News: Thailand

We have started to collect the most important news related to Thailand in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Thailand – overview

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• February 8th 2015 – October 21st 2014
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• June 27th 2014 – May 22nd 2014
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• February 17th 2014 – January 15th 2014
• January 14th 2014 – December 1st 2013
• November 30th 2013 – July 12th 2013
• July 5th 2013 – December 10th 2012
• December 6th 2012 – June 1st 2012
• May 30th 2012 – February 9th 2012
• February 8th 2012 – November 1st 2011
• November 1st 2011 – October 13th 2011
• October 13th 2011 – July 2nd 2011
• July 2nd 2011 – April 22nd 2011
• April 22nd 2011 – January 4th 2011
• December 30th 2010 – August 28th 2010
• August 27th 2010 – May 20th 2010
• May 20th 2010 – April 16th 2010
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Thailand: news

Thai man revives baby elephant with CPR after motorbike accident

Tuesday, December 22nd 2020, 9:55

The elephant had been hit by a motorbike - but luckily, an off-duty rescue worker came across it.
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Covid-19: Thailand tests thousands after virus outbreak in seafood market

Monday, December 21st 2020, 6:52

Tens of thousands will be tested after hundreds of cases linked to Thailand's biggest seafood market.
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Covid-19: Thailand's food hawkers sell at protests to stay afloat

Tuesday, December 1st 2020, 0:15

Thai authorities may be worried by the protests, but the country's food vendors smell opportunity.
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Thailand: Rare whale skeleton discovered

Friday, November 27th 2020, 5:51

Archaeologists believe the bones are as old as 5,000 years and remarkably well preserved.
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Kylie Moore-Gilbert: Thailand frees Iranians 'in swap with academic'

Thursday, November 26th 2020, 12:41
related countries: Iran

Three men jailed for a bombing have left Thailand after Iran frees a lecturer held on spying charges.
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Thailand protesters drench police headquarters with paint

Thursday, November 19th 2020, 4:07
related places: Bangkok

The police headquarters in Bangkok was defaced a day after violent clashes left dozens injured.
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Clashes between police and protesters in Bangkok

Tuesday, November 17th 2020, 14:54
related places: Bangkok

Police use tear gas and water cannon against pro-democracy protesters outside the Thai parliament.
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Thailand protests: Fresh clashes in Bangkok as lawmakers debate reforms

Tuesday, November 17th 2020, 13:59
related places: Bangkok

Police use water cannon and tear gas against protesters trying to cross a barricade near parliament.
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TripAdvisor warns users over Thai hotel that legally pursued reviewer

Thursday, November 12th 2020, 10:44

It issues a warning for a hotel after a customer was arrested for leaving negative reviews.
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Thailand protests: Police deploy water cannon in Bangkok

Sunday, November 8th 2020, 15:14
related places: Bangkok

Demonstrators were trying to march in Bangkok to deliver a message to King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
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Milk Tea Alliance: Thai and Hong Kong activists on fight for democracy

Sunday, November 8th 2020, 0:11
related countries: Hong Kong

Thai and Hong Kong pro-democracy youth activists have joined forces, even sharing protest tactics.
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Thai Airways: Holy flights, dough fritters and home-made bags

Thursday, November 5th 2020, 2:17

Thai Airways is getting creative as it looks to raise cash during the Covid-19 travel downturn.
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Thai monarchy: Royalists stage show of support for the king

Sunday, November 1st 2020, 15:56

Thousands take to the streets, after anti-monarchist protests calling for reform.
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Thai king in rare praise for pro-monarchists

Saturday, October 24th 2020, 16:10

The king praises a man who held up a royal portrait during a recent anti-government protest.
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Thailand protest: Why young activists are embracing Hong Kong's tactics

Wednesday, October 21st 2020, 23:11
related countries: Hong Kong

Thailand’s activists are increasingly adopting methods used last year by demonstrators in Hong Kong.
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Thailand protests: Riot police fire water cannon as protesters defy rally ban

Friday, October 16th 2020, 15:06
related places: Bangkok

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters rally again in Bangkok to demand political reforms.
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Thai protests: Tens of thousands gather again in mass defiance of government

Thursday, October 15th 2020, 17:18
related places: Bangkok

Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather in Bangkok despite an emergency government ban.
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Thai protests: How pro-democracy movement gained momentum

Thursday, October 15th 2020, 13:24

Thousands of young people in Thailand are defying the authorities - but what is behind the movement?
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Thai protests: Thousands gather in Bangkok as king returns to country

Wednesday, October 14th 2020, 14:02
related places: Bangkok

A motorcade carrying the king and queen had to push through crowds of pro-democracy protesters.
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Thai protests: Anti-government rally in Bangkok

