Tag: Thailand
Term-limit row leaves Thai PM facing calls to quit
A legal showdown reaches the country's constitutional court, threatening fresh political turmoil for the kingdom
Thai authorities to charge park official in environmental activist’s murder
Ethnic Karen leader Por Cha Lee Rakcharoen, better known as Billy, went missing in April 2014
SPOTLIGHT: Joy of the Elephants
COVID-19 pandemic forced a mahout to make heartbreaking choices but both man and elephant have finally found sanctuary
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
Thailand’s Stella Maris chaplain receives US State Department’s anti-trafficking hero award
Apiyan has been cited for her work helping hundreds of workers in the fishing sector from various countries in Southeast Asia
SPOTLIGHT: 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 bars prisons from using inmates to make fishing nets
Thai officials ban new contracts using prison labor to make nets after ex-inmates said they were forced to work for little or no pay
Thailand to drop mask rule, foreign tourist registration
Thailand's relaxation on facemasks comes after similar moves by regional peers including Cambodia and Singapore
Pope Francis invites Buddhists, Catholics ‘to cultivate’ together compassion, hospitality
“Our task today is to guide our respective followers to a more vivid sense of the truth that we are all brothers and sisters" - Pope Francis
Thailand takes step toward same-sex marriage with parliament vote
If the bill succeeds, Thailand would be the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize same sex unions
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