Tag: Thailand
Thai firefighters battle forest blaze
Since the start of the year 1,730,000 people have needed hospital treatment for respiratory conditions caused by air pollution
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
American prelate named new apostolic nuncio to Thailand
On February 8, 2023, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells as nuncio to Thailand and Cambodia and Apostolic Delegate to Laos
Health warnings as Bangkok chokes on pollution
The Thai capital has been blanketed for days by a yellow-grey mix of vehicle fumes, industrial emissions and smoke from agricultural burning
NGOs demand better conditions for detainees in Thailand after Uyghur man’s...
Aziz Abdullah, a Uyghur detainee, died after falling sick at the Suan Phlu Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok
Malaysia’s Anwar urges Thailand to step up on Myanmar crisis
Anwar held his first bilateral meeting with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha since the former won office late last year
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
Hundreds of Thai children facing charges over protests, says Amnesty International
Nearly 300 under-18s have faced criminal charges related to the protests, the human rights campaign group said
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