Tag: Thailand
No surprises, Prayuth remains as Thailand PM
By Linda Khoo
BANGKOK – Junta leader, General Prayuth Chan-o-cha (pic) remains as Thailand’s prime minister, five years after he seized power in a 2014...
Bomb blast, Shootings rock Southern Thailand
SONGKHLA -- Incidents of a bomb explosion and shootings greeted residents in restive southern Thailand when Muslims observed the first day of fasting during the...
Pabuk : Southern Thailand on high alert of decade’s worst storm
BANGKOK -- All sectors in southern Thailand has been coping with tropical storm Pabuk, the decade's worst storm, around the clock since Friday, China’s...
Thai Cabinet endorses first gay marriage bill in Asia
BANGKOK -- The Thailand Cabinet has endorsed the Civil Partnership Bill, which would allow same-sex couples to enter into a legally recognised civil institution...
Mahathir arrives in Bangkok for 2-day Thailand visit
BANGKOK – Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad flew into the Don Mueang International Airport here Wednesday to begin a two-day visit to Thailand.
Dr Mahathir, who is accompanied...
Indian Tourist shot dead, another seriously injured in Bangkok
BANGKOK -- A brief shootout in a busy district of Thailand's capital Bangkok on Sunday night, left an Indian tourist dead and his compatriot seriously...
Thais flock to palace, hospital and temples to support ailing king
Bangkok - The Thai capital Bangkok saw an outpouring of support for King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Tuesday amid growing anxiety over his health.
Thais flocked...
One dead, five injured in overnight bomb attacks in southern Thailand
Bangkok (dpa) - At least one person died and five other people were injured after seven bombs exploded overnight in southern Thailand, local media reported Thursday.
The...
Thai man gets nine years in prison for anti-monarchy Facebook post
Bangkok (dpa) - A Thai man was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday for posting anti-monarchy messages on Facebook, his lawyer said.
"The...
Philippines contestant wins Thai transgender beauty pageant
Bangkok (dpa) - Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in...
