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Pirates hijack Thai ship, steal oil
AFP, Published on 29/08/2014
» Armed pirates commandeered a Thai tanker off Malaysia's east coast and pumped out its cargo of oil, adding to a series of hijackings that has raised fears of a growing Southeast Asian piracy menace.
Thailand totters towards waste crisis
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» A blaze at a vast rubbish dump home to six million tonnes of putrefying trash and toxic effluent has kindled fears that poor planning and lax law enforcement are tipping Thailand towards a waste crisis.
British activist braces for Thai libel trial
AFP, Published on 01/09/2014
» BANGKOK - A British activist will go on trial in Thailand Tuesday for defamation, facing a possible jail term after his investigation into alleged labour abuses in the kingdom's food industry.
Rights groups decry martial law
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» Rights activists on Monday renewed calls for an end to martial law imposed since Thailand's coup, accusing the military of overseeing a judicial "twilight zone" following their power grab.
PM makes Myanmar 1st official trip
AFP, Published on 12/09/2014
» Coup leader and Premier Prayuth Chan-ocha will visit Myanmar on his first official overseas trip, an official said Friday, as the regime seeks to strengthen ties with its former military-ruled neighbour.
B50,000 reward for Koh Tao killers
AFP, Published on 19/09/2014
» Residents on Koh Tao, where two British tourists were brutally murdered, have pooled their funds into a reward for clues about the killers as police hunted for fresh leads.
Thailand 'asked no Yahoo takedowns'
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - A Yahoo transparency report released Thursday showed that the United States topped the list of countries demanding information about users in the first half of this year.
BBC starts online Thai news service
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» The BBC said Wednesday it will launch a new social media service in Thailand to offer people another source of information at a time when the junta has imposed widespread censorship over domestic media.
5,064 World Cup betting busts
AFP, Published on 15/07/2014
» Police said Tuesday they had arrested 5,064 people for illegal gambling during the World Cup, a sharp increase from four years ago.
Ex-Nepal prince in Bangkok drug bust
AFP, Published on 16/07/2014
» Former Nepalese crown prince Paras Shah has been arrested on drugs charges in Thailand for a second time and could face up to five years in prison, police said Wednesday.