Thai government on Tuesday delayed a decision to let U.S. space agency NASA use a military air base for climate study after the main opposition party claimed, among other things, that it was tantamount to a surrender of sovereignty.

Two Thai men suspected of killing an Australian tourist have admitted to the crime, saying they meant only to slash her pocketbook strap and did not mean to stab her.

Thailand has launched a probe into a radar blackout at its main international airport, a minister said Saturday, after the incident threatened to tarnish the nation's image as a regional aviation hub.

The government will release all the details of a proposed NASA research project to be based in the country, but needs time to study it before making a final decision, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday.

Hosts China outpaced rivals Thailand to top the medals table at the Asian Beach Games as it wrapped up Friday, ending the third edition of an event featuring some obscure seaside sports.

A South African woman has been arrested at Bangkok airport attempting to smuggle two kilograms (4.4 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine, Thai police said Wednesday.

Thailand's Culture Ministry on Monday demanded an explanation from the producer of a talent show which broadcast a female contestant painting with her bare breasts on national television.

Two Canadian sisters found dead in their hotel room on a popular Thai resort island may have been the victims of “serious food poisoning,” police said Sunday.

Aung San Suu Kyi was given a rapturous welcome Saturday by thousands of Myanmar refugees forced by fighting and rights abuses in their homeland to live in a Thai border camp.

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday warned the deeply divided kingdom faces a “cycle of violence” unless steps are taken towards reconciliation after years of civil unrest.