Thailand
11 Apr
The Myanmar military and an ethnic minority armed group have clashed for a second day near Myawaddy — an important frontier trading point. Thailand has said it is prepared for tens of thousands of refugees.
31 Mar
Srettha Thavisin became Thailand’s prime minister in August 2023, putting an end to nine years of the country’s military dominating its politics.
21 Mar
Thailand is one of the biggest plastic polluters in the world: Some 2 million tonnes of plastic waste are produced each year in the country, and only 25 percent of it is recycled. It's estimated that at least 50,000 tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean annually.
14 Mar
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made his first public appearance on Thursday since his early release from jail. He visited a Bangkok shrine in the morning before flying to the city of Chiang Mai in the north, his birthplace.
13 Feb
Thaksin Shinawatra is serving a one-year jail term following his return home after 15 years in self-exile. He had requested a royal pardon last August and his old party is now back in power.
9 Dec
Thailand's tourism bureau estimates nearly 1.5 million fewer visitors from China in 2023 than had originally been expected at the beginning of the year. Changing travel trends and economic problems in China are to blame.
25 Nov
The project involves the construction of a rail and road system connecting Thailand's eastern and western coasts. It is designed to provide an alternate trade route between the Indian and Pacific oceans.
22 Oct 2023
Thai PM Srettha Thavisin met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing this past week. The motives behind the warm encounter appear to be economical. But at what cost to Thailand's reputation?
14 Oct 2023
Thailand is planning to tighten its firearm laws after two people were killed during a mass shooting in a Bangkok shopping mall.
4 Oct 2023
Thailand's new prime minister has indicated the government will more strictly regulate cannabis sales, and the country's dispensaries are concerned about the future.
20 Sep 2023
Despite winning the general election, reformist politician Pita Limjaroenrat quit as the Move Forward Party leader last week after being blocked by parliament from becoming Thailand's next prime minister.
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