Starbucks Corp said on Thursday that a company controlled by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi and a Hong Kong-based firm had won an exclusive deal to operate and develop its retail business in Thailand.

Capella Bangkok is set to become the most exciting new luxury five-star resort in Thailand when it opens in September. The first hotel in two decades to open along the banks of the River of Kings (Chao Phraya River), the launch will showcase a collection of the city’s first opulent riverfront villas.

An appeals court in Thailand has upheld a 10 million baht ($313,000) judgment against a British activist who was sued by a fruit canning company whose workers complained of alleged labor abuses.

Paul Halford joins Onyx with close to 20 years of hospitality industry experience at hotels and resorts in Australia, Vanuatu, Fiji and Thailand, including a ten-year tenure across multiple Radisson Hotel Group locations.

In an attempt to shed light on Zika circulation, scientists decided to investigate the history of the Zika virus in Thailand. They discovered that it has been circulating in the country for at least 16 years and probably longer.

Atiwit Janewattananond, better known as Jazz, is the only player using a local caddie. He is tied for second, having fun and going well beyond his original goal of shaking hands with Tiger Woods.

An obese American tourist deemed a "pervert" for forcing a flight attendant to wipe his butt during a flight has died days later while on vacation in Thailand.
As the reported, the unnamed tourist made international headlines when he reportedly forced the air hostess to wipe him and moaned with pleasure during the act. The incident took place on a flight from Los Angeles to Taipei on January 19, prompting EVA Air to take action against the man and attempt to ban him from flying on the airline in the future. The report called the man a "pervert."
The airline reportedly made repeated attempts to tell the man that he was not allowed to fly anymore, but learned this week from the man's lawyer that he had passed away while on the extended vacation to Thailand. His cause of death was not specified.

A BABY elephant has died after its back legs snapped performing tricks for tourists at a zoo in Thailand.