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EU threats fail to end abuse of Thailand’s migrant fishermen: report

A new report by Human Rights Watch urges the EU to do more to bring an end to abuses in Thailand’s fishing industry.

23/01/2018

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Bomb in Thailand's southern province kills 3, wounds at least 18 says

A bomb that exploded in a market in Thailand's southern province of Yala killed 3 people and injured at least 18 said a security official.

22/01/2018

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Thai tourist speedboat explodes

Twenty-six people had to flee the burning ship.

14/01/2018

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Thai PM leaves cardboard cutout of himself to answer journalists' ques

"If you want to ask any questions on politics or conflict, ask this guy."

09/01/2018

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Four members of Thai Hells Angels arrested for drug offences

Thailand's police have arrested four members of the biker group Hells Angels Thailand in relation to drug offences.

07/12/2017

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Thai King’s five-day funeral, year-long mourning ends

King Bhumibol was revered by many as a father figure.

29/10/2017

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Thailand pays respects to late King Bhumibol Adulyadej with royal funeral

Hundreds of thousands of mourners have gathered in Bangkok for the royal cremation.

26/10/2017

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Thais pay their final respects to King Bhumibol

Some 250,000 mourners are set to attend King Bhumibol's cremation on Thursday in Bangkok. Many have pitched tents to secure a spot.

25/10/2017

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Bangkok hit by flash floods

Areas of Thailand's capital, Bangkok have been severely disrupted after being hit by flash floods. The floods triggered by an overnight downpour were the heaviest Bangkok had seen in 25 years and overwhelmed the city's drainage system.

15/10/2017

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Elephants help mark year since Thai kings' death

Elephants help mark year since Thai kings' death

13/10/2017

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Thailand pays hommage to late King Bhumibol Adulyadej

Thailand on Friday held a nationwide Buddhist alms giving ceremony to mark the passage of a year since the death of its revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej,

13/10/2017

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Meet the stray dogs using technology to keep the streets safe

Stray dogs in Thailand are using technology to keep the streets safe

04/09/2017

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Phuket crocodile caught

The croc had been cruising the sea for two days.

01/09/2017

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Officials seize over 100 pangolins in Thailand

Thai officials seize over 100 pangolins and 450kg of scales from the endangered animal.

31/08/2017

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Former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra flees rather than face court

Her lawyer says she was absent because of an ear problem, but sources close to Yingluck Sinawatra say that she has already fled the country.

25/08/2017

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A night behind bars

17/08/2017

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Buffalos plough through eastern Thailand in annual race

Buffalo race ploughs through Thailand's Chonburi Province.

16/07/2017

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25 wounded in Bangkok military hospital bomb blast

Police in Thailand say a bomb blast at a Bangkok army hospital on Monday has wounded 25 people.

22/05/2017

Thailand

Car bomb explodes outside Thai supermarket

Muslim militants fighting for a separate state in the south of the predominantly Buddhist country are suspected of carrying out the attack in the city of Pattani.

09/05/2017

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Violent crime videos pile pressure on Facebook

Never before has it been so easy to put pictures and video on the internet.

27/04/2017

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Thai man kills baby on Facebook Live before taking his own life

Wuttisan Wongtalay filmed himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in Phuket

25/04/2017

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Elephants make a splash ahead of Thai New Year

Elephants in Thailand’s ancient capital of Ayutthaya sprayed water from their trunks at people on Tuesday (April 11), ahead of the start of Thailand’s traditional New…

12/04/2017

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Rare breeding tigers caught on camera in Thailand

These images of rarely seen Indochinese tigers in eastern Thailand have excited conservationists.

29/03/2017

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Couples in Thailand run for big money wedding prizes

The Running of the Brides in Thailand saw 250 couples complete a four kilometre (2.

26/03/2017

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Tragic end for 'Piggy Bank' turtle in Thailand

The 25-year-old turtle died from blood poisoning related to surgery to remove coins from her stomach.

21/03/2017

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Thailand: March 13 – Elephant Day!

Around 60 elephants at Ayutthaya in Thailand enjoy a fruit buffet to mark Elephant Day, which raises awareness to end their exploitation.

13/03/2017