Thailand

Elephant diplomacy: Ambassador marks mark 72 years of Thai-Israeli relations with zoo visit

“The Thai elephant is very important, they are in the heart of Thai people. They are the symbols of living diplomacy, the good relations between Thailand and Israel,” Vichienpuntu said.

|BySAM HALPERN, MATHILDA HELLER
Thai ambassador to Israel, Boonyarit Vichienpuntu, in front of the elephants at Jerusalem’s Tisch Family Zoological Gardens. June 4, 2026.
New Happy Hour at Molam.

Only 440 Baht to set the table: Molam’s new Thai happy hour

Molam restaurant at the Har Sinai complex in Tel Aviv launches a new happy hour featuring five rotating Thai dishes for NIS 39 per diner and a 30% discount on cocktails, wine, and beer.

|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV
Foreign workers in the construction industry with Eldad Nitzan, chairman of the foreign manpower corporations.

Israel’s most overlooked online ambassadors are already here - opinion

From bomb shelters to farms, foreign workers are sharing a human side of Israel that the world rarely sees.

|ByROBERT SINGER
Artist reconstruction of the Cretaceous Period sauropod dinosaur Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis, whose fossils were unearthed in Thailand, seen in this illustration released on May 14, 2026.

Scientists unearth fossil of Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur in Thailand

Nagatitan lived at a time when Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels were rising, coinciding with high global temperatures.

|ByREUTERS

Israeli tourist arrested in Thailand after ammo found in luggage at Phuket International Airport 

The unnamed 26-year-old was found to be carrying a magazine containing 29 5.56 mm bullets.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Police officers work near the covered body of a gunman at the crime scene after a shooting incident at a market, where people were killed, including the gunman who took his own life, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 28, 2025.

Israeli couple arrested in Thailand over waterfall romp recorded by angry locals

The couple’s intimate activities were recorded by locals and have since been leaked online.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hikers walk towards a waterfall at the Oeschinensee as rock falls from the Spitzen Stein threatens the village amid climate change and warming permafrost pose increasing challenges in Kandersteg, Switzerland, June 26, 2025 (illustrative)

Thai authorities arrest Israeli wanted for armed robbery ahead of flight from country

Osher Farhi, a 22-year-old Israeli with a criminal record, was arrested by Surat Thani authorities, reportedly following a request made by Israeli authorities.

NOVEMBER 5, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
Thai authorities arrest Israeli criminal Osher Farhi in Koh Samui, November 2025.

Thailand's ties to Israel evolved beyond tourism and trade, ambassador tells 'Post'

ASIA AFFAIRS: The relations between Jerusalem and Bangkok are mutually beneficial, Thailand's Ambassador Vichienpuntu told The Jerusalem Post in an exclusive interview.

NOVEMBER 1, 2025ByANNA AHRONHEIM
THAI AMBASSADOR Boonyarit Vichienpuntu (pictured) told ‘The Jerusalem Post’ that the Israeli-Thai ‘relationship is genuine and cemented by the love of Israeli travelers and Thai workers.’

Asia-Pacific envoys honor foreign workers killed in Oct 7 attacks

Ambassadors and representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region gathered Sunday at Kibbutz Be’eri for a memorial honoring foreign workers who were killed in the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Participants at a gathering of Asia-Pacific envoys at Kibbutz Be'eri to honor foreign workers slain in October 7 attacks, Oct. 26, 2025

Thai, Cambodia leaders sign expanded ceasefire deal with Trump present

Thailand and Cambodia signed a strengthened ceasefire in Kuala Lumpur, witnessed by US President Donald Trump.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim reacts as Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet switch seats, during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand, October 26, 2025.

Trump headlines ASEAN summit, Thailand-Cambodia to sign ceasefire deal

US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit, where he will witness a ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia and lead key trade talks with China and Brazil.

OCTOBER 26, 2025ByREUTERS
Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao attends the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025.

Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, influential style icon, dies at 93

The palace said she had been hospitalized since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on October 17 before passing away late on Friday.

OCTOBER 25, 2025ByREUTERS
Women hold photographs of Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, 93, as people react following the announcement of her death, outside King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, October 25, 2025.

Thai authorities crack down on Israeli visa overstays, illegal work

Israeli tourists on Koh Phangan face arrests and scrutiny as Thai authorities clamp down on visa abuse and illegal business activity linked to foreign nationals.

OCTOBER 17, 2025ByYOAV ETIEL
Police officers stand guard before the start of the funeral procession for Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej before the Royal Cremation Ceremony in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 26, 2017

Four Israeli soldiers arrested in Thailand for drug possession

During the arrest the men reportedly told Koh Phangan authorities that they were celebrating the end of the Israel-Hamas War.

OCTOBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Koh Mak, Thailand