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AUSSIE HELLS ANGELS MEMBER ARRESTED OVER HUGE DRUG HAUL IN THAILAND
Hells Angels member arrested over huge drug haul in Thailand... READ MORE›
THAILAND BANS SMOKING ON POPULAR TOURIST BEACHES
The measure will apply to up to 20 beaches in areas including the popular tourist destination of Phuket... READ MORE›
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WHAT SHOULD TOURISTS DO IN THAILAND AFTER KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH?
Thailand's lese majeste laws are among the strictest in the world, designed to protect the most senior members of the royal family from insult or threat... READ MORE›
THAI KING, WORLDS LONGEST-REIGNING MONARCH, DIES AFTER 70 YEARS ON THRONE
BANGKOK -- Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne... READ MORE›
RUSSIAN ACTOR AND PUTIN CRITIC FOUND DEAD IN MOSCOW
However, Mr Devotchenko's outspoken criticism of the rule of Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, is likely to provoke intense scrutiny over how and why he died... READ MORE›
THAI KING'S BODY TRANSFERRED TO PALACE AS YEAR OF MOURNING BEGINS
Thais line streets of Bangkok to pay respects to King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died on Thursday after 70 years on throne... READ MORE›
THAIS MOURN DEATH OF REVERED KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ
The people of Thailand mourn the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a pillar of stability in the country during his 70-year reign... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN DJ JAILED FOR LIFE IN THAILAND
Jake Mastroianni, 26, will be kept in Bangkok's notorious Klong Prem jail in Bangkok where up to 30 prisoners share cells in conditions described as harsh... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADER DEPORTED FROM THAILAND
Joshua Wong has boarded Hong Kong Airlines HX772 earlier from Bangkok, Thailand, en route back to Hong Kong... READ MORE›
SWISS PEDOPHILE ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ABUSING 80 BOYS IN THAILAND & PUSHING SOME INTO PROSTITUTION
The accused left Switzerland in 1991 to settle in Thailand, but returned to Switzerland in November of 2014... READ MORE›
READ PUTIN'S U.N. GENERAL ASSEMBLY SPEECH
Russia believes in the huge potential of the United Nations, which should help us avoid a new global confrontation and engage in strategic cooperation... READ MORE›
EX-THAI PM YINGLUCK TO FIGHT $1BN FINE OVER RICE SCHEME
Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's former prime minister, has vowed to fight an administrative order demanding she personally pays 1bn over her government's money-losing rice subsidy scheme... READ MORE›
JAKARTA ATTACKS LEAVE AT LEAST 4 DEAD POLICE SAY
Splinter cells of Jemaah Islamiyah, the now crushed Southeast Asian terrorist group that was linked to Al Qaeda, have targeted the police in recent years... READ MORE›
A WATERFIGHT LIKE NO OTHER MAY BE BREWING OVER ASIA'S RIVERS
In March China agreed to release water to help drought-stricken countries downriver... READ MORE›
CHINA SAYS THAILAND MADE DECISION TO BLOCK HK ACTIVIST'S VISIT
Chinese Vice Premier Li Yuanchao met Prayuth in Bangkok on Sunday, China's Foreign Ministry said on Monday... READ MORE›
OFFICIALS WERE WARNED OF AN IMMINENT TERRORIST ATTACK IN SOUSSE BUT DID NOTHING
But Mr Zarrouk argues that the security services have suffered a series of blows since Ben Ali's fall that have significantly undermined its ability to function... READ MORE›
DRINKING, PARTYING OFF LIMITS IN THAILAND AS DEATH OF KING HITS TOURISM
Programming on every television channel in Thailand was replaced by documentaries about the king's life... READ MORE›
THAIS THRONG STREETS TO SEE KINGS BODY
Thousands of Thai people have packed the streets of Bangkok to see a convoy carrying the body of King Bhumibol Adulyadej... READ MORE›
AMNESTY CALLS OFF LAUNCH OF THAI TORTURE REPORT AFTER POLICE WARNING
This incident is another striking illustration of a new pattern of harassment of human rights defenders documenting torture in Thailand, he said... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›
FORMER THAI PRIME MINISTER DISAPPEARS RIGHT BEFORE VERDICT IN HER TRIAL
Gemunu Amarasinghe AP When Yingluck Shinawatra was elected prime minister of Thailand in 2011, she was a political neophyte with big ideas... READ MORE›
THAILAND: KING BHUMIBOL'S DEATH SPURS ULTRA-MONARCHISTS
'Black-shaming' Thailand's monarchy is protected by a draconian lese majeste law that outlaws criticism with punishments of up to 15 years in jail for each insult uttered... READ MORE›
THAILAND BEGINS NAMING PRINCE VAJIRALONGKORN AS NEW KING
The deeply revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej died on 13 October, plunging Thailand into mourning... READ MORE›
I SEE THAI CLEANING LADY FACES PRISON OVER TWO WORDS
As in other houses in Thailand, there are portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the walls... READ MORE›
AFTER KINGS DEATH THAILAND PUTS JOYFUL EVENTS ON HOLD FOR A MONTH
Limited booze, no strip clubs The party is on hold in Thailand after the king's death... READ MORE›
DID THAI KING HELP STIFLE DEMOCRACY?
After the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thailand is preparing for Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn to succeed him on the throne... READ MORE›
HONG KONG PROTEST LEADER BARRED FROM THAILAND
Hong Kong protester Joshua Wong barred from Thailand... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIAN DJ JAKE MASTROIANNI A VICTIM OF LEGAL BUNGLE IN THAILAND, SAYS LAWYER
At Pattaya's police station officers combined the 200 pills they found in Whitmore's possession with the 61 pills found in the apartment of Mastroianni's girlfriend... READ MORE›
WHITE ELEPHANTS, MAHOUTS PAY RESPECTS TO LATE THAI KING
Some 200 mahouts leading nine, specially chosen white elephants and two white-painted elephants arrived at the palace from around the country... READ MORE›
THAILAND TO CLOSE KOH TACHAI ISLAND OVER TOURISM DAMAGE
The island, off Phang Nga province, is part of the Similan National Park... READ MORE›
CHANNEL FERRIES AT RISK FROM JIHADI TERROR ATTACK
Olivier Giutta, managing director of GlobalStrat, an international security consultancy, said he was convinced Isil will continue to target trains until they succeed... READ MORE›
EDITORIAL MR PUTINS MIXED MESSAGES ON SYRIA
If there is to be a solution to the Islamic State's advance and to Syria's war both Russia and America will have to be involved... READ MORE›