Thailand

Eight monks killed in Thailand after eleven year old boy crashes pickup truck

The victims were part of a group of 34 Buddhist monks and five lay followers undertaking a pilgrimage from a temple in Mukdahan province to another in neighboring Ubon Ratchathani province.

A Buddhist monk walks across a road while collecting alms in Bangkok early on April 28, 2026.
'Secular House' in Thailand, an Israeli activist organization.

Israeli organization's 'Secular House' opens in Thailand as non-religious alternative to Chabad

Police officers pose with Carman Simon Peter, an Australian man arrested in the suspected murder of a 17-year-old Thai girl in Pattaya, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, in Samut Prakan, Thailand June 27, 2026.

Australian man arrested for murder of 17-year-old as her stepmother calls for his execution

Dancers perform at the first annual Thai Festival in central Israel. June 12, 2026.

Israel holds first annual Thai Festival as two nations celebrate 72 years of diplomatic relations


Herzog welcomes new Fijian, Thai ambassadors to Israel, ceremony cut short due to rain

Fiji is the seventh country to open an embassy in Jerusalem. The other countries with embassies in Israel’s capital are the US, Guatemala, Honduras, Kosovo, Papua New Guinea, and Paraguay.

THE FIRST residential Ambassador of Fiji to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu, meets President Isaac Herzog, February 3, 2026.

Israeli tourist killed in Thailand motorcycle crash while vacationing with wife

Two additional vehicles and a passenger van were involved in the crash. Thai authorities have not yet released details about the accident.

Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)

Israeli citizen arrested in Thailand for operating illegal cannabis farm

Krabi Governor Angkul Silathevakul said the province would not tolerate foreign nationals conducting illegal business within its borders. 

WORKERS TAKE care of cannabis plants at a farm in central Israel,  late last year.

Planes are preparing to leave Ben-Gurion Airport in case of missile strikes, Regev says

Israeli airlines, including El Al and Arkia, are ready to evacuate their fleets globally to avoid missile threats, according to Transportation Minister Miri Regev.

Travellers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

Family of Israeli killed in Thailand announces organ donations, saving four lives

Cohen was injured in an accident in the city of Chiang Mai, where he was pronounced dead. He was transported back to Israel at his family's request.

Yuval Cohen

The destination that keeps breaking records – And the world's attention returns

32.9 million visitors, revenue of 1.53 trillion baht, airline congestion, and a hotel boom – Thailand reestablishes its position as one of the hottest destinations in the world.

Thailand.

Death toll rises to 32 in Thailand with 80 injured after crane collapses on train, police say

Local police told Reuters there were more bodies in the wreckage that had yet to be retrieved.

Rescue officials work at the site where a train was derailed when a construction crane collapsed and fell onto its carriages, causing several casualties, in Sikhio district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, January 14, 2026.

Thai Police arrest four Israelis following raid on ‘drug party’ in Koh Phangan

The four Israeli nationals were charged with joint possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances for sale, drug use, and possession of untaxed electronic cigarettes.

Three Israelis were arrested for possession of narcotics and psychotropic substances for sale, drug use, and possession of untaxed electronic cigarettes after Thai police conducted a raid on a “drug party” in Koh Phangan, Thailand on January 6, 2026

Several Israelis injured in bus accident in northern Thailand, one in critical condition

The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it's on its way to the accident site in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, where a bus carrying ten Israelis was overturned.

Motorcycles are seen at a bustling street in Pattaya, Thailand (illustrative)

4,000-year-old evidence of psychoactive betel nut chewing found in Southeast Asia - study

Betel nut, the seed of the areca palm fruit, is often chewed inside a betel leaf with lime. The practice has been known for its psychoactive effects, including heightened alertness and euphoria.

Betel nuts are displayed in a stall at an agricultural fair at the Gandhi Krishi Vigyan Kendra campus in Bangalore on November 19, 2009.