Two detained after bomb kills three at Thai festival
Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a bomb blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens, police said on Saturday.…
Law and disorder as Thai police station comes under monkey attack
Police in central Thailand said they barricaded themselves into their own station over the weekend, after a menacing mob of 200 escaped monkeys ran riot on the town. The human…
Spanish actor’s son faces verdict in Thai murder trial
While Thailand still has the death penalty for some crimes, including premeditated murder, it rarely carries out executions — the last being in 2018. AFP A Thai court will give…
Thailand reports suspected case of new mpox strain
AFP Bangkok – Thailand on Wednesday reported a suspected first case of the new more dangerous strain of mpox, which the World Health Organization has declared a global public health…
Shinawatra Heiress takes office as Thailand’s PM, vows to boost economy
AFP Thailand’s new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, vowed to boost the kingdom’s sluggish economy as she formally took office on Sunday. Paetongtarn, at…
Thai court sacks PM over ethics case
The judges ruled 5-4 that Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin breached regulations by appointing a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction AFP Thailand’s Constitutional Court sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on…
Snakes on a plate: pythons touted as protein alternative
AFP In a warehouse in the lush humid farmlands of central Thailand, thousands of pythons lie coiled in containers, rearing and striking at the glass as people pass by. They…
Six found dead in Bangkok hotel room in suspected poisoning
AFP Bangkok – Six foreign nationals were found dead in a luxury hotel room in central Bangkok on Tuesday, Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said, with police suspecting they were…