Tag: Thailand
Pope Francis, Thai Catholic Church leaders express sadness over deaths in...
Pope Francis offered his “heartfelt condolences and the assurance of his spiritual closeness" to all those affected by the violence
Families mourn Thai nursery dead
A line of heartbroken parents placed white roses on the steps of the nursery as the baking sun bore down on them Friday morning
Gunman murders at least 37 in Thai nursery attack
The mass killing comes less than a month after an army officer shot dead two colleagues at a military training base in the capital Bangkok
Leading Thai Catholic philanthropist dies at age 88
Peter Piti Sithi-amnuai was a strong supporter of the Catholic Church in Thailand including LiCAS News since its inception
Thailand to legalize abortion up to 20 weeks
Terminations remained illegal in the kingdom — except under incidents of rape or threat to the mother's life — until February last year
‘You cannot survive’: Inflation bites as Thai election looms
In a bid to ease the pain for struggling Thais, the government has approved a proposal to raise the daily minimum wage
Thai authorities to charge park official in activist’s murder
Ethnic Karen leader Por Cha Lee Rakcharoen, better known as Billy, went missing in April 2014
Hunger striking Thai democracy activists freed on bail
"Their condition is not well. If the courts were to grant bail requests a day late, they could die," said the activists' lawyer
Living through it all
Our first story in the series "Listening with the heart through generations" in which 11-13 year-olds tell the stories of those living on the fringe of society in Asia
Thailand to drop mask rule, foreign tourist registration
Thailand's relaxation on facemasks comes after similar moves by regional peers including Cambodia and Singapore