Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej dies at 88
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has died after 70 years on the throne, the palace says. The king, 88, was widely revered Read more
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Thai King Bhumibol’s health not stable, palace says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, is in an unstable condition after receiving haemodialysis treatment, the palace said Read more
Thai students mark 1976 university students massacre amid junta rule
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai students on Thursday marked the 40th anniversary of a campus massacre by state forces in the military-ruled country amid what one Read more
Thailand introduces new anti-corruption court
Ruling generals seen as trying to prove their sincerity by fundamentally reforming country’s legal process. Bangkok – Thailand is set to open a specialised corruption Read more
Probe your own brother, ousted Thai’s first female Prime Minister tells junta chief
Thailand’s first female prime minister on Sunday told the man who ousted her government two years ago to investigate his own brother over corruption allegations, Read more
Thai police raid unearths dismembered body in freezer
Thai police who raided a suspected passport-forging operation in Bangkok say they found guns, drugs and the dismembered body of a man in a freezer. Read more
Promises unmet as Thailand tries to reform shrimp industry
SAMUT SAKHON, Thailand (AP) — Facing international pressure over human trafficking in its seafood sector, Thailand promised almost a year ago to compensate victims of Read more
British Rights Activist sentenced 3 years by Thai court for defamation and cyber-crime
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A British rights activist was found guilty by a Thai court on Tuesday of criminal defamation and given a three-year suspended sentence, Read more
Overcrowded tourist boat capsized killing at least 15 – Thai Police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An overcrowded tourist boat carrying Muslim pilgrims was being piloted recklessly before it capsized, killing at least 15 Thai people, officials said Read more
Bomb kills father and daughter at school in Thailand’s troubled south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A motorcycle bomb killed a father and daughter in front of a Thai elementary school as parents were dropping off their children Read more
Thailand’s king shows improvement following treatment for infection: palace
Thailand’s 88-year-old king, the world’s longest reigning monarch, has shown signs of improvement following treatment for a blood infection, the palace said in a statement Read more
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, Treated for Severe Blood Infection
Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, has received treatment for a severe blood infection, the palace said Friday. In a statement providing an update on the Read more
2 Bombs explode in Southern Thailand killing one Thai citizen, and injuring 30
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Aukkarapon Niyomyat BANGKOK (Reuters) – One Thai person was killed and 30 wounded when two bombs exploded late on Tuesday near Read more
Thai police name suspect in deadly blasts, working with Malaysia
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police identified a Thai man on Friday as a suspect in their investigation into attacks that killed four people and wounded dozens Read more
Thai army searches for missing military helicopter, five on board
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai army said it was searching for a military helicopter that went missing on Sunday in northern Thailand with five people Read more
Thaksin’s party denies role in Thai blasts as police hunt suspects
By Andrew R.C. Marshall and Aukkarapon Niyomyat | BANGKOK/HUA HIN, THAILAND The Thai political party whose governments have been overthrown by the country’s ruling generals Read more
Bombs in Thai resort kill one, injure 9, including foreigners: police
(Reuters) Two bombs exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin on Thursday, killing one woman and injuring 10 people, Thai police said. The Read more
Thai junta chief Prayuth reiterates election in 2017
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will hold a general election in 2017, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, seeking to allay concerns his military government Read more
Thailand accepts military-backed constitution – Election Commission on 80 percent vote count
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand on Sunday voted to accept a military-backed constitution, results based on 80 percent of votes counted showed. Results from the country’s Read more
Thailand King hospitalized, citizens await news
Thailand’s hospital-bound King Bhumibol Adulyadej is still being treated for fever and water on the brain, the palace said Monday in the latest in a Read more