Tag: Thailand
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
Southeast Asian MPs urge Thai gov’t to stop engaging with Myanmar...
The call to disengage the junta came after a meeting between the top leaders of the Myanmar and Thai armed forces
SPOTLIGHT: Asia’s oldest cardinal turns 94, speaks of rice, TikTok, (and...
“I have to thank my teacher. He did not convince me to be a priest, but he told me to study well.”
New training center for Hmong catechists opens in northern Thailand
The bishop of Chiang Mai praised catechists "for the strength and perseverance to carry out this task, believing that God has called them"
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