Wednesday, October 14th 2020, 13:24
related places: Bangkok

Protesters come out in thousands to protest near the King's motorcade. The BBC's Jonathan Head was there.
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US man avoids jail in Thailand over bad resort review

Friday, October 9th 2020, 6:23
related countries: United States

Wesley Barnes had posted several reviews allegedly accusing the resort of "modern day slavery"
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US man faces jail in Thailand over hotel review

Tuesday, September 29th 2020, 11:00
related countries: United States

The man left several negative reviews which the hotel says are untrue and damage its reputation.
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Thailand protests: Activists challenge monarchy by laying 'People's Plaque'

Sunday, September 20th 2020, 7:10
related places: Bangkok

Protesters cement a "People's Plaque" in a park and march in Bangkok calling for political reforms.
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Thai national park sends rubbish back to tourists

Friday, September 18th 2020, 4:59

If you're leaving your rubbish in a Thai national park, you might be reunited with it by post.
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The student daring to challenge Thailand’s monarchy

Wednesday, September 16th 2020, 23:24

Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul read out a 10-point manifesto calling for reform of the monarchy.
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Facebook blocks Thai access to group critical of monarchy

Tuesday, August 25th 2020, 6:06
related places: Bangkok

The social media giant says it's preparing legal action after being ordered to block access in Thailand.
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Thai protests: Lawyer Anon Nampa among nine arrested in sweep against activists

Thursday, August 20th 2020, 13:40

Lawyer Anon Nampa is among those held over protests urging reform of the monarchy and government.
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Thai protests: Thousands join rally in Bangkok

Monday, August 17th 2020, 12:48
related places: Bangkok

The anti-government rally in Bangkok is thought to be the biggest in the country for six years.
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Thai protests: Thousands gather in Bangkok to demand reforms

Sunday, August 16th 2020, 12:37
related places: Bangkok

Thousands gather in Bangkok to demand a revised constitution and reform of the monarchy.
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Thai king commutes death sentence of UK pair’s killers

Saturday, August 15th 2020, 9:46
related countries: Burma, United Kingdom

Two men from Burma were convicted of murdering backpackers David Miller and Hannah Witheridge.
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Thai protests: Student leader Parit Chiwarak arrested on sedition charges

Friday, August 14th 2020, 16:43

Parit Chiwarak, 22, is arrested for taking part in the first of a series of protests urging reforms.
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The students risking it all to challenge the Thai monarchy

Friday, August 14th 2020, 10:54

In Thailand, criticising the royal family can mean secret trials and long prison sentences.
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Tiger sightings increase in Thai forest

Tuesday, August 11th 2020, 23:03

This year 79 tigers were captured on hidden cameras in Thailand’s Thungyai-Huai Kha Khaeng forest.
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US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

Saturday, August 1st 2020, 0:47
related countries: Iraq, United States
related places: Congress

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress.
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Why a new generation of Thais are protesting against the government

Saturday, August 1st 2020, 0:08

A new political divide in Thailand has emerged between the country's youth and its older generation.
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Thai gay activists raise Pride flags in Bangkok

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 22:06
related places: Bangkok

The rally in Thailand's capital is the latest in a series of youth-led pro-democracy protests.
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Wanchalearm Satsaksit: The Thai satirist abducted in broad daylight

Thursday, July 2nd 2020, 7:57

Thai activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit has become the latest exiled government critic to be abducted.
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Coronavirus: Looking for viruses in Thai bats

Tuesday, June 23rd 2020, 23:10

Thai scientists are collecting bats to find clues about the origins of viruses, including Covid-19.
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Thailand seafood fraudsters sentenced to 1,446 years in jail

Thursday, June 11th 2020, 5:10

However, in Thailand the maximum jail time for public fraud is capped at 20 years.
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Thailand: Elephants on 'great migration' to survive coronavirus starvation

Monday, May 25th 2020, 23:02

With the collapse of the tourism industry because of the coronavirus, Thailand's captive elephants are now at risk of starvation.
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Coronavirus: Thai elephants face starvation as tourism collapses

Tuesday, March 31st 2020, 16:40

As visitors stay away because of coronavirus, many elephant keepers can no longer feed the animals.
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Coronavirus: Tourism in Thailand hit by Covid-19

Friday, March 13th 2020, 0:20

Thailand's tourism industry, once considered very robust, is now struggling because of coronavirus.
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Future Forward: Thai pro-democracy party dissolved over loan

Friday, February 21st 2020, 11:35

The constitutional court rules a loan to Future Forward from its businessman founder was illegal.
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Thailand shooting: Survivors recall ordeal of gun rampage

Sunday, February 9th 2020, 15:12

Shoppers put up barricades as a Thai soldier aimed at victims' heads on a 16-hour rampage.
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