A much criticized Amnesty Bill heads to the Thai Senate next week. If passed, it could clear the way for former Prime Minster Thaksin Shinawatra’s return, and set off fresh clashes between his red shirt supporters and yellow …
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Scuba Divers Saved Tourists From Sinking Ferry in Thailand
More than 70 passengers pulled from the water before rescue services arrived
Six Dead as Tourist Ferry Sinks in Thailand
Victims include three Thais, two Russians and a Chinese passenger
Thailand’s Amnesty Bill Unites Political Foes Against Government
The Red Shirts and the Yellow Shirts are agreeing on something for once — and that is, that neither side wants to forgive the other
Ex-Thai PM Abhisit and Former Deputy Charged With Murder
Charges relate to crackdown on Red Shirt anti-government protesters in May 2010 that resulted in 85 dead and 1,378 injured
Floods Surge Through 21 Thai Provinces
Disaster areas declared in northeast as deluge damages homes and farms
Washington Navy Yard Killer ‘Planned Thailand Move’
Suspected shooter Aaron Alexis worked and lived with Thai-Americans and developed interest in the Southeast Asian nation
Hangover from Hell: Hundreds of Westerners Living on the Streets of Thailand
Left penniless by Thai girlfriends, or wrestling with drinking or substance abuse problems, many have nowhere else to go
Thai Airways Masks Its Own Logo for Damage Control After Plane Crash
A Thai Airways jet took on the look of a censored government document Monday, after workers were sent out to the site of a plane crash to black out the airline’s logo, the Associated Press reports. The Airbus 330-300 jet was …
Dog’s Dinner: Southeast Asian Nations Ban Illicit Canine Meat Trade
As urban myths go, it’s a good one. A woman takes her pet dog to a Vietnamese restaurant and hands it to the amiable waiter to be fed kitchen scraps. But then with great fanfare a silver platter arrives and poor Foo-Foo has …
Thailand’s Protesting Rubber Farmers Reflect Deeper Social Divisions
The escalating disquiet is being seen as an indictment of populist Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s Administration
Thai Dealers Push Candy-Flavored Methamphetamine on Kids Outside Schools
Recent reports that flavorings such as chocolate and strawberry are being used to disguise the bitter taste of methamphetamine sold to children in Thailand have caused outrage, but the trend is sadly nothing new. Dealers