An Australian man accused of abandoning his surrogate boy in Thailand after learning the baby had Down syndrome was previously convicted of child sex offences in Australia, it is claimed.

The Australian man at the centre of a surrogacy scandal involving a disabled baby is reported to have spent time in jail for indecent assault.

A Thai surrogate mother has declared she will "not give my baby to anybody" and rejected offers to adopt her 6-month-old son.

Exclusivity and privacy is still available for a family holiday in the sun, even at bustling Phuket, finds Leanne Chamberlin.

A Rotorua Living Well church senior leader is proving a humble pillowcase is a versatile item - especially when helping the needy.

Editorial: Few eyebrows were raised when the army seized power in Thailand last week. This was, after all, the 12th military coup since the end of absolute monarchy in 1932.

Thailand's new army junta ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender themselves to military authorities.

A New Zealander has reportedly been arrested in Thailand after police raided an illegal gambling den in the seedy tourist hotspot Pattaya.

New Zealanders living in politically-troubled Thailand say the latest military coup has not led to major violence

Kiwis are being urged not to travel to some areas of Thailand and to be extremely careful in others after martial law was declared across the country.

Learning English was just a dream for Ye Tun Oo, let alone being able to start a degree in an English-speaking country.

The photograph of the two men was nothing less than remarkable.

A New Zealand ex-pat living in Thailand has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for drug charges, local news organisation reports.

Helen van Berkel senses the suffering of the prisoners of war who died to build the Death Railway.

Thousands of anti-govt protesters marched through Bangkok yesterday, reviving their whistle-blowing, traffic-blocking campaign to force the resignation of the PM.

"Rule No 1," the Travel Editor said: "Don't get killed." Helen van Berkel looked for angry mobs in Bangkok and found only scenes of calm.

Thai police have arrested a 26-year-old man in relation to the incident.

Thailand's main opposition party resigned from Parliament to protest what it called "the illegitimacy" of an elected government with which it can no longer work.

Protesters in Thailand have vowed to force the closure of more government offices throughout the country in a bid to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

Thailand's prime minister has invoked an emergency law after demonstrators seeking to remove her from office occupied parts of the finance and foreign ministries.

Meat and green-lipped mussels had PM John Key back in more comfortable territory on a trade trip in Bangkok, after days of scrutiny of his reaction to Sri Lanka's human rights.

Rooftop refinement is at its best in Bangkok, writes Chris Pritchard.

Koh Samui attracts tourists by the thousands, but if crowds aren't your thing you can still find pockets of peaceful escape among its beautiful bays.

An overcrowded tourist ferry capsized and sank near a popular Thai seaside town, killing six tourists and leaving 200 needing rescue.