Thailand
- Asia Pacific, Climate crisis, Environment, Extreme weather, Flooding, Indonesia, Malaysia, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World news
Death toll passes 900 in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods
Officials in Indonesia say more than 442 people have died, while Sri Lanka suffers worst natural disaster sinc…
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At least 500 killed in south-east Asia floods and landslides
More than 350 people killed on Indonesia’s Sumatra island with 162 reported dead across ThailandThe death toll…
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Arrest warrants issued for Miss Universe co-owners in latest twist in pageant saga
Raúl Rocha Cantú is under investigation for drug, gun and fuel trafficking while Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip is ac…
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Thai woman found alive in coffin before temple cremation
The 65-year-old woman shocked temple staff when they heard a faint knocking and she started moving in her coff…
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Falls, feuds and fury: Miss Universe crowned after chaotic – and controversial – pageant
Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch has been crowned the 74th Miss Universe, after accusing an organiser in Thailand of i…
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Australian living in Thailand faces trial over alleged criminal defamation of Malaysian government
Murray Hunter charged with offence which carries a potential penalty of two years in jail, or a 200,000 baht (…
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Trump pressures Thailand to recommit to Cambodia ceasefire with ‘threat of tariffs’
Bangkok had earlier said it was suspending ceasefire, accusing Cambodia of laying landmines along the borderTh…
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Fatal clash on Thai-Cambodia border after Trump-brokered peace deal breaks down
The truce broke down this week after a Thai soldier lost a leg to a landmine blast, prompting Thailand’s PM to…
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Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China
She Zhijiang’s empire includes gambling complex Shwe Kokko that US has tied to regional scam and trafficking n…
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Trump-brokered peace deal between Thailand and Cambodia breaks down after border landmine blast
Thailand’s military chief suspended the peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast inju…
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Water blessings and celestial offerings: Thailand’s Loy Krathong and Yi Peng festivals – in pictures
Millions of Thai take part in ancient annual festivities on 5 November that are held on the full moon of the 1…
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Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit dies at 93 after more than a decade out of the public eye
Prime minister Charnvirakul cancels trip to Asean summit in Malaysia after news of the Queen Mother’s deathTha…
- Asia Pacific, Global development, Myanmar, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Thailand, United Nations, USAid, World news
Thailand to let Myanmar refugees work to counter aid cuts and labour shortages
The move, welcomed by UN, will allow thousands of people living in camps to support themselves and their famil…
- Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Asia Pacific, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Trump administration
‘Wailing ghosts through loudspeakers’: Cambodia accuses Thailand of psychological warfare along border
Cambodia’s rights commission said ‘intense, high-pitched noises’ broadcast by Thai soldiers along the disputed…
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Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to at least 30 across Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines
Vietnamese authorities said the typhoon was the most devastating storm to hit the country this yearThe death t…