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Pope arrives in Thailand to encourage Catholic minority
Associated Press, Published on 20/11/2019
» Pope Francis arrived in Bangkok on Wednesday to begin a tour of Thailand and Japan, part of a mission to boost the morale of those countries' tiny minority Catholic communities and speak about issues of concern including human trafficking and peacemaking.
Time 'running out' for Thailand's dwindling hornbills
Associated Press, Published on 11/10/2019
» Conservationists warn that time is running out for Thailand's dwindling population of helmeted hornbills, thanks to poaching of the exotic birds for the ivory-like casques atop their big yellow beaks.
Australia launches $55m anti-trafficking effort for Asean
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2019
» Australia on Thursday launched a new A$80-million (US$55 million) programme to help Southeast Asian nations combat human trafficking.
Thailand seeks deeper cooperation as Asean ministers meet
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2019
» Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened their annual meeting Wednesday with a call from host Thailand for deeper integration to expand trade and bolster prosperity in the region amid rising global challenges.
Ja New rejects police offer of conditional protection
Associated Press, Published on 09/07/2019
» Pro-democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat, who was attacked and left unconscious on a Bangkok pavement, said he will refuse an offer of police protection that would require him to stop political activities.
Asean defence ministers discuss proposals
Associated Press, Published on 11/07/2019
» Asean defence ministers on Thursday exchanged views on the situation in the South China Sea in which some members of the grouping and China are at odds.
Authorities urged to investigate attacks on activists
Associated Press, Published on 03/07/2019
» Amnesty International submitted open letters to Thailand's defence minister and its police commissioner asking them to bring to justice attackers against three vocal pro-democracy activists who have faced physical abuse on multiple occasions since the military seized power in a coup in 2014.
Early voting kicks off with huge crowds, long queues
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2019
» Hundreds of thousands of voters crowded into schools, parking lots and temples across Thailand on Sunday, eager to cast an early ballot a week before the country's first election in eight years.
Saudi runaway greeted as 'brave new Canadian'
Associated Press, Published on 13/01/2019
» TORONTO: Tired but smiling, the 18-year-old Saudi runaway who said she feared death if deported back home arrived Saturday in Canada, which has offered her asylum in a case that attracted global attention after she mounted a social media campaign in Bangkok.
King Power’s Vichai struck gold in business and football
Associated Press, Published on 29/10/2018
» Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed in a car park next to the soccer club's stadium, was known to fans as a smiling, benevolent man who gave away free beers and hot dogs on his birthday and brought his Leicester City Football Club its fairytale English Premier League title in 2016. He was 60.