Thailand
- World
Soldier on shooting rampage kills 12 in Thailand
Bangkok: At least 12 people have been shot dead and many injured by a Thai soldier in Nakhon Ratchasima city, also known as Korat, police said on Saturday. A defence ministry spokesman…
- World
Thais spike China-led plan to dredge Mekong river
Bangkok: Thailand has spiked Chinese-led plans to open up a key stretch of the Mekong river, in a rare victory for activists fighting to preserve Southeast Asia’s most important waterway. Beijing has…
- Lifestyle
Thailand claim new drug treating coronavirus ‘successful’
NEW DELHI: A Chinese woman who tested positive for the deadly new coronavirus (nCoV) has been successfully treated by the doctors in Thailand with a combination drug used in HIV and flu,…
- World
Thais find second case linked to China mystery virus
Bangkok: Thailand detected its second case of a mysterious SARS-linked virus in a visitor from China, health officials said Friday, as authorities ramp up airport screenings ahead of an expected surge in…
- World
Anti-government fun run draws thousands of defiant Thais
Bangkok: Around 10,000 Thais joined a “run against dictatorship” on Sunday, shouting slogans and wielding three-finger salutes from the Hunger Games films in the largest show of political defiance since the 2014…
- World
Thai retailers ban single-use plastic bags
Bangkok: Thai retailers kicked off 2020 with a ban on single-use plastic bags, joining the battle against throwaway carriers in the Southeast Asian nation where citizens go through an average of eight…
- Tid Bits
Dead deer found in Thailand with 7kg of plastic in stomach
BANGKOK: A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of plastic bags and other trash in Thailand, an official said Tuesday, raising the alarm on waste littering the…
- World
15 killed in attack in Thailand’s Yala province
Bangkok [Thailand]: At least 15 people were killed and several others suffered injuries in an attack on a security checkpoint in a Muslim-majority province in southern Thailand, security officials said on Wednesday.…
- India
PM Modi to address Indian diaspora in Thailand today
New Delhi: During his three-day official visit to Thailand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address the Indian diaspora in the ‘Sawasdee PM Modi’ community program in Bangkok on Saturday evening.…
- World
Casio holds ‘Internship beyond Border’
Bangkok: Casio Thailand factory in northeast Thailand is the company’s production base in Southeast Asia. It produces a scientific calculator and popular watch G-shock, etc. A welcome ceremony was held for the…
- India
MP girl dies in Thailand, MLA seeks Jaishankar’s intervention
Chhatarpur: A legislator from Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur Alok Chaturvedi on Thursday sought help from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to repatriate the mortal remains of a…
- World
13 people killed, 4 injured in road mishap on Bangkok
Bangkok: At least 13 people were killed while four others were injured after the pickup truck they were travelling in overturned on Bangkok’s outskirts on Sunday, as per the police. The deceased…
- India
Smog intensifies in Thailand from Indonesia wildfires
Bangkok: Smog from Indonesia’s wildfires has been intensifying in Thailand, with the province of Yala covered with thick smog with little sun penetrating the haze, as footages from Thai TV channel on…
- World
Thai police order for intel on Muslim students sparks outrage
THAILAND: A Thai Muslim student group Wednesday called for police to drop an order requesting universities to provide “intelligence” on Muslim students and their activities in the Buddhist-majority state. Muslims make up…
- News
Thailand qualifies for 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup
London: Thailand defeated Papua New Guinea (PNG) in the semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers to qualify for their maiden T20 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to be played in Australia…
