Category: Thailand
Floods in Thailand leave 23 dead, $300 million in losses
Floods in Thailand’s northern and eastern regions have killed at least 23 people and left two missing with damage estimated at around $300 million. Ten provinces have [...]
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Thailand ranks No.22 in cyber risk study
Thailand was ranked 22nd out of 165 countries in a newly released global assessment of nations’ vulnerability to cyber attacks, while its cyber security standards are [...]
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Pravit Rojanaphruk, CPJ honoree, accused of sedition in Thailand
Authorities in Thailand should cease harassing Pravit Rojanaphruk and should drop any criminal proceedings against him for his writing, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...]
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Surge seen in N. Koreans entering Thailand
The number of North Koreans slipping illegally into Thailand has surged in recent months, according to immigration bureau officials, as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula [...]
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Russian FM to visit Thailand next week
Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will pay an official visit to Thailand next week to strengthen relationship and cooperation between the two countries, the Thai foreign [...]
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Thailand Has Acquitted Several Former Officials in Abuse of Power Case
Two former Thai prime ministers were cleared of abuse of power Wednesday in a case involving the quelling of an anti-government protest in 2008. The court in Bangkok [...]
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Thailand’s Air Force requests funds to cover F-5 Tiger II upgrades
The Royal Thai Air Force has requested Cabinet approval for funds to upgrade four more Northrop Grumman F-5 Tiger II interceptors, adding to an earlier contract to upgrade 10 [...]
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Prayut to meet Tillerson for wide-ranging talks in Thailand
US SECRETARY of State Rex Tillerson will visit Thailand next week to maintain the momentum of the invitation extended in April by President Donald Trump for prime minister [...]
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Beauty behind bars: recycled lipstick for Thailand’s inmates
Desperate to brighten up the gloom of Thai prison life, Prontip Mankong and her fellow female inmates used to sneak food colouring from the kitchen and mix it with Vaseline [...]
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Two former Thailand PMs acquitted over 2008 protest deaths
Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted two ex-prime ministers and two former top police officers over their role in a 2008 crackdown on anti-government [...]
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In rare win for Thailand anti-junta camp, case against two pro-Shinawatra PMs dismissed
Former premier Somchai Wongsawat and his then-deputy Chavalit Yongchaiyudh faced negligence charges over a police operation to remove protesters who had laid siege to [...]
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Australia/Thailand: Urge Junta To End Repression
Australia’s Foreign minister Julie Bishop should press Thailand’s junta leader to end rights repression and ensure a rapid transition to democratic civilian rule [...]
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Thailand, long used to China’s carrots, now gets the stick
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is its new grand strategy. Chinese leaders have emphasized that the initiative is a win-win solution whose economic benefits will [...]
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Flash floods in Thailand kill 239News
Flash floods in Thailand caused by continued heavy rainfall have killed 23 people and affected more than one million others since the start of July. All 23 flood fatalities [...]
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Thailand may export 11m tonnes of rice this year
Thailand is likely to export 11 million tonnes of rice this year, higher than its target, Commerce minister Apiradi Tantraporn said on Wednesday. “Thailand is [...]
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