Thailand

Six dead as Thai military battles rebels in restive south

NARATHIWAT, Thailand (AFP) -- Six days of gun battles between soldiers and militants in Thailand's restive south have left six…

Thai flood victims ‘start from zero’ after killer storm

LOPBURI, Thailand (AFP) -- Watching his fridge float across the kitchen and bed disappear underwater was not how Samran Buachumsuk…

Bangkok on alert as 70,000 homes flooded in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai authorities on Tuesday rushed to protect parts of Bangkok from floodwaters that have already inundated…

Thailand to cut quarantine for vaccinated tourists

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand is to cut the quarantine for vaccinated travellers to seven days starting in October, officials…

UNESCO announces 20 new biospheres in 21 countries

ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) - UNESCO on Wednesday added 20 new sites in 21 countries to its global network of biosphere reserves,…

Mass Covid testing launched in Bangkok’s biggest slum

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- For families struggling to survive on $150 a month in Bangkok's biggest slum, coronavirus swab tests…

Thousands join convoy protests against Thai PM

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thousands of protesters in cars and on bikes massed in Bangkok's central shopping district Sunday, one…

Thousands join convoy protests against Thai PM

Thousands of protesters in cars and on bikes massed in Bangkok's central shopping district Sunday, one of several mobile rallies…

Thai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at Bangkok protest

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Riot police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok Tuesday as…

Thai police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at protesters

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday at hundreds of protesters in Bangkok demanding…

Over 100 charged with insulting king in one year of Thai protests: tally

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- More than 100 protesters have been charged under Thailand's royal insult laws since last July, when…

Thailand tightens curbs in 16 more provinces as outbreak sets record

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thailand has extended a night-time curfew and other virus restrictions to 16 more provinces beginning Tuesday…

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