Tag: Thailand
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Monarchy reform activist dies in detention after months hunger strike
A young Thai activist who went on a hunger strike after being jailed for advocating reform of the country’s system of monarchy died yesterday in a ... -
PM wants to outlaw cannabis, two years after it was decriminalized
The prime minister of Thailand, the first country in Asia to legalize cannabis two years ago, said yesterday that he wants to outlaw the drug again ... -
Karen guerrillas leave a town that army lost two weeks ago as rival group holds sway
Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force battling Myanmar’s military government have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy two weeks after forcing ... -
Thai foreign minister urges Myanmar’s military to avoid violent attack on border town its army lost
Thailand’s foreign minister late last week said he urged Myanmar’s military authorities not to violently respond to its army’s loss of an important border trading town ... -
Trial opens for son of Spanish actors over killing of Colombian surgeon
Thailand’s court began a trial Tuesday of the son of Spanish actors accused of killing and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a popular tourist island. Daniel ... -
A former police chief will face charges for allegedly helping a Red Bull scion avoid justice
Prosecutors in Thailand announced this week they will indict a former national police chief on charges of impeding legal action against an heir to the Red ... -
China-Laos Railway train adds 50 seats
More seats for international passengers are being offered on the bullet train operating on the China-Laos Railway to meet the strong demand for travel between the ... -
Court says popular politician Pita didn’t violate law, can remain a lawmaker
Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled yesterday that popular progressive politician Pita Limjaroenrat, who was blocked from becoming prime minister even though his party placed first in last ... -
Remains of fireworks explosion victims taken to temple where families give DNA to identify them
Rescue workers carried out the grim task yesterday of recovering the remains of the 23 apparent victims of a fireworks factory explosion in central Thailand. Only ... -
Officials say not calling Thaksin ‘inmate’ is standard practice
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is serving a prison sentence after being convicted of wrongdoing in office, but he shouldn’t be called an inmate, the ... -
Elected progressive lawmaker sentenced to six years for defaming the monarchy
A court in Thailand convicted and sentenced a recently elected lawmaker this week to six years in prison for defaming the monarchy under a controversial law ... -
Shooting at major Bangkok shopping mall kills two people, and a teen suspect is arrested
A teenage boy with a handgun opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital Tuesday evening, killing two people before being ... -
Police say drug bust nets worth $8.2 million
Police in Thailand said yesterday they made one of the country’s biggest ever seizures of illicit drugs, a haul including methamphetamine, crystal meth and heroin, with ... -
Thailand receives the first Chinese visitors under a new visa-free policy
Top Thai officials welcomed hundreds of Chinese tourists at Bangkok’s international airport yesterday, the first day of a new visa-free entry program that officials say will ... -
King’s estranged son urges open discussion of monarchy, in rejection of anti-defamation law
An estranged son of Thailand’s king who has spent almost all his adult life away from his homeland has unexpectedly gone public with his belief that ... -
Thailand’s government, seeking return of tourists from China, approves visa-free entry for five months
Thailand’s new government approved this week a measure granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country’s tourism industry is a ... -
Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community draws tourists from China looking to be themselves
Xinyu Wen traveled to Thailand in June, planning a two-week vacation around Bangkok’s Pride parade. Instead, the 28-year-old stayed a month and a half, as her ... -
Shinawatra jailed after returning from exile, requests a royal pardon
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who recently returned from exile and began serving an eight-year prison term, has requested a royal pardon, a senior member ... -
Police say man kills his family after online scam leaves them in massive debt
At least 11 people are suspected to be involved with a loan scam that allegedly drove a man to kill his wife and two young boys ... -
New leader is a wealthy property developer who didn’t hide his political views
The leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property empires has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that champions the poor. ... -
Former Thai leader Thaksin goes to jail as political party linked to him wins vote to take power
Thailand’s divisive former prime minister made a dramatic return home yesterday to face an eight-year prison term, just as a party linked to him won a ... -
Pheu Thai party joins with pro-military parties in coalition to form government
Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai party announced yesterday that it plans to form a new government with an 11-party coalition that includes two pro-military parties affiliated with ... -
Son of Spanish actors arrested on suspicion of killing Colombian in Koh Phagnan
The son of two Spanish film stars has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a tourist island, police ... -
New weed laws draw tourists from across Asia
A Japanese tourist reaches into a baggie of cannabis he’s just bought in a central Bangkok weed shop, pulling out a gram of buds to chop ... -
Thai diplomat meets with Suu Kyi in detention, says she wants to join talks on crisis
Thailand’s top diplomat said yesterday that he met with ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in detention over the weekend and she conveyed her openness ... -
Thailand cuts power to Myanmar border towns’ notorious casinos, but they keep operating
A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly ... -
Thailand’s tourism sector has ‘high interest’ in Macau, local group says
The head of a local tourism group said that the tourism industry in Thailand is very much interested in returning to Macau. President of the Macau ... -
Opposition parties, after stunning election win, set plans to enlist allies to take power
Fresh off a stunning election victory in which they together captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, Thailand’s top two opposition parties began ... -
Vote counting underway in key election with opposition favored to win
Vote counting was underway yesterday in Thailand’s general election, touted as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came ... -
Daughter of ousted Thai prime minister could win his old job
She has confidence, she has charisma, but most of all she has the family name and a face that reminds many of her famous father. In ... -
Favored candidate resumes campaign two days after giving birth
A popular candidate for prime minister of Thailand said yesterday she’s eager to get back on the campaign trail, just two days after giving birth. Speaking ... -
Thailand hopes for major visitor’s splash during Songkran
Hordes of revelers toted colorful water guns yesterday as Thailand kicked off its exuberant three-day Songkran festival at full blast for the first time since 2019, ... -
Authorities use helicopters to fight mountain wildfires
Thai authorities used helicopters yesterday to try to contain a fire that overnight engulfed two mountains on largely undeveloped forest land in a province northeast of ... -
Bangkok a popular destination among residents following flight resumption
Bangkok has become a popular destination for residents after the launch of Air Macau’s international flights as the city drops its zero-Covid policy of nearly three ... -
Concern rises for lives of two activists on hunger strike
Concerns about the condition of two hunger strikers seeking political and judicial reforms in Thailand heightened this week after the hospital where the two women are ...
