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Australian foreign minister in town as runaway seeks asylum
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2019
» Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne was in Bangkok on Thursday on a visit expected to include discussion on the fate of a runaway 18-year-old Saudi woman who alleges her family abused her and she feared for her life.
Vardy, grieving Foxes to attend Vichai's funeral Sunday
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2018
» LONDON: Striker Jamie Vardy and his Leicester City teammates will travel to Thailand for the funeral of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha after Saturday's Premier League match against Cardiff City.
Candles and chanting as cave boys' ordination begins
Reuters, Published on 24/07/2018
» Eleven boys from the “Wild Boars” soccer team - rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district in a drama that gripped global audiences - took their first steps on Tuesday to be ordained as Buddhist novices in a ceremony steeped in tradition.
'Tham Luang Cave Museum' to showcase boys' rescue
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: The cave complex in Thailand where 12 schoolboys and their football coach were trapped for more than two weeks will be turned into a museum to showcase the rescue, the head of the operation said on Wednesday.
Trapped boys get dive lessons as rescuers prepare for extraction
Reuters, Published on 04/07/2018
» MAE SAI, Chiang Rai: Rescue teams in northern Thailand were giving crash courses in swimming and diving on Wednesday as part of complex preparations to extract a young soccer squad trapped in a cave, and hoping for a swift end to their harrowing 11-day ordeal.
Thailand to increase coal use in power generation: minister
Reuters, Published on 12/04/2018
» NEW DELHI/BANGKOK: Thailand is expected to increase the share of electricity generated by coal to diversify its fuel mix for power generation, the country's energy minister said.
Six jailed for setting fire to kings' portraits
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2018
» A court on Wednesday sentenced six people to jail for setting fire to portraits of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his father, the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in several spots around the northeastern province of Khon Kaen last year.
King orders festival paying homage to past monarchs
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» His Majesty the King has ordered a history-themed festival for the public, a government spokesman said on Monday, as the nation emerges from a year of mourning for his revered father.
Philippines storm death toll tops 200
Reuters, Published on 25/12/2017
» MANILA: Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about 200 people, left scores missing and thousands homeless, most of whom apparently ignored warnings to move to safety.
PM says no trade with N. Korea, ahead of US envoy's visit
Reuters, Published on 12/12/2017
» No trade takes place between Thailand and North Korea, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday, ahead of an expected visit by a US envoy seeking to step up pressure on North Korea over its weapons programmes.