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Myanmar Journalist Sued By Buddhist Hardliners Gets Bail
One of Myanmar's most prominent investigative journalists was granted bail on Monday after being charged with insulting...
Pet Cafe Trend Cat-Ching On In Yangon
It may be raining cats and dogs in Myanmar, but in Yangon two coffee shops are offering animal-lovers a chance to...
Thais Mark New King’s Birthday With Monks, Stamps
Monks gathered for a mass alms-giving ceremony and glittering commemorative stamps were issued on Friday as Thais...
Thai Polices Make $30m Drug Haul Linked To Laos Suspect
Thai police on Tuesday announced the seizure of drugs worth $30 million, including seven million methamphetamine...
Thai Authorities Freeze Ousted PM Yingluck’s Bank Accounts
Thai authorities have frozen seven bank accounts belonging to ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra over a $1 billion fine she...
Thai Cops Bust $3 Million Phone Scam Gang
A gang of 44 people from China and Taiwan have been arrested in Thailand for running an elaborate phone scam that...
Thai Dissident’s Lonely Fight To Keep History Alive
Carrying a bucket of cement and a heavy bronze plaque, Ekachai Hongkangwan set out across Bangkok's heavily-policed...
Thai Court To Deliver Yingluck Verdict Next Month
A Thai court will deliver its ruling in the criminal negligence case of toppled premier Yingluck Shinawatra on August...
Roses, Tears As Thai Ex-PM Yingluck Enters Final Stage of Case
Toppled Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra was mobbed Friday by well-wishers, many bearing red roses, as she arrived for...
Fugitive Monk Extradited To Thailand For Allegedly ‘raping Girl, 14’
A flamboyant fugitive monk accused of raping a 14-year-old girl has been extradited back to Thailand after fleeing to...
Thai ‘Red Shirt’ Leader Jailed For Defamation Ahead of Polls
A leader of Thailand's 'Red Shirt' movement was jailed Thursday for defaming an ex-prime minister, sidelining a key...
Thai Court To Charge Disgraced Ex-Monk With Rape
A Thai court was set Thursday to charge a disgraced ex-monk with raping an under-age girl, fraud and money laundering...
Emirates Adds Flights To Khartoum, Increasing Connection Options For Customers
Emirates has announced it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Khartoum from five to seven a week...
Thailand General Jailed For Trafficking At Mass Trial
A former Thai general has been sentenced to 27 years in jail for human trafficking at a landmark trial. Manas Kongpan...
Running of the Bulls Thai Style
Languidly ploughing flooded paddy-fields, Thailand's buffaloes don't usually strike people as the quickest of beasts....
Canadian Found Dead In Thai Cell Wanted Over ‘dark Web’ Market
A 26-year-old Canadian found dead in his Thai police cell this week was wanted in the US for allegedly running a...
Thailand To Check Monks’ Bad Habits With ‘smart ID Cards’
Thailand's Buddhist monks could soon be issued "smart ID cards" flagging any drug or criminal records, in the latest...
Leicester City’s Thai Owners To Be Sued By Graft-Buster
A Thai anti-corruption official on Friday said he is suing King Power, the duty free giant that owns Leicester City...
Myanmar Workers In Thailand Victims of A Broken System
With only meagre belongings stuffed into backpacks and duffel bags, tens of thousands of Myanmar migrants have streamed...