The newly revised Thai history textbook for high school students has sparked fresh questions -- not just about the qualifications of the authors, but whether it's time to move beyond ultranationalism ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has spearheaded changes that will see history taught as a standalone core subject from 2024. Siamese King Chulalongkorn’s royal funerary urn is conveyed to his the ...

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The acrimonious dispute, which flared into violence last week, concerns much more than a few square kilometers of rugged territory. Whatever the result, this week's election is unlikely to resolve the ...

Thai student activists have lambasted the government for what they said are persistent attempts by authorities to rewrite Thai history. Scores of students staged a rally in central Bangkok on June 24 ...

Thailand rejoiced last week as the ancient town of Si Thep in Phetchabun province secured the esteemed Unesco World Heritage Site status. Si Thep, however, is more than just an archaeological treasure ...

For days now, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Bangkok to demand the resignation of General Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government, a new constitution and the legal, political, and economic ...

Southeast Asia has been inhabited for more than half a million years. Recent archaeological studies suggest that by 4000 B.C., communities in what is now Thailand had emerged as centers of early ...