Thailand
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Sinkhole swallows part of street in front of Bangkok hospital – video
A large sinkhole opened up outside a hospital in the Thai capital on Wednesday. Social media footage shows pow…
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Thaksin Shinawatra jailed by Thailand supreme court for one year in major blow to former prime minister
Case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was…
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Revealed: the huge growth of Myanmar scam centres that may hold 100,000 trafficked people
Operated by crime syndicates and fostered by the country’s military junta, the number of vast complexes such a…
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Pro-cannabis and a karaoke crooner: meet Thailand’s next prime minister
Anutin Charnvirakul’s hobbies, which include playing saxophone, flying planes and cooking, show a relaxed and …
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Tycoon who led push to decriminalise cannabis becomes Thai PM
Anutin Charnvirakul voted in by parliament after promising election in four months, as Thaksin Shinawatra jets…
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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra leaves Thailand days ahead of court ruling that could see him jailed
After questions over whether the former prime minister was going back into exile, Thaksin said he would return…
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Thailand tycoon who championed cannabis legalisation takes lead in race to be PM
Conservative Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul gets main opposition party’s conditional backing to …
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Thai court dismisses prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Daughter of former PM Thaksin accused of failing to protect country’s interests over leaked phone call with Ca…
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Cambodia MPs pass ‘chilling’ bill enabling citizenship to be stripped
Coalition of rights groups says law covering ‘collusion’ could be abused to stifle government’s opponentsCambo…
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Thailand former PM cleared of royal insult charge but Shinawatra dynasty’s fate still hangs in balance
Lese-majesty case against Thaksin Shinawatra is dismissed, but his daughter Paetongtarn will hear next week if…
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Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine on border with Cambodia, army says
Thai military accuses neighbouring country of planting concealed weapons in violation of international lawThre…
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Online hate and rising vitriol: deep divisions amid shaky peace between Thailand and Cambodia
Days after neighbouring countries announced a ceasefire, tensions are high and thousands of Cambodians are lea…
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Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating fragile ceasefire for a second time
Cambodia has previously denied breaking the truce, which came into effect on Tuesday after five days of violen…
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Thailand seeks to ease fears amid shaky ceasefire deal with Cambodia
Military said earlier Cambodia had attacked Thai territory and that it had responded to ‘maintain national sov…
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ceasefire – video
The neighbouring countries have agreed to an 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire, the Malaysian prime mini…