Thailand

Massive power failure strikes southern Thailand

2 days ago

Massive power failure strikes southern Thailand

Thailand animal sanctuary owner decries charges

12 days ago

The Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand sanctuary covers 25 hectares (61 acres) of jungle near the village of Kao Look Chang.

Celebrity panda at center of Thai-China deal

13 days ago

Her birth was front-page news in Thailand and the panda family starred in a much-loved but lethargic reality show that broadcast live from the pandas' zoo habitat for almost three years.

Thailand urged to probe shootings of Rohingya

72 days ago

A rights group is urging Thailand to investigate an alleged shooting by Thai sailors that killed at least two Rohingya last month.

Thailand, Muslim militants agree to peace talks

85 days ago

Thai authorities have agreed to hold peace talks with Muslim militant leaders based in neighboring Malaysia to help ease nearly a decade of unrest in southern Thailand.

Thailand eyes peace talks with southern insurgents

85 days ago

More than 5,000 people have been killed in Thailand's three southernmost provinces since an Islamic insurgency erupted in 2004.

DiCaprio calls for ivory trade ban in Thailand

93 days ago

Activists say the loophole encourages massive quantities of African ivory to be illegally imported to Thailand each year.

Briton denies murder of US ex-Marine in Thailand

94 days ago

A British kickboxer has told the judge at his trial in Thailand that he did not deliberately kill a former U.S. Marine he is charged with murdering.

Round-the-world UK cyclists killed in Thailand

94 days ago

Police say a British couple cycling around the world and chronicling their journey in a blog have been killed in a road accident in Thailand.

5 soldiers killed in Thailand's restive south

102 days ago

Suspected militants killed five soldiers and wounded five others in two roadside attacks Sunday in Thailand's insurgency-plagued southern provinces, police said.

Thailand sentences editor to jail for royal insult

121 days ago

A court in Thailand has sentenced a prominent labor rights activist and magazine editor to 10 years in prison for publishing two articles prosecutors said defamed the monarchy.

Japan, Thailand leaders agree to strengthen ties

126 days ago

Japan is Thailand's biggest trading partner and the three nations are key manufacturing bases and growing markets for Japanese companies.

Wildlife group wants Thailand to ban ivory trade

129 days ago

On Tuesday, the World Wildlife Fund launched a global petition to urge Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to ban all trade in ivory in Thailand.

700 Rohingya asylum seekers rescued in Thailand

132 days ago

He says the migrants told police they had voluntarily come to Thailand to travel to a third country.

US-wanted Algerian hacker arrested in Thailand

136 days ago

Panu Kerdlarppol says Hamza Bendelladj was arrested Sunday night during a layover at Thailand's main international airport while traveling to Egypt from Malaysia.

Thailand launches TV channel geared for Muslims

140 days ago

Muslims in Thailand's southernmost Muslim-dominated provinces of Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat say they are treated as second-class citizens by predominantly Buddhist Thai authorities.

British kickboxer indicted in Thailand for murder

148 days ago

He was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport in 2010 after flying out from Thailand shortly after Longfellow was stabbed to death at his hotel.

Air Berlin plane makes Thailand emergency landing

153 days ago

German carrier Air Berlin says one of its planes made an emergency landing on Thailand's Phuket island after experiencing engine trouble.

Qatargas reaches 20-year supply deal for Thailand

162 days ago

Qatar's state-backed natural gas producer says it has signed a long-term supply deal with Thailand's national energy company.

Schwartzel wins by 11 shots in Thailand

165 days ago

Charl Schwartzel shot a 7-under 65 for the third time at the Thailand Golf Championship, wrapping up a dominating victory by 11 shots.

British man sent to Thailand on murder charge

172 days ago

Police in Thailand said Aldhouse allegedly killed Longfellow, then 23, on Aug. 14, 2010, after being beaten by the Marine during an earlier brawl at a local bar.