Tag: Thailand

Thailand to seek Interpol help for ‘foreign’ Bangkok bomber

Thailand said Thursday it would seek Interpol help in hunting a foreign man believed to have carried out a devastating Bangkok shrine bombing, with...

Explosion rocks Bangkok commercial hub, killing at least 16 people

A bomb has exploded outside a Hindu shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 16 people, including three foreign tourists, and wounding scores in...

Generals postpone Thailand elections for at least six more months

Elections in military-ruled Thailand will be delayed at least six months in the latest sign of the generals’ tightening grip on power. The junta has...

Thailand gears up to prevent teens from ‘risky behaviour’ on Valentine’s

BANGKOK— Ah, Valentine's Day. Call the police, or better yet the Moral Promotion Center. In most countries, Feb. 14 is a highly commercialized day of...

Thailand to extradite fugitive convicted of India bombing

  A fugitive convicted in India over a 1995 bomb attack that killed 16 people including a chief minister will be extradited after his capture...

Thailand nabs Sikh man convicted in 1995 India bombing

Authorities in Thailand have arrested a fugitive man convicted in India for his involvement in a bomb attack two decades ago that killed a...

Thai leader pats reporter on head, tugs his ear

BANGKOK — Thailand's military-installed prime minister, known for scolding journalists, is trying a new tack: patting their heads and tugging their ears. A video posted...

‘The Hunger Games” Thai opening marked by arrests

BANGKOK — Police detained three student activists Thursday at the opening of the latest "Hunger Games" movie in Thailand, where opponents of May's military coup...

British woman dies during Thai cosmetic surgery

BANGKOK-  A British woman has died under anesthesia during a cosmetic procedure by an uncertified surgeon at a clinic in Thailand's capital, authorities said...

Thailand arrests 53 Rohingya migrants

Thai authorities on Saturday arrested 53 Rohingya migrants and two suspected Thai traffickers en route to neighbouring Malaysia, an official said. The migrants were found...

Two Pakistanis arrested for forging passports in Thailand

BANGKOK— Two Pakistanis arrested in a sting in Thailand have been accused of forging passports that could have been used by transnational crime networks. Officials from...

Thai king endorses coup leader as prime minister

BANGKOK- Thailand´s coup leader was formally endorsed as prime minister by the nation´s revered king on Monday, in a step towards forming a government...

Thai junta chief tipped to become PM

BANGKOK - Thailand’s coup leader is expected to be picked as prime minister by the kingdom’s new army-dominated national assembly, junta sources said Wednesday,...

Thailand’s ousted PM says she won’t flee charges

BANGKOK, Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she will fight charges related to her ousted government's rice subsidy program, vowing to return to Thailand after...

Thai junta says peace in restive south a national priority

Thailand's military government said on Monday peace in the Muslim-dominated south was an "urgent national priority" for the Buddhist-majority country following a decade of...

Thailand’s ruling junta warns citizens not to cause trouble

BANGKOK- Bolstered by a royal endorsement Monday to run the country after last week's coup, Thailand's junta leader warned citizens not to cause trouble,...

Post martial law, Thai army stages coup

BANGKOK- Thailand's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha took control of the government in a coup on Thursday saying the army had to restore order and...