Weekly new hotel openings - Germany, Thailand and the US

Some exciting new properties popped up around the world to see us into the new year, including a new luxury ski resort in Colorado and a trendy new W Hotel in Austin, Texas.- 08/01/2011, News & Advice

Video: Suspected paedophile arrested in Thailand

A man accused of abusing children as young as 18 months has been arrested in Thailand after spending 12 years on the run. - 23/12/2010, Australasia

On-the-run child abuse suspect arrested in Thailand

A British man accused of abusing children as young as 18-months-old has been arrested in Thailand after more than 10 years on the run. Charles David Taylor, 66, from Leicestershire, fled the UK after he was arrested in 1998 and charged with 35 counts of child molestation and dissemination of child pornography. The Thai Immigration Bureau said h...- 22/12/2010, Asia

Spain: Arrests over fake IDs for al-Qa'ida

Seven men have been arrested in Barcelona and accused of providing fake identification documents to al-Qa'ida-linked groups, including the one that carried out the Mumbai attacks in 2008, the Interior Ministry said yesterday.- 02/12/2010, Europe

New budget airlines set to take off in Asia

Customers in Asia are set to get more low-cost flight options with the arrival of new budget carriers in Malaysia and Thailand.- 29/11/2010, News & Advice

Tesco sales rise in emerging markets

The world's third-largest retailer, Tesco, says it has seen a pick-up in sales growth in South Korea, its biggest market outside Britain, as well as rising sales in China, Thailand, Malaysia and India.- 22/11/2010, Business News

PM to cancel his Thai Christmas

David Cameron is to cancel a planned family holiday to Thailand this Christmas, following complaints from campaigners about the country's human-rights record.- 21/11/2010, UK Politics

Signs of malarial drug resistance spread in Asia: WHO

The World Health Organisation warned Thursday that resistance to malaria drug artemisinin appeared to be spreading in the region from the Cambodia-Thailand border, where it was first detected.- 20/11/2010, Health & Families

Weekly new hotels roundup - Thailand, the United States and Saudi Arabia

This week saw two new properties open in Thailand in Bangkok and Koh Samui, as well as new luxury resorts in Puerto Rico and Mecca, Saudi Arabia.- 05/11/2010, News & Advice

Thai chicken better than most British production, says RSPCA

Shoppers who care about animal welfare should shun standard British chicken and buy meat imported from thousands of miles away in Thailand, according to the RSPCA. Britain's biggest animal welfare charity said that the standards in two of the biggest poultry exporters, Thailand and Brazil, were generally higher than in basic UK production. The call...- 04/11/2010, News

Flooding hits southern Thailand

Thailand's prime minister today called flooding in the south that has displaced thousands of people "one of the worst natural calamities" to hit the country. Bangkok's only aircraft carrier, which rarely leaves its berth, was deployed to help out. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva spoke after inspecting the battered region from a m...- 02/11/2010, Asia

Travel challenge: A beach holiday in Thailand

Every week we invite competing companies to give us their best deal for a specific holiday. Today: a 10-night beach holiday in Thailand departing in late November. Prices are per person based on two people travelling together and include Thai Airways flights from Heathrow. Includes flights departing 20 November, internal flights and 10 nights' B&B ...- 30/10/2010, News & Advice

Thailand pins hopes on medical tourism

Thailand has launched a new portal for visitors to find information on medical tourism in the country as it seeks to position itself as a global leader in the field.- 25/10/2010, Health & Families

'Red Shirts were not trained here,' says Cambodia

Cambodia has denied that members of the anti-government "Red Shirt" movement from neighbouring Thailand were trained at a Cambodian army base to assassinate Thai leaders, including the Prime Minister.- 13/10/2010, Asia

Nadal crashes out of Thailand Open semifinals

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Thailand Open on Saturday, going down 2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in an all-Spanish semifinal. The 53rd-ranked Garcia-Lopez's impressive string of winners and flat, wide serves surprised Nadal, who was fresh from his U.S. Open victory to complete a career Grand Slam. Garcia-L...- 02/10/2010, Tennis