Tag: Thailand
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IMF raises forecast for world growth this year but warns of AI boom
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slightly upgraded its outlook for the world economy for this year, while warning of growing risks from rising debt, including ... -
Grieving family faces accused Australian in Thai court, seeking death penalty
Members of the family of a 17-year-old Thai girl whose body was discovered in a suitcase near a popular seaside resort city attended a court hearing ... -
Bangkok approves emergency funding after deadly floods
Thailand‘s government approved emergency funds Tuesday for flood victims amounting to $122 million following a deluge that had battered the country since mid-September, affecting more than ... -
Bangkok torrential rains affect 700,000 people
Floodwaters in Thailand ‘s capital were slowly receding on Monday after continuous rainfall over the weekend, although some neighborhoods and major roads remained inundated. Rain continued ... -
Hundreds rally at Israeli embassy to demand foreigners respect Thai laws
Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Israel’s embassy in Bangkok on Thursday to demand foreigners show more respect for Thailand’s laws and culture as public discontent over ... -
USS Lincoln crew hits the streets of Pattaya after Middle East deployment
Buses carrying crew members of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier streamed into Thailand’s seaside resort city Pattaya yesterday, as part of a port call after ... -
Pattaya anticipates USS Abraham Lincoln visit
Thousands of American service members are about to descend on eastern Thailand, as the USS Abraham Lincoln makes a port call near the city of Pattaya, ... -
Buddhist life in Thailand extends far beyond meditation
I recently returned from leading a program in Thailand focused on how Buddhists practice religion. The participants – Buddhist practitioners from North America and Europe – ... -
A 12-year-old girl dies after school shooting, bringing the death toll to at least 8
A schoolgirl died from critical wounds on Saturday after a student opened fire at a high school and his home outside Bangkok the day before, bringing the death ... -
Leader of Myanmar’s military-backed government seeks political legitimacy in Thailand visit
The head of Myanmar’s military-backed government arrived in Thailand yesterday for an official visit that could serve as a major steppingstone in his effort to win ... -
Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital
The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said yesterday. More than 70 people were injured, with ... -
What to know about the Bangkok bar fire that killed 27
Thai authorities are investigating a Bangkok bar fire that killed at least 27 people and injured dozens more, the latest in a long history of catastrophic fires at ... -
Soaring prices during the Iran war jeopardize travel to tourism-dependent countries
With summer around the corner, soaring prices and other complications from the war with Iran are straining the tourism-dependent economies of countries in Southeast Asia, including ... -
Macau joins Eurovision Asia line-up, promises ‘fusion with fireworks’
Macau will compete in the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 in Bangkok, a source familiar with the event told the Times last night, in a ... -
‘Death Fest’ invites visitors to embrace mortality
Thailand’s “Death Fest” invites people to confront mortality while also offering practical services and spiritual advice for the inevitable. The unusual fair, now in its second ... -
Another construction crane collapse kills 2 people a day after deadly train derailment
A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, killing two people yesterday, a day after another crane fell onto a moving passenger train in ... -
Construction crane falls onto a moving train, killing 30 people
A construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train, causing a fiery derailment yesterday that killed at least 30 people and injured scores in northeastern Thailand. ... -
Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims. The agreement took effect at noon and calls for ... -
Thailand conference launches international initiative to fight online scams
Thailand yesterday helped launch a global effort to fight the spread of online scams that include criminal enterprises based largely in Southeast Asia estimated to bilk ... -
Flooding death toll rises to more than 80 as water levels fall
The death toll from severe flooding in southern Thailand climbed to more than 80 people as floodwaters began to subside yesterday, officials said. About 1 million ... -
Russian hacking suspect wanted by the FBI arrested in Phuket
Police have arrested a suspected Russian hacker on the Thai resort island of Phuket who was wanted by the FBI on allegations he was behind cyberattacks ... -
Xi and Thai King Vajiralongkorn pledge closer ties during landmark visit
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in ... -
Thailand extradites a suspect in illegal gambling operations to China
Thailand this week extradited a Chinese man wanted by Beijing on suspicion of running over 200 illegal online gambling operations. A Thai appeals court on Monday ... -
Thailand court orders extradition to China of alleged online gambling kingpin
An appeals court in Thailand on Monday approved the extradition to China of She Zhijiang, an alleged transnational crime kingpin accused by Beijing of having run over 200 illegal online ... -
Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world
Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies ... -
A royal pardon frees a Thai woman serving a 43-year prison term for defaming the monarchy
A woman in Thailand sentenced to a prison term of more than four decades on a charge of royal defamation was released yesterday by a royal pardon after ... -
Suspended PM testifies over phone call that could get her booted from job
Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra testified in a Bangkok court yesterday on her alleged breach of an ethics law in her handling of a border ... -
Cambodian migrant workers face an uncertain future
Hundreds of thousands of Cambodian migrant workers have been heading home from Thailand as the two countries work to keep a ceasefire in armed clashes along ... -
Thailand and Cambodia to deploy ceasefire monitors
Thailand and Cambodia agreed yesterday to establish interim observer teams to monitor a fragile ceasefire that ended five days of deadly armed border clashes, even as ... -
Protesters in Bangkok demand resignation of court-suspended PM following deadly conflict
Protesters rallied this weekend in the Thai capital to demand the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and in support of the armed forces following ... -
Thailand and Cambodia plan border visits for diplomats as violence eases
Thailand and Cambodia separately planned border visits for foreign diplomats to observe damages from the nearly weeklong clash, as violence that continued after a ceasefire appears ... -
Thailand and Cambodia ceasefire holds as wary displaced villagers return home
A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared to hold yesterday as tensions lingered despite a truce agreement to end deadly border clashes following economic pressure from ... -
Monks, dancers and volunteers offer respite as violence escalates
Long-festering tensions over border territory have escalated into armed conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to dozens of deaths on both sides and displacing tens of ... -
Thai-Cambodian border dispute heats up as armed clashes broke out
Armed clashes broke today [Thursday] between Thailand and Cambodia in long-disputed border areas, rapidly escalating months-long tensions. The fighting included gunfire exchanges and shelling and rocket ... -
Court suspends Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to investigate leaked phone call
Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office yesterday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader. The ...
