Category: Thailand
Burma, Thailand working together in security, economy
Myanmar and Thailand are working together in security, economy and other beneficial issues, said State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi. The remarks of the State Counsellor came [...]
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Thailand to ban imports of high-tech trash, plastic waste
Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months, an environment ministry official said on Thursday, the latest country to respond to [...]
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Malaysian ‘Iceman’ sentenced to death in Thailand
A Malaysian drug dealer dubbed the “Iceman” was sentenced to death Thursday by a court in Thailand after he was convicted of running a narcotics network that [...]
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Burma, Thailand reach cooperation agreements
Myanmar and Thailand have reached an air service agreement and a memorandum of understanding on development of shrimp culture in Rakhine state, the official Global New Light [...]
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Egypt, Thailand to adopt five-year joint action plan in economic activity: Thai ambassador
Over the last four decades, Thailand has achieved remarkable progress in social and economic development, moving from a low-income country to an upper-income country in less [...]
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Thailand to step up safety standards for tourists following tour boat sinking
Thailand is aiming to restore confidence in the destination in the wake of the Phuket boat disaster, in which 47 Chinese holidaymakers died, with the launch of a National [...]
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Thailand expected to export 11 million tonnes of rice this year
Thailand is expected to export an estimated 11 million tonnes of rice throughout this year, said a senior government official on Monday. The 11 million-tonne rice for export [...]
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Thailand takes over the chair for Asean next year. What’s at stake?
“As Thailand takes over the Asean chairmanship next year, it is important for the country to drive Asean forward to achieve the utmost benefits for Thais and peoples [...]
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Singaporean cave diver rescued from flash flood while on the road in south Thailand
It was meant to be a recreational cave diving trip in Thailand for Singaporean Seetoh Yi Yu, and the last thing the 37-year-old expected was to be stranded for hours in a [...]
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Why was child bride sent back to Thailand, asks lawyers group
Lawyers for Liberty says Malaysia has jurisdiction over the case and cannot just ‘push the problem’ to Thailand. A lawyers group today criticised the move to send [...]
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Thailand wants Burma workers for its fishery sector
The Thai government has discussed with Myanmar for hiring labourers for its fishery sector in order to address the current shortage. “We have been discussing with Thai [...]
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11-Year-Old Child Bride Supposedly in Thailand But Husband Says He Moved Her to Rural Area
Earlier this June, news about a 41-year-old rubber tapper, Che Abdul Karim Che Abdul Hamid from Gua Musang, Kelantan who married an 11-year-old Thai girl, identified as Ayu, [...]
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Thailand’s ‘jet-set’ monk sentenced to 114 years in prison for fraud, money laundering
A former Thai Buddhist monk who provoked outrage with his lavish lifestyle was sentenced on Thursday (August 9) to 114 years in prison after a court found him guilty of [...]
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Chinese tourists’ love of Thailand rocked by Phuket boat tragedy, but airports are working hard to win them back
The Phuket boat tragedy had a significant impact on Chinese tourist arrivals in Thailand last month, but immigration officials in the Southeast Asian country are doing all [...]
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Thai court sentences disgraced ‘jet-set monk’ to 114 years
A Thai court sentenced a disgraced former monk to 114 years in prison on Thursday, a court official said, more than a year after he was extradited from the United States. [...]
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