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Watch: Water fight with colourful elephants marks Thai New Year

The Songkran festival sees elephants and humans splashing and spraying each other with water.

Thailand

Watch: The Thai market that has a train line running through it

Seven times a day, trains cross through small bustling market, laid out across about 100 metres of railway track.

World

Results for Thailand's first election after military coup are delayed

There is confusion concerning the results of Thailand's first election since a military coup eight years ago.

Thailand

Former Thai Prime Minister steps down as leader of Democrat Party

Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has stepped down as the leader of the Democrat Party after poor results in the country's first election since the 2014 coup.

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Ocean

How the EU stamped down on decades of illegal fishing in Thailand

In partnership with the European Commission

The measures Thailand has now adopted to satisfy the EU range from new rules to vessel monitoring systems and a satellite-based system of tracking the movements of fishing boats.

Ocean

EU gives Thailand's reformed fishing industry a green card

In partnership with the European Commission

Thailand has begun intercepting and inspecting fishing boats far out at sea this year, one of many new measures to curb its dangerously high levels of overfishing.

Ocean

Why did it take 3.5 years for Thailand to get rid of the EU’s illegal fishing 'yellow card'?

In partnership with the European Commission

Why did it take 3.5 years for Thailand to get rid of the EU’s illegal fishing 'yellow card'?

Saudi Arabia

Saudi teen who fled fearing for her life granted asylum in Canada

Canada has granted asylum to a Saudi teenager who fled to Thailand because she feared her family would kill her.

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Damage as tropical storm hits Thailand's east coast

Trees and utility poles were levelled and city streets and country roads flooded on Friday as rain, winds and surging seawater from Tropical Storm Pabuk hit coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts in Thailand.

Thailand

UN gives refugee status to Saudi woman in Thailand

The UN refugee agency has determined that a Saudi woman who fled her family and refused to leave a Bangkok hotel room is a legitimate refugee, and has asked Australia to consider resettling her.

Thailand

Thailand political instability sparks street art boom | NBC Left Field

One street artist, known only as Headache, said he graffitis for freedom

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Mock funeral helps Thai faithful prepare for 2019

While many are celebrating New Year's Eve with countdowns and fireworks, in Thailand worshippers at a temple in suburban Bangkok lay inside coffins and took part in traditional funeral rituals.

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Watch: elephants dressed up as Santa interact with children

Watch : Elephants dressed up as Santa interact with children

United Kingdom

Leicester FC remember their beloved owner with city march

The Thai owner of the club tragically died with four other pasengers in a helicopter crash.

United Kingdom

An emotional minute's silence at Leicester City match against Cardiff

A large flag passes over the crowds, in honour of the death of the Thai billionaire and Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha. An applause rang out in the stadium after his tragic death a week ago when his helicopter crashed, killing all five people.

United Kingdom

Funeral for Leicester City owner Vichai in Bangkok

The funeral of Thai billionaire and Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, killed in a helicopter crash a week ago, got underway at a Bangkok temple with a Buddhist bathing rite using water bestowed by the Thai King.

Thailand

Child barbers offer haircuts at a snip in Thailand

A primary school in central Thailand has provided a six-week course for students to give haircuts.

Destinations

The Beach is closed

For the first time, ecology comes before economy as Maya Bay recover from mass tourism damaged

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Watch : Buffalo racing in Thailand

The world-famous buffalo race of Chon Buri continues on its 147th year along with buffalo conservation activities to promote knowledge in buffalo rearing and rice farming.

USA

Elon Musk sued by Thai cave rescue diver

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been sued by the Thai rescue diver he called a "pedo guy" and "child rapist" for libel and slander, according to the lawsuit filed in a U.S. district court in California.