Tag: Thailand
No freedom on the horizon for Bangkok ‘mall gorilla’
The zoo has blamed foreigners for the criticism, noting that zoos around the world house gorillas without problems
Thai PM dissolves parliament, calls election
Thailand has seen more than a dozen coups since the birth of democracy in 1932, and the military-royalist establishment is a major force
Malaysia’s Anwar pledges help on peace process in Thailand’s south
A low-level conflict in Thailand's southern provinces has been simmering since 2004 and claimed more than 7,000 lives
Thai court jails activist for 28 years jail for royal defamation
The kingdom's lese-majeste laws are among the harshest in the world and rights groups say they are misused to suppress public debate
Asia’s oldest cardinal turns 94, speaks of rice, TikTok, (and how...
“I have to thank my teacher. He did not convince me to be a priest, but he told me to study well.”
Major land border crossing between Myanmar and Thailand reopens after 3...
The reopened Myawaddy-Mae Sot Friendship Bridge will boost trade between the Southeast Asian neighbors
Flowers and face masks as Chinese tourists return to Thailand
Thailand's economy has been battered by Covid-19 ... with officials now hopeful Beijing's decision to reopen could help its recovery
SPOTLIGHT: When Grace met the Cardinal
Gianna Grace Techamontrikul, 8, interviews Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences at FABC50
‘It just dies’: Yellow-band disease ravages Thailand’s coral reefs
It was detected for the first time off Thailand's eastern coast just last year, near the popular tourist city of Pattaya
Thai boat rescues Cambodian fisherman whose vessel sank in storm
He had been floating at sea for 30 hours with bodies of three crew members tied to himself