Thailand

School bus fire in Thailand kills at least 23

By Napat Wesshasartar and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -At least 23 people died in Thailand when a school bus carrying…

Thailand’s king swears in new government after turmoil

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn swore in Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and 35 cabinet ministers in Bangkok on…

Mudslide in Thailand’s Phuket kills 13, including 2 Russians, official says

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thirteen people including a Russian couple died in a mudslide on the Thai resort island of Phuket,…

Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveller from Africa

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand has detected an mpox case in a European man who arrived from Africa last week and is…

Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, lawyer says

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon shortening his parole by two weeks, his…

Thai king endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as prime minister

  BANGKOK (Reuters) -Paetongtarn Shinawatra was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand's king on Sunday, two days after parliament elected…

Explainer: Why Thailand’s judges are front and centre in its tumultuous politics

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Constitutional Court will on Wednesday rule on the fate of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, a week after…

Judgment day for Thai PM Srettha as court rules on dismissal case

By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional Court will on Wednesday decide the fate of Prime…

DEVELOPING STORY: Six found dead in Bangkok hotel room: senior police officer

BANGKOK, July 16, 2024 (AFP) - Six people believed to be Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans were found dead in a hotel…

Former Thai PM Thaksin charged with royal insult

BANGKOK, June 18, 2024 (AFP) - Thai prosecutors on Tuesday formally indicted influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra under the…

Indonesia deports ‘most wanted’ Thai fugitive

JAKARTA, June 4, 2024 (AFP) - Indonesia deported one of Thailand's "most wanted" fugitives on Tuesday to face murder and…

Ex-Thai PM Thaksin to face trial for royal insult

BANGKOK, May 29, 2024 (AFP) - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the…

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