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A year of shocks, but Thailand endures
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 30/12/2025
» The year 2025 is not just your typical annus horribilis. Some may say that an appropriate term to describe the year is "hell on earth," or narok bon din in Thai, when many bad things happen all at once.
What Sudthisak's return means
News, Alona Fisher-Kamm, Published on 29/12/2025
» The return on Dec 10 of the remains of Sudthisak Rinthalak, the last Thai national abducted by Hamas on Oct 7, 2023, closes a painful circle; but it does not close the wound. His return is not only a moment of relief but a moment of remembrance. It forces us to confront, once again, the human cost of the massacre carried out by Hamas on that dark day.
Push to reopen North Korean abduction case
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 02/12/2025
» A human rights group is calling on the Thai government to revive efforts to resolve the case of Anocha Panjoy, a Chiang Mai native abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
Slain model not ‘forced’ to go to Myanmar, Thai officials say
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/10/2025
» Thailand’s Immigration Bureau has denied reports that a Belarusian model who travelled to Bangkok for work was “forced” to go to Myanmar, where she was reportedly killed by a scam gang who then sold her organs on the black market.
Diamonds are forever; Lisa of Blackpink isn't.
News, Saritdet Marukatat, Published on 20/10/2025
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has hired superstar Lisa -- Lalisa Manobal -- as a tourism ambassador for 12 months. The move clearly illustrates the country's attempt to regain the tourist momentum, which has been lost in recent months.
Inquiry urged into refugee abduction
News, Published on 16/10/2025
» The Cross Cultural Foundation has petitioned the House committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Human Rights to investigate whether Thai officials were involved in the abduction and forced return of Vietnamese refugee Duong Van Thai.
Ukrainian lawmakers seek Thai role in rebuild efforts
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 04/10/2025
» Ukraine has called on Thailand to appoint a special trade envoy to Kyiv to help coordinate reconstruction efforts in the war-torn country.
Cambodian soldiers to be repatriated on Friday
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/08/2025
» Thailand is set to repatriate 20 Cambodian soldiers on Friday through the Chong Chom permanent border checkpoint in Surin province at 10am.
Family to receive victim's remains
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/06/2025
» The body of Nattapong Pinta, one of the last three Thai workers killed in the Hamas attack in Israel, will be repatriated soon, says the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Organ trade rumours are false, says Thai Red Cross
News, Published on 26/04/2025
» The Thai Red Cross has challenged rumours that human organs are being sold illegally or unethically in Thailand, adding that donations are made on a strictly voluntary basis and are governed by the law.