Thai opposition to choose new leader, new party name
Thailand鈥檚 main opposition Move Forward Party (MFP) will select a new leader on Thursday, a senior official said, before it relaunches under a new name to counter a court-mandated dissolution...
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Thai court bans popular politician, dissolves party
Thailand鈥檚 most popular politician was banned from politics for 10 years and his party dissolved on Wednesday over his attempt to reform the kingdom鈥檚 archaic royal defamation laws...
Murshida guides Bangladesh to first win
Murshida Khatun smashed a half-century as Bangladesh women鈥檚 team clinched their first win in the ongoing Asia Cup with a seven wicket win over Thailand in Dambulla on Monday...
Thailand unveils billion-dollar handout scheme to boost economy
Thailand鈥檚 government unveiled a billion-dollar handout scheme聽on Wednesday that it hopes will boost the flagging聽economy聽but warned recipients would not be allowed to spend the money on marijuana, jewellery or lottery tickets...
Bangladesh face Thailand in do-or-die clash
Bangladesh women鈥檚 national team will take on Thailand in their second game of the ongoing Asia Cup 2024 in Sri Lanka today as they look to stay alive in the competition...
Thailand to help Bangladesh develop tourism sector: Thai PM鈥檚 adviser
Nalinee Taveesin, adviser to Thai prime minister and Thailand trade representative, on Tuesday said that her country would provide necessary support to Bangladesh for the development of tourism sector...
Initiatives to sign FTA with Thailand underway: Ahsanul
State minister for commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that initiatives to sign a free trade agreement between Bangladesh and Thailand were underway...
China鈥檚 BYD opens EV plant in Thailand despite slowdown, tariff row
China鈥檚 electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Union was due to impose swingeing tariffs on Chinese EV firms....
Thailand ex-PM Thaksin indicted for insulting monarchy
Thai prosecutors on Tuesday formally indicted influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra under the kingdom鈥檚 strict royal insult laws over comments he made nearly a decade ago....
Bangladesh face Thailand in semi today
Defending champions Bangladesh will face Thailand in the first semi-final of the 12-team Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament at the...
Thaksin to face trial for royal insult
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general鈥檚 office said Wednesday, over comments he made almost a decade ago...
Thai MP sentenced to two years in jail for insulting monarchy
A Thai court sentenced a lawmaker from the progressive Move Forward Party to two years in jail on Monday for insulting the monarchy.
Surge in activist repression in Thailand, HRW warns
Activists and dissidents seeking refuge in Thailand are being subjected to harassment, surveillance and physical violence, often with the cooperation of...
SC orders companies to maintain status quo over share transfer
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the project implementing foreign companies to maintain status quo over...
Hunger striking Thai right activist dies in detention
A Thai rights activist detained on royal defamation charges died on Tuesday while on hunger strike in custody, the kingdom鈥檚 department of...
Dhaka elevated expressway construction halted after row among China, Thai cos
The works of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project have come to a near halt following altercations between the three foreign investment and shareholding companies implementing the project over ownership of shares...
Thai police seize one tonne of crystal meth
Thai authorities intercepted a tonne of crystal methamphetamine in one of the kingdom鈥檚 biggest ever single seizures of the illegal drug, police said on Sunday.....
Heatstroke kills 61 in Thailand so far this year
Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday after weeks of scorching weather across...
Thailand visit is a landmark success: PM Hasina
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared her recent six-day trip to Thailand as a landmark success, aimed at safeguarding Bangladesh鈥檚 economic interests and elevating its regional presence...
PM Hasina to brief media on Thailand visit Thursday morning
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press briefing on the outcome of her recent Thailand visit on Thursday morning........
Bangladesh PM returns home from Bangkok
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday returned home from Bangkok wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand...
PM Sheikh Hasina returns home from Bangkok Monday
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina will return home from Bangkok on Monday wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand....
FM urges Thailand鈥檚 private sector to invest in Bangladesh
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud has urged the Thai private sector to make investment in Bangladesh by taking full advantage of Dhaka鈥檚 various incentives for foreign business and partnership.....
Dhaka, Bangkok聽have scopes to boost coop: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that Bangladesh and Thailand had the opportunity to strengthen cooperation in the fields of trade and...
Dhaka, Bangkok to work together on Rohingya issue: FM
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said that Bangladesh and Thailand expressed their keenness to work together on the Rohingya issue....
PM asks AL activists to work for Bangladesh, its people
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday asked the leaders and activists of Awami League to work for the development of Bangladesh and its people as well as spread the ideals of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman....
Bangladesh, Thailand sign five bilateral documents
Bangladesh and Thailand struck five bilateral documents for visa exemption, cooperation on energy, tourism and custom matters and negotiation of Free Trade Agreement between the two countries.....
PM Hasina seeks Thai investment in Bangladesh medical facilities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged Thailand to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh鈥檚 hospitals and medical facilities alongside investing in special economic zones and hi-tech parks......
Bangladesh PM begins bilateral meeting with her Thai counterpart
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday morning arrived at Government House (the Thailand Prime Minister鈥檚 Office) to join a bilateral meeting with her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin......
Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand as kingdom bakes
Thailand issued fresh warnings about scorching hot weather on Thursday as the government said heatstroke has already killed at least 30 people this year.