Tag: Thailand
Thai billionaire granted bail over lese majeste charges
He was charged after he posted a video in which he questioned whether Thailand was leaning on Siam Bioscience for its vaccination drive
Thai national parks ban single-use plastics
Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, China and Vietnam together produce half of the plastic waste in the world's oceans
Thailand faces early election as coalition cracks widen
The turbulent political atmosphere has seen a weakened opposition agitate for the prime minister to step down
‘The bottom line’: Scuba divers help preserve historic Bangkok mansion
The city's breakneck reinvention over recent years has seen gleaming malls and flashy condos fly up, and old structures come down
Thai anti-government protest leader released from prison
Nearly 160 activists including 13 juveniles have been hit with criminal charges under Thailand's royal defamation laws
Long-delayed torture bill gets green light in Thai parliament
The development may bring some solace to the loved ones of missing activists who have been campaigning for legal reform for years
US urged to ban Thai fishing net suppliers using prison labor
An investigation by Thomson Reuters Foundation found Thai prisoners were being forced to make fishing nets for private companies
Former bishop of Chiang Mai in Thailand, Joseph Sangval Surasarang, dies
Bishop Joseph Sangval Surasarang, former prelate of Chiang Mai in Thailand, died on February 10, 2022
Thai security forces kill three insurgents in restive south
Militants reportedly tried to break through security forces surrounding a house near a mosque in Chana district in Songkhla province
Thai fishing crews fear five-year recovery after oil spill
Resorts and seafood restaurants say the spill is a "nail in the coffin" for their businesses in the midst of the pandemic
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