Tag: Thailand

the business of mourning Thailand’s queen mother

In a bustling Bangkok market, hundreds of wholesale vendors have been selling black clothing since dawn -- several…

Stragglers from Myanmar scam center raided by army cross into Thailand as buildings are blown up

BANGKOK (AP) — The number of people fleeing from Myanmar to Thailand after Myanmar’s military shut down a…

Year-long funeral starts for Thailand’s former queen Sirikit

Thousands of grieving Thai royalists lined the streets of Bangkok on Sunday, saluting a procession bringing former queen…

Black-clad Thai mourners weep for former Queen Sirikit

Around a dozen Thai mourners dressed in black sat outside a Bangkok hospital where the former Queen Sirikit,…

Thailand’s former queen Sirikit dead at 93: palace

Thailand's former Queen Sirikit, the mother of the current King Vajiralongkorn and wife of the nation's longest-reigning monarch,…

Over 1,000 enter Thailand from Myanmar after scam hub raid

More than 1,000 people, mostly Chinese, have fled from Myanmar into Thailand this week, Thai authorities said on…

SpaceX disables thousands of Starlink devices being used by Myanmar scam centers

SpaceX has disabled over 2,500 Starlink devices being used by cyber scam syndicates operating in a lawless corner…

Australian says he was improperly arrested in Thailand over his criticism of Malaysia

BANGKOK (AP) — An Australian man arrested in Thailand on a defamation charge that he says originated with…

Thailand targets at least 2 million Chinese tourists over next 4 months

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand aims to attract at least 2 million Chinese tourists over the next four months by…

New Thai foreign minister calls for troop reductions with Cambodia

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand and Cambodia should scale back their military presence along their shared border and work together…

Thailand’s government could deliver policy plan to parliament as soon as Sept 29

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's new cabinet could deliver its policy statement to parliament as soon as September 29,…