500 Myanmar troops, civilians flee across Thai border
More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand on Saturday after an assault by ethnic fighters on a military base, the Thai army said...
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Cambodia rejects hacking claims of Thailand
Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of a 鈥榤alicious attempt鈥� to smear its reputation with accusations it has launched cyber-attacks on the neighbouring nation, as a diplomatic feud festers...
Thailand gets third leader this week as new cabinet sworn in
Thailand saw its third person helming the prime minister鈥檚 office in a week on Thursday, as the king swore in a new cabinet after a court decision plunged the nation鈥檚 top office into turmoil...
Thai veteran politician set for single day as acting PM
Thailand鈥檚 acting prime minister is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a cabinet reshuffle...
Thai Constitutional Court suspends PM
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country鈥檚 Constitutional Court on Tuesday, while her father went on trial for royal defamation in the latest setbacks for the country鈥檚 dominant political dynasty...
Thailand braces for crisis as trials and protests loom
Thailand鈥檚 controversial ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra goes on trial for lese-majeste next week with the kingdom teetering on the brink of political chaos, as his daughter faces being sacked as prime minister and activists threaten mass protests.
Thailand shuts land crossings with Cambodia
Dozens of tourists and workers, some carrying children, were left stranded on Tuesday at Thailand鈥檚 main land crossing with Cambodia, after the army stopped almost all border traffic in an escalating territorial dispute.
Thai PM reshuffles cabinet as crisis rages
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra began a cabinet reshuffle on Monday as a political and judicial crisis sparked by a leaked phone call threatens to sink her government.
Thai PM struggles to defuse political crisis
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra held make-up talks on Friday with an army commander she criticised in a leaked phone call as she struggled to defuse a crisis threatening to topple her government.
Crisis threatens to topple Thai govt, PM apologises
Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra apologised on Thursday for a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that has provoked widespread anger and put her government on the brink of collapse.
Ctg-Ranong shipping route to cut Europe transit time
The Port of Ranong, Thailand will be an important connectivity for Bangladesh as direct shipping route from Chittagong Port which will reduce shipping time to Europe by 10 to 14 days as ships do not have to go all the way to Singapore, says a Bangladeshi chamber...
Thailand says 鈥榩rogress made鈥� in Cambodia border dispute talks
Thailand said Saturday talks with neighbour Cambodia had 鈥榤ade progress鈥� in resolving a long-running border dispute that last month devolved into clashes.
Air India flight returns to Thai island after bomb threat
An Air India flight from Thailand鈥檚 Phuket island to New Delhi made an emergency landing Friday shortly after take-off because of an on-board bomb threat, the Thai airports authority said.
Thai medical council upholds sanctions in Thaksin case
Thailand鈥檚 Medical Council reaffirmed on Thursday its decision to sanction three physicians over the treatment of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra following his return from exile, after the health minister tried to veto the punishment.
Schoolchildren suffer as fight for Myanmar trade town intensifies
Myanmar鈥檚 military junta and opposition forces are fighting over control of a lucrative trade route into Thailand, with shells and aerial attacks regularly forcing children to flee their schools, teachers and a parent told AFP.
Abhijit Chowdhury display artworks in Thailand
Bangladeshi artist and curator Abhijit Chowdhury displayed his artworks in a solo art exhibition titled Unprecedented at Artist Village Hua Hin in Thailand recently...
Ex-president Hamid returns home, Hasina鈥檚 uncle Kabir leaves for Singapore
Former president Abdul Hamid returned home from Bangkok of Thailand early Monday on a Thai Airways flight while the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 uncle, Sheikh Kabir Hossain, left Bangladesh for Singapore on Sunday morning through the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka...
Body of July martyr brought home
The body of Mohammad Hasan who died in Thailand after a long struggle to recover from a gunshot wound to the head sustained during the July-August mass uprising in Chattogram, was brought to the country on Saturday evening...
Three killed in Thai police helicopter crash
Three people died when a police helicopter crashed and burst into flames in south central Thailand on Saturday, according to officials.
JULY UPRISING: Another injured dies in Thailand
July fighter Mohammad Hasan died in Thailand after long struggle following a gunshot wound to the head during the July-August mass uprising in Chattogram.
Actress Nusraat Faria arrested at Dhaka airport
Immigration officials arrested actress Nusraat Faria Mazhar at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital Dhaka on Sunday afternoon while she was going to Thailand.
Andaleeve鈥檚 wife, daughter barred from going to Thailand
Immigration officials at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Tuesday afternoon barred Bangladesh Jatiya Party chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho鈥檚 wife Sheikh Shaira Rahman and youngest daughter to go to Thailand...
BNP leader Fakhrul leaves Dhaka for Thailand for eye treatment
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Bangkok, Thailand for emergency eye treatment on early Tuesday...
Hundreds flee聽across Thai border after attack on Myanmar military
More than 300 Myanmar people fled into Thailand to seek refuge following an assault on the military by ethnic armed groups, Thailand said Thursday, days after the junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire.
Ex-President Abdul Hamid leaves Dhaka for Thailand
Former president Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Bangkok for medical treatment by a flight of Thai Airways from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Thursday.
Gunman kills three in Thailand
A gunman has shot dead three people, including a child, in Thailand鈥檚 insurgency-hit south, police said Saturday, as authorities pursued the suspect...
About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
Myanmar towns hit by fighting despite quake truce
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month鈥檚 massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday...
Bangladesh women off to a strong start with dominant win over Thailand
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty smashed a 78-ball hundred while the spin duo Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Ferdus each took a record-breaking five-wicket haul as Bangladesh began the ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier with a record...
At high earthquake risks
AFTER a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Thailand on March 28, Bangladesh also felt a 4.5 magnitude tremor. The earthquake started only 597 km from Dhaka, raising concerns about earthquake risks in Bangladesh. Experts warn that the energy stored in the Indo-Burma Subduction Zone and the Dauki Fault could be released...