BANGKOK (Reuters) - Nine-year-old Thai kickboxer Pornpattara "Tata" Peachaurai is eager to get back in the ring after coronavirus curbs brought his fight season to a halt more than five months ago.

Millions of Thais have been plunged into poverty during the Covid-19 pandemic as unemployment has reached record levels, experts say. As many as 800,000 became impoverished last year as the country’s ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Thai) 9-YEAR-OLD MUAY THAI BOXER, PORNPATTARA PEACHAURAI, SAYING: "My mom told me if I continue boxing like my sister, one day I can afford to buy her a house, car and earn more money for ...

The ranks of people in Thailand who live in dire poverty is likely to rise to 15 million, in a nation of 69 million, by next year because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has battered the ...

Meet World Bank Thailand experts in our new video series #ExpertExplains where our goal is to help you understand some of the biggest issues in Thailand today by asking our colleagues to explain what ...

Boxing is a national passion in Thailand, offering a path to the Olympics and lucrative careers in a country with one of the world’s widest income divides. By Hannah Beech and Muktita Suhartono ...

Bangkok: Thailand's Democrat Party announced on Friday that three candidates, led by party leader and former Prime Minister ...

Thailand heads to the polls for a general election on 3 July. HelpAge’s East Asia Pacific regional team is using this opportunity to draw attention to shortcomings in the major parties’ social ...

I am a computer engineer, not a politician or legislator, but from a technical perspective, we can be assured of the precise location of all guns nationwide if existing firearms are retrofitted with ...

The economic shock associated with COVID-19 has adversely affected employment, incomes, and poverty in Thailand, but the government’s comprehensive social protection response has been impressive in ...