Tag: Thailand

Trapped Thai team gets dive lessons as rescuers plan for extraction

CHIANG RAI: Rescue teams in northern Thailand were giving crash courses in swimming and diving on Wednesday as part of preparations to extract a...

Found alive on 10th day, Thai boys’ cave ordeal not over

CHIANG RAI: Twelve boys and their soccer coach found alive after ten days trapped deep inside a flooded cave will have to bear their...

Thailand signals election could be delayed until May

BANGKOK: Thailand will hold a general election by May 5 next year, a deputy prime minister said on Monday, signaling the possibility of another...

Thailand’s green turtle’s plastic-filled stomach highlights ocean crisis

Startling images of plastic shreds, rubber bands and other debris found jammed in the stomach of a green turtle in Thailand have highlighted the...

Thailand hold nerve for four-wicket upset of Sri Lanka

KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand Women held their nerve to pull off an upset four-wicket win off the last ball of their Women’s T20 Asia Cup...

Govt asked to speed up repatriation of Pakistanis imprisoned in Thailand,...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday instructed authorities to speed up efforts in the repatriation of Pakistanis imprisoned in Thailand and Sri Lanka. During...

Pakistan women team beat Thailand by 8 wickets in T20 Asia...

Pakistan women cricket team started the tournament with a dominant performance by defeating Thailand with eight wickets in its opening match. Asian Cricket Council tweeted:...

Myanmar refugees hope for peace and stability, head home from Thailand

BANGKOK: Ninety-three refugees from Myanmar who have been living in camps in Thailand have gone home, the second such return since 2016, the UN...

Drug baron transferred illegally to Pakistan by diplomats: report

ISLAMABAD: Myanmar's drug lord Ibrahim Koko was illegally transferred to Pakistan by the former ambassador to Thailand Sohail Khan and former deputy head of...

Thai magazine sued for painting of ancient kings sporting pollution masks

BANGKOK: The governor of Thailand’s Chiang Mai province has sued a local magazine for posting a “blasphemous” painting on Facebook of ancient kings wearing...

Thai graffiti artists eulogise slain panther

BANGKOK: Bangkok graffiti artists painted a mural of panthers seated at a "Last Supper" table, the latest subversive depiction of an animal that has...

Thailand’s popular Hollywood beach closes due to overcrowding

One of the world’s most famous beaches, thanks to its starring role in Danny Boyle’s film of Alex Garland’s bestselling novel, is expected to...

Thailand to scan eyes of workers in notorious seafood industry

Thailand is using optical scanning technology to keep track of who is working on its fishing boats, officials said Thursday, as the kingdom tries...

Thai Mr Bean plays jails for laughs

With the signature red tie, brown blazer, briefcase and teddy bear, a Thai computer technician has become a national sensation through his uncanny Mr...

Boxing fever grips Thai boys, doctors raise health concerns

BURIRAM: Loud cheers erupt as two boys trade punches at a boxing ring in Thailand’s northeastern province of Buriram. After dominating five rounds, the winner...

Biggest US force joins annual military exercise Thailand

BANGKOK: The biggest US force in years joined an annual military exercise in Thailand on Tuesday despite controversy over the Thai junta’s invitation to...

Afghan national faking embassy documents for Thai visas nabbed

--Idrees Fiazi helped Afghan govt officials get Thai visas   ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested an Afghan national from Islamabad who was involved...