Showing 1 - 10 of 1,452
20 in intensive care after turbulence scare
Published on 22/05/2024
» Twenty people remained in intensive care in two Bangkok hospitals on Wednesday, following treatment for injuries sustained during extreme turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had to make an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday.
Border security stepped up as Myanmar fighting rages
Published on 20/04/2024
» The Thai military and authorities are intensifying efforts to protect civilians along the Thai-Myanmar border, aiming to help Myanmar nationals seeking humanitarian aid while also preventing the spillover of violence into Thailand.
Central Group acquires iconic Berlin property
Published on 13/04/2024
» Thailand’s Central Group has confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the iconic KaDeWe department store property in Germany.
Dissident Russian band back on stage after detention in Thailand
Published on 17/03/2024
» The dissident Russian rock band Bi-2 returned to the stage last week following a stint of detention in Thailand, amplifying their dissent against Moscow's incursion into Ukraine, according to news agency AFP.
Thailand upgraded in global freedom survey
Published on 29/02/2024
» Thailand has been upgraded to “partly free” from “not free” in an annual survey by the US advocacy group Freedom House, despite its observation that the winner of the 2023 election was prevented from forming a government.
7,000 Myanmar citizens seeking Thai visas
Online Reporters, Published on 22/02/2024
» More than 7,000 Myanmar nationals have applied for visas with the Thai embassy in Yangon as mandatory conscription looms in the military-ruled country, figures from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs show.
Myanmar generals sentenced to death as 2 die in passport queue
Published on 19/02/2024
» Myanmar's junta has given death sentences to three brigadier generals who surrendered with hundreds of troops and handed over a strategic Chinese border town to rebel fighters last month, military sources informed AFP on Monday, as two people were killed in a crush as hundreds queued for passports to leave the neighbouring country
Newsmen arrested for photos of protester writing graffiti
Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2024
» A freelance news photographer charged and held in custody for photographing a man spray-painting protest graffiti on the outside wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha last year has vowed to fight the case in court.
Journalist arrested for reporting protest graffiti
Published on 12/02/2024
» A Thai journalist found himself in custody on Monday following his coverage of a graffiti incident, as reported by his employer and a legal advocacy organisation, AFP reported.
Dissident Russian band remain in Bangkok prison, fearing extradition
Online Reporters, Published on 31/01/2024
» A Russian-Belarusian rock band has found itself in a precarious situation as its members languish in a Bangkok prison following their arrest while performing in Phuket, AFP reported, as an international clamour continued against their potential deportation to Russia.