Thailand

Bomb in centre of Thai capital kills 12, wounds 20

17 August 2015

Thailand

Thailand: murder trial to resume of two Burmese men accused of murdering British holidaymakers

The trial is due to resume in Thailand of two Burmese men accused of killing two British packpackers. The hearing will examine the reliability of

22 July 2015

World

Summer holidays: making the most of the big break

School’s out for summer! The words every student longs to hear as the academic year drags on. It means weeks of down-time and relaxation; long days

10 July 2015

Turkey

{Watch} Thai consulate in Istanbul attacked in protest over treatment of Uighar Muslims

Turkish protesters have attacked the Thai honorary consulate in Istanbul in protest at Bangkok’s expulsion of nearly 100 Uighar Muslims back to

9 July 2015

Thailand

Vows to rescue 'boat people' as Asian migration summit ends

Southeast Asian nations have agreed to intensify search and rescue operations to help migrants stranded at sea, and work together to solve the

30 May 2015

Malaysia

Forensic police in Malaysia exhume migrant corpses buried along the Thai border

Malaysian forensic teams are involved in the macabre task of exhuming the bodies of hundreds of migrants found at 140 grave sites and abandoned

26 May 2015

Malaysia

Malaysian police find 139 mass graves near Thai border

25 May 2015

Malaysia

Dozens of suspected migrant graves found near Malaysia-Thailand border, police reveal

Malaysian police have revealed that 140 graves, believed to contain the remains of migrants, have been found near the country’s border with Thailand

25 May 2015

Thailand

Shinawatra trial opens in Bangkok

Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra entered the supreme court on Tuesday as she began her trial on what her supporters say are

19 May 2015

World News

UN appeals to southeast Asian nations to work together to help stranded migrants

With boats full of people believed to be abandoned in the Andaman Sea, the UN urges southeast Asian countries to work together to help migrants.

16 May 2015

World News

Southeast Asia too has desperate migrants drowning in unfriendly waters

14 May 2015

Thailand

Hidden among tea leaves: 3.1 tonnes of African ivory discovered

Customs officials in Thailand have seized 3.1 tonnes of African elephant ivory, worth over 5 million euros. Some 511 pieces, originating from

27 April 2015

Thailand

Thailand: Seven hurt in Koh Samui car bomb

Seven people have been slightly hurt in a car bomb explosion on the tourist island of Koh Samui in Thailand. The device packed in a pick-up truck

11 April 2015

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Elephants kick off Thai water festival with a splash

10 April 2015

Thailand

Thailand: ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra to stand trial for negligence

Thailand’s ousted ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is to stand trial over a rice subsidy scheme that cost the government billions of euros. She

19 March 2015

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Wai Kru Day in Thailand

18 March 2015

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Thailand celebrates Elephant Day

14 March 2015

Sport

Ruenroeng retains IBF flyweight title

Thailand’s Amnat Ruenroeng overcame a nervous start to edge out China’s Shiming Zou with a unanimous points victory in their IBF flyweight title

7 March 2015

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Supernatural tatoos in Thailand

7 March 2015

Thailand

Former Thai PM faces ten years in prison over negligence charges

Thailand’s deposed prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, faces a possible ten years in prison if she is found guilty of fraud charges brought by the

19 February 2015