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'Their voice is vital' - Thai celebs break silence on democracy protests
AFP, Published on 18/10/2020
» A K-pop superstar, beauty queens and TV personalities are among a growing wave of celebrities backing Thailand's pro-democracy movement, sending out messages of support to millions of followers on social media.
Spray-can satire creates headache for junta
AFP, Published on 24/09/2018
» Thailand's junta chief caricatured as a "lucky cat" with a paw raised to rake in money, or his face crossed out by a thick, red line -- daring graffiti is cropping up across Bangkok as the city's walls become a canvas for rare political scorn.
Thailand relieved, anxious after coup
AFP, Published on 23/05/2014
» BANGKOK (AFP) - Thailand's military coup was met with both jubilation and dismay by rival sides of Thailand's political divide, but for most Bangkok residents the more prosaic concern of getting home safely before a night-time curfew dominated.
Blacklisted and bloody, mum's hospital tragedy, ploy and tar call it a day
News, Mae Moo, Published on 28/04/2013
» He just can't keep away Tearaway Taiwanese model and singer Howard Wang, above, is likely to be thrown out of the country again after his former girlfriend laid a house break-in complaint with police.
A matter of national pride
News, Published on 15/04/2013
» The 1962 ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the dispute between Thailand and Cambodia over Preah Vihear temple was a historic one. It was the country's first and only dispute to have reached the ICJ, also known as the World Court. The territorial conflict was also more than a legal fight; it was an emotional battle, a struggle to maintain national pride by both claimants.