New Thai PM drops key ex-junta party from govt
Thailand鈥檚 new prime minister named her cabinet on Wednesday, dumping an influential military-linked party out of government for the first time since 2019...
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Thailand flash floods after heavy rains kill 22
Flash floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in Thailand have killed 22 people in recent days, disaster officials said on Monday, as they warned of further sudden flooding this week.
Thailand postpones BIMSTEC Summit
Thailand has postponed the BIMSTEC Summit, which the Southeast Asian country was scheduled to host on September 4, said the Thai foreign ministry on Friday.
Thailand postpones BIMSTEC Summit
Thailand has postponed the BIMSTEC Summit, which the Southeast Asian country was scheduled to host on September 4, said the Thai Foreign Ministry on Friday...
Shinawatra heiress takes office as PM
Thailand鈥檚 new prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of controversial billionaire ex-premier Thaksin, vowed to boost the kingdom鈥檚 sluggish economy as she...
Thai king pardons ex-PM Thaksin
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been granted a royal pardon, his lawyer said Saturday, a day after his daughter became the kingdom鈥檚 new premier.
Lawmakers of Thaialnd elect Shinawatra heiress as PM
The 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra became Thailand鈥檚 prime minister on Friday, the third member of the influential but divisive clan to lead...
Pheu Thai party chooses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as PM candidate
Pheu Thai party in Thailand has chosen Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, as its candidate for prime minister, it announced on Thursday, a day after a court dismissed the incumbent premier in an ethics case.
Thai court sacks PM
Thailand's Constitutional Court removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office on Wednesday, ruling against him in an ethics case that threw the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.
PM of Thailand faces possible ouster in court case
The prime minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, could be thrown out of office this week when the country鈥檚 Constitutional Court rules on his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction.
Thai opposition party relaunches under new name, leader
Thailand鈥檚 main opposition party relaunched on Friday with a new name and leader, after its old version won the popular vote in last year鈥檚 elections but was forced by a court to disband this week...
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...
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...