A New Zealand man has reportedly been stabbed while walking along a beach in Thailand.

Marking World Refugee Day, the Herald spoke to a refugee family who escaped from Laos to New Zealand 33 years ago, risking their lives to do so.

A shocking video has emerged of a fire raging inside an airport bus that was transferring passengers to a terminal.

Life in Thailand has been taking on a creepy Big Brother-style feeling of late.

Thailand is the "Kitchen of the World" and a hub of world-class manufacturing facilities.

Most people heading to Thailand usually arrive in Bangkok and promptly board a plane south in search of sandy shores and blue seas.

Idyllic celebration turned into heartbreak when newlywed couple's speedboat capsized off the island of Koh Samui.

Given my physical location, I'm sometimes asked how I describe myself - where am I mentally, if you will.

Shops and restaurants on three Thai islands have been dismantled this week as authorities enforce a new ban on tourists in the area in a bid to protect the corals.

One of the largest islands in the Gulf of Thailand, Ko Samui is known for palm-fringed sandy beaches, coral reefs and coconut trees.

The hotel manager offers a broad smile as he guides me down the boat ramp on to the warm sand of the eastern shore of Phi Phi Island (pronounced "PP").

A British family savagely beaten while on holiday in Thailand have vowed never to return to the country.

WATCH: Shocking footage has emerged of a gang of thugs brutally beating a British family in Thailand apparently because they were Western tourists.

Thailand may be going through its driest period in 20 years, but the biggest water fight in the world is still on.

Brave young Kiwis are going undercover, to expose child sex trafficking in Asia. By putting their own safety on the line, they hope to save lives.

The booming tourist trade has had a serious impact on the welfare of Thailand's wildlife.

A toilet thought to have cost up to $40,000 has been built for the princess of Thailand when she visits Cambodia.

A Thai airline has offered to serve food and drinks to dolls - as long as they've purchased a ticket.

The Thai junta is pursuing a crackdown on scantily clad tourists as part of a "morality cleanse" begun by the ruling generals.

A man with dual New Zealand and British nationality was found slumped in a chair by hotel staff over the weekend.

Police have confirmed New Zealand man Andrew Missen, believe to be missing in Thailand, has arrived home.

Dashcam footage captures the moment a bright white light blazes across the sky in northern Thailand.

Thailand's junta is under scrutiny after mistakenly showing an unrelated picture of a suicide vest during a nationally televised broadcast announcing the arrest of a foreign man in connection with....

Asked what could be the motive for the bombing, a Thai police chief told reporters, "it's a personal grudge...not international terrorism."

Several foreigners are believed to be among a network of at least 10 people involved in the Bangkok shrine bombing, according to Thailand's police chief.

Thai police issue arrest warrant for a "foreign man".

Dawn revealed shocking scenes near the shrine where a bomb exploded on a crowded Bangkok street, scattering limbs as the deadly blast ripped through the crowd.

A Kiwi artist living in Bangkok spent every night for a week painting outside the famous Erawan Shrine.