Tag: Thai

Thai protesters vow to march for election this year

  BANGKOK: Pro-democracy activists protesting in the Thai capital on Saturday said that they will march on the country's seat of power later this month...

Activists presscon called off after police warning in Thailand

BANGKOK: A news conference by a Thai rights group was called off on Tuesday following a police warning not to hold the event or...

Thai sentenced nine in anti-government protests’ leaders dating to 2013

BANGKOK: Thailand on Wednesday charged nine leaders of anti-government protests in 2013 and 2014 with inciting insurrection and sedition in an attempt to oust...

Hundreds of Thai police halt anti-junta protestors

BANGKOK: Hundreds of police in Thailand on Saturday blocked protestors planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country...

Fugitive former PM Yingluck is in London, says Thai foreign minister

BANGKOK: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country to avoid being jailed over a rice subsidy scheme that lost billions of...

Thais bid final goodbye to beloved King

A sea of black-clad mourners massed across Bangkok's historic heart Thursday as funeral rituals began for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a revered monarch whose passing...

Mourners gather ahead of funeral of late Thai King

BANGKOK: Crowds of mourners braved overnight downpours as they crushed into Bangkok’s old quarter on Wednesday to secure a vantage point for the funeral of...

Thousands queue to visit coffin of late Thai king

Thousands of Thais streamed into the gates of Bangkok's Grand Palace on Saturday as the public was granted its first chance to enter the...

‘Thai mass grave bodies don’t show signs of violence’

As many as 26 bodies exhumed at a mass grave near a suspected human trafficking camp in southern Thailand do not bear signs of...

Thai army chief named prime minister

Nobody in the rubber-stamp legislature opposed the selection of the 60-year-old army chief, who ousted an elected government in a bloodless takeover on May...

Thai army seeks hearts and minds with smiles, stickers and selfies

A soldier smiles awkwardly as a woman hands him a flower and kisses his cheek. Farmers hold signs praising Thailand's military and a song...

Author claims MH370 shot down in US-Thai military exercise

In a book titled Flight MH370: The Mystery, London-based author Nigel Cawthorne claimed that the plane may have accidentally been shot down during joint...

Thai protest leader promises final push for alternative PM

Anti-government protesters in Thailand are to stage mass rallies in coming days to try to get a new prime minister installed, but their leader...

Thai parliament passes political amnesty bill

Thailand's lower house of parliament on Friday passed a controversial political amnesty bill that opponents fear would allow ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to return,...

Thai golf boosted by fourth Asian Tour event

Thailand's reputation as a hub for golf was burnished Monday after Asian Tour organisers said they will add the new Chiang Mai Golf Classic...

Thousands celebrate Thai king’s birthday

In a rare public appearance, Thailand’s king has called for unity and stability in the divided nation during a speech to mark his 85th...

Thai Airways to organise grand travel show from Friday

Thai Airways Pakistan is organizing a grand travel show from Friday at Dolmen Mall Clifton Karachi. This event is transformed into the best event...