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After 3 years in Thailand, I moved back to New York. It didn't feel like home anymore, so I took off again.
While living in Thailand, Elizabeth Lavis was always craving comfort food from her town in New York…
Elizabeth Lavis
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Satellite photos show more construction at military base where US has 'serious concerns' about China's presence
Cambodia has said little about what happening at the base, worrying the US, which suspects it may b…
Christopher Woody
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Thailand sealed the island of Phuket off from the rest of the country to keep COVID-19 cases down - but it also separated families who don't know when they'll be able to reconnect
"Right now, we can't go anywhere outside the island," one restaurant worker said. "And I just can't…
Jason Shueh
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I spent a week at a wellness retreat in Thailand this winter to see if it would help me cope with stress and come to terms with change in the middle of the pandemic
Before my stay, I'd waved away words like "holistic" and "self care" for their crunchy-granola vagu…
Vincent Vichit-Vadakan
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15 Books That Will Make You Want To Visit Thailand
Whether you're planning a trip or just looking for some guilty pleasure literature, these are the T…
Melissa Stanger,Melia Robinson
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A passenger had their flight ticket canceled after trying to smuggle a bag of snakes in their pants past a TSA checkpoint
Cross-border animal smuggling is surprisingly common, with the CPB saying in 2023 it is "one of the…
Pete Syme
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Exploring Pattaya: A guide to the best places to visit
Pattaya, once a humble fishing village, has transformed into one of Thailand's most popular tourist…
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USS White River: How the US Navy transformed a landing vessel into a legendary rocket artillery ship
Today's US Navy is poorly equipped to support a landing force, but that wasn't the case decades ago…
Benjamin Brimelow
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India received over $111 billion in remittances in 2022, first country to ever reach that figure: UN
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), in its World Migration Report 2024 launched …
PTI
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Saudi Arabia is about to send more oil to China, even though it's slashed crude supply levels
The increased flows come despite Saudi Arabia bringing in a crude production cut in a bid to drive …
George Glover
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Infections in Mississippi are first signs that a type of deadly bacteria from the tropics is now living in the US
Climate change may have made the Gulf coast more hospitable to the bacteria. The risk of getting si…
Marianne Guenot
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How melioidosis, a potentially deadly disease caused by bacteria found in US soil and water for the first time, spreads and is treated
Melioidosis, the illness caused by the bacteria strain, has killed 10 to 50% of people infected in …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A potentially deadly kind of bacteria has been found in US soil and water for the first time. These are the symptoms of an infection the CDC has said to look out for.
Melioidosis — a rare, serious disease caused by burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria — is…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A group of fishermen netted a $1.5 million whale-vomit windfall after dredging up a 280-pound hunk of the stuff
Ambergris is also known as "floating gold" and is produced in a sperm whale's digestive system. It'…
Cheryl Teh
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With a new carrier and rumors of more bases, a vision of China's global presence is getting clearer
Beijing is increasingly looking for facilities to support an overseas presence, and the US is worri…
Christopher Woody
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India's richest people are fleeing on private jets as the country hits almost 350,000 COVID-19 infections in another daily global record
Several countries have imposed travel restrictions on visitors from India as it battles a catastrop…
Sophia Ankel
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Lockdown in India has impacted 40 million internal migrants, says World Bank
"The lockdown in India has impacted the livelihoods of a large proportion of the country's near…
PTI
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A massive wave capsized a cargo ship loaded with 6,000 cattle off the coast of Japan, said surviving crew member
The Gulf Livestock 1, with 43 crew onboard, sent a distress signal from the East China Sea on Wedne…
Sophia Ankel
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Reports of a secret base deal are raising fears that Beijing is boxing in the South China Sea
"These are two powers that have wanted significant attention and significant influence in mainland …
Christopher Woody
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Demolition of US-built facility at Southeast Asian base raises new fears about a secret Chinese military deal
Cambodia knocked down a US-built facility at a naval base in September, reviving concerns about wha…