KUALA LUMPUR — China urged Cambodia and Thailand to resolve their border dispute through friendly dialogue, offering to play a constructive role by upholding an “objective and fair” position, its foreign ministry said.

The former abbot of Wat Phra Phutthachai in Saraburi has admitted to a years-long romantic relationship with a woman known as “Sika Golf”, saying he had even planned to leave the monkhood to marry her — only to later discover she was also romantically involved with senior monks from other well-known temples.

More motorcycle production and sales in Thailand during the first five months of 2025 do not guarantee bright business prospects as the industry looks likely to slow in the second half, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri province, Thailand, is holding a four-day festival to celebrate its global internet star Moo Deng. The pygmy hippo marks her first birthday on July 10, 2025, leaving behind the animal infancy that boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics.

Thai marine researchers have reported a remarkable sighting of 158 blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) off the coast of the southern province of Krabi.

CHON BURI — Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on Thursday, leaving behind the animal infancy that boosted her to worldwide internet fame for her cute antics.