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Woman suspect 'found in Turkey'
AFP, Published on 01/09/2015
» The Thai woman identified Monday by police as a suspect in the Bangkok bombing denied any knowledge of the attack and said she was in Turkey and "shocked" to be linked with the crime.
Asian Tsunami Anniversary: LIVE REPORT
AFP, Published on 26/12/2014
» 11:52 GMT - Minute's silence in the rain - Thai PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha leads at the Khao Lak ceremony: "I want to take this opportunity to pay respect to those Thai and foreign nationals who lost their lives in the tsunami."
Myanmar migrants haunted by memory of tsunami missing in Thailand
AFP, Published on 21/12/2014
» BAN NAM KHEM, PHANGNGA - A decade after towering waves wrenched her newborn baby from her arms, Mi Htay remains haunted by memories of the children she lost in the tsunami whose bodies, like hundreds of other Myanmar migrants in Thailand, were never identified.
Thai sea gypsies embrace modern life after tsunami
AFP, Published on 16/12/2014
» As he gently lowers a fishing net into an azure lagoon, Saponkit Klatalay concedes he no longer roams the waters for days and nights like generations of sea gypsies before him, but prefers to sleep on the Thai mainland where he was resettled after the 2004 tsunami.
Floating football pitch keeps Thai tourist blues at bay
AFP, Published on 28/11/2014
» With its stunning limestone cliffs towering over stilt houses surrounded by azure waters, the island of Panyee is a typical Thai paradise. But it's not mother nature drawing tourists here -- it's a floating football pitch.
Two tourists missing in boat crash near Thai resort
AFP, Published on 20/10/2014
» BANGKOK - Two tourists -- believed to be from China -- were missing late Sunday after their tour boat crashed into a fishing vessel between two Thai resort hubs, local police told AFP, adding several others were "seriously injured".
Rohingya victims 'trafficked to Thailand'
AFP, Published on 13/10/2014
» BANGKOK - People-smugglers kidnapped dozens of Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh after duping them with fake job offers, and trafficked them to a rubber plantation in southern Thailand, officials said Sunday.
Thai police seize 16 'illegal' elephants
AFP, Published on 21/08/2013
» Thai police said Wednesday they had seized 16 elephants from tourist destinations as part of a nationwide swoop on operators suspected of using smuggled wild pachyderms for entertainment.
Thai police use water cannon on Rohingya asylum seekers
AFP, Published on 09/08/2013
» Thai police used water cannon to prevent scores of Muslim Rohingya boat people from Myanmar breaking out of a detention centre to celebrate the end of Ramadan, officials said Thursday.
Asia Muslims mark Eid as 52 die in Pakistan, Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 08/08/2013
» Muslims across Asia celebrated the Eid al-Fitr festival Thursday with lavish feasts and religious services, even as bomb attacks killed at least 52 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.