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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...
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...
Thai Smuggling Crackdown Leaves Myanmar’s Rohingya In Limbo
Five years have passed since Hla Hla Sein was forced into a displacement camp in western Myanmar for Rohingya Muslims,...
Court Begins Ruling In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial
A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...
Verdict Due In Major Thai Human Trafficking Trial
A Thai general is among more than 100 defendants facing a verdict Wednesday in a sprawling 2015 human trafficking case...
Shares of Harley-Davidson Tumble On Weak Earnings
Shares of iconic US motorcycle company Harley-Davidson stumbled Tuesday following weak earnings that underscored its...
Thai Junta Grants King Full Control of Palace Wealth
A new law giving Thailand's king direct control over royal assets worth billions of dollars went into force Monday, the...
Thai ‘hermits’ Harness Web To Go Global
From communing with forest spirits to whipping up love potions, Thailand's cave-dwelling hermits once conducted their...
Running of the Bulls Thai Style
Languidly ploughing flooded paddy-fields, Thailand's buffaloes don't usually strike people as the quickest of beasts....
Closing Birdie Keeps Feng Atop US Women’s Open
China's Feng Shanshan birdied the last hole after 17 consecutive pars to seize a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third...
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...
ADB Warns Climate Change ‘disastrous’ For Asia
A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic...
Ads Heading For Messenger Home Screens Globally
Facebook on Tuesday said that advertisements will begin popping up on Messenger home screens globally after promising...
Facebook To Start Showing Everyone Ads In Messenger
After testing Messenger ads in Australia and Thailand, Facebook announced on Tuesday that any advertiser will be able...
Gunmen In Thailand Kill Eight In Village Chief’s Home
Thai police say eight people died after gunmen opened fire inside a village chief’s home, in a rare mass shooting....
Thai Seafood Giant Commits To Major Fishing Reforms
Thai Union, one of the world's largest seafood conglomerates, said Tuesday it will overhaul its fishing practices to...
Gunmen Kill Eight In Thailand Over ‘personal Conflict’
Eight people, including three children, were killed by gunmen in Thailand's Krabi province, police said Tuesday, a mass...