Eli Orzessek suggests caution around the border from Myanmar into Thailand.

DISTURBING CONTENT WARNING: A backpacker molested by a deranged guide as she lay paralysed from a cliff fall on a Thai beach has received another blow.

Kate Fitzsimons thought her sister's trip to Thailand would create happy memories - not the moment that would end it all.

Young elephant Kham Lha reaches out with her trunk to save the trainer who rescued her as a baby.

Bangkok's night life came to an abrupt halt which was a gesture of respect for the country's long-ruling monarch.

Thousands have gathered at Watyarnprateep Thai temple in Auckland on Sunday to mourn the loss of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

The head of Thailand's military junta called for vigilance yesterday following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

New Zealand's Thai community is in shock at the death of their king on Bangkok yesterday.

Thai girls in 'adorable pickpocket' storm say they are innocent and plead with tourist 'victim' to come forward.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are in Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent are off to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Television presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent travel to Thailand and Cambodia for just over a week, to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Former TV presenter Petra Bagust and actor Ido Drent visit Thailand and Cambodia to get a first-hand understanding of the human-trafficking industry.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new hotel just off the main west coast road in Phuket.

Grieving colleagues of a Dunedin man who fell four storeys to his death in Thailand have described him as a fun-loving man.

Kevin McIntyre checks in to a new resort just across the road from Phuket's eye-catching Karon Beach.

Day one of Petra Bagust and Ido Drent's journey through Southeast Asia to experience first-hand what's being done to fight human-trafficking.

The Thai ambassador to New Zealand is on a mission to seek families of the Kiwi war dead buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery. Ambassador Maris Sangiampongsa, said his embassy hoped to reconnect families with their war heroes in time for Anzac 2017.

A new wave of bomb attacks has killed at least four people and wounding dozens more.

One dead after two bombs exploded at the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin.

Thailand is New Zealand's sixth largest source of international students, with about 3000 students arriving here every year.

It's a map of a country familiar to many travellers but on closer inspection it reveals a heartbreaking reality.

Inside the world of a Thailand elephant sanctuary on the banks of the River Kwai.

The Thai community in Auckland are planning several celebrations in honour of their king, but remain anxious about his health.

What most people don't realise is that Bangkok is an amazing destination for families.

A silver and white car linked to the shooting of a 14-year-old boy in June has been recovered.

'The Doctor' opened doors to the world, supplying pristine fake passports, from an unassuming, scruffy house in the Bangkok suburbs.

Thailand is known for its beaches and temples but it's also no secret the country has a thriving sex industry. That could be about to change.

Tourists visiting Thailand are urged not to take selfies with slow loris animals after one was found with his teeth ripped out.

One of the country's youngest mixed martial arts athletes is heading to the world MuayThai champs in Thailand.