Tag: Thailand
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned
BANGKOK: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday with a golden-tiered headpiece, the highlight of an elaborate three-day coronation ceremony two years after he...
Water battles with elephants kick off Thai New Year
BANGKOK: Elephants with hearts and flowers painted on their bodies sprayed water at revellers celebrating Thailand's traditional new year Thursday, in an annual event...
Thai junta party takes shock lead in first general election since...
BANGKOK: Thailand's ruling junta took an unexpected lead in the country's first election since a 2014 coup with more than 90 per cent of...
Thailand goes to polls as coup leader eyes return to power
BANGKOK: Thailand voted on Sunday in a long-delayed election that Prayuth Chan-ocha, the general who led the coup against the country's last elected government five...
How a refugee footballer’s honeymoon turned into an extradition nightmare
BANGKOK: The honeymoon that Bahraini footballer Hakeem Al Araibi and his wife had hoped to have in Thailand late last year did not go according...
Two monks shot dead as violence flares in Thailand’s deep south
BANGKOK: Gunmen in Thailand's deep south shot dead two Buddhist monks and wounded two others inside a temple, police said on Saturday, capping a week...
Bahrain footballer to remain in detention: Thai court
BANGKOK: A former Bahrain national footballer with Australian refugee status must remain in detention in Thailand as he awaits possible extradition, a Bangkok court...
Helicopter owned by Leicester City’s Thai chairman crashes
MANCHESTER: A helicopter belonging to Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha crashed on Saturday near the stadium of his Premier League club Leicester City.
The helicopter was...
Thai authorities to deport 70 Pakistani asylum seekers
BANGKOK: Thai authorities on Thursday convicted 70 Pakistani asylum seekers of staying illegally in Thailand despite their protestations that they face persecution if they...
Karachi hosting pros for biggest golfing event in over a decade
International golfers from around the world have arrived in big numbers to feature in the UMA-CNS Open Asian Tour Golf Championship which will kick...
Thailand’s famed beach shut indefinitely
The glittering Thai bay immortalised in the movie The Beach will be closed indefinitely to allow it to recover from the impact of hordes of...
Four ministers from Thailand’s military govt launch new party ahead of...
BANGKOK: Four ministers from Thailand's military government launched a new political party on Saturday, amid speculation they will back Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to...
New army chief takes over as Thailand prepares for return of...
BANGKOK: A new chief of Thailand's army took command on Friday, a staunchly royalist general who will oversee a return to barracks to make...
Pakistan thrash Thailand 10-0 in Asian Games
KARACHI: Forward Muhammad Atiq’s hat-trick on Monday helped Pakistan hockey team thrash low-ranked opponents Thailand 10-0 in the former’s campaign opener during the Asian Games...
Asian Games: Pakistan thrash Thailand 10-0 in hockey opener
JAKARTA: Pakistan hockey team on Monday thrashed Thailand by 10-0 in its opening match of Asian Games.
The match, played at Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Sports Complex...
Miss Universe 2018 pageant to take place in Thailand
Organisers of the Miss Universe beauty pageant have announced Thailand to be the venue of 2018's contest.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Miss Universe...
Thailand asks Britain to extradite convicted former PM Yingluck
BANGKOK: Thailand has asked Britain to extradite former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, overthrown in a coup in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to jail...
