Modi favours expansion of ties between India, ASEAN

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with leaders of ASEAN countries at the ASEAN-India Summit on the sidelines of the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, on Sunday. Photograph: Athit......

India-ASEAN call for 'full and effective' implementation of understanding on SCS

In a strong message to China, India and ASEAN on Thursday called for a “full and effective” implementation of the understanding between the parties involved in the South China Sea......

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88

Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej passed away on Thursday, ending a remarkable seven-decade reign as the world's longest ruling monarch who was considered a demigod and seen as a unifying......

Thai anti-coup protesters defy junta ban

Defying the military's warning against anti-coup protests, hundreds of Thais on Sunday marched across the tense capital Bangkok shouting "get out, get out" and confronted soldiers as the junta......

RCEP a done deal, but signing put off to Feb: Sources

Leaders of India and 15 Asia-Pacific countries are expected to announce later on Monday the successful conclusion of seven-year negotiations to create the world's largest free trade region --......

India has stopped working in bureaucratic manner: PM in Thailand

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, left, and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha at the ASEAN-India Summit on the sidelines of the 35th......

India, ASEAN can be 'great partners': Modi

"My government has been in office for six months and the intensity and momentum with which we have enhanced our engagement in the East, is a reflection of the priority that we give to this region,"......

Thailand wants to expand rail network to link India, China

Thailand's military junta has said that it wants to widen the country's railway tracks and expand the network to form transport links with important markets in India and China. The chief of the......

Wife of jailed Bahraini footballer begs Thai PM for his release

'He would go back to face imprisonment, torture and possible death. Please help my husband. I don't want to lose him.' IMAGE: Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi was convicted of vandalising a......

Football Extras: 'Trophies more important for United than top four'

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field IMAGE: Although Manchester United coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits a league title challenge is unrealistic this season, he backs the......

PHOTOS: Nadal and Djokovic go sightseeing in Bangkok

Novak Djokovic of Serbia, left, and Rafael Nadal of Spain hold garlands as they pray during their visit to the Erawan shrine. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters Tennis titans Rafael Nadal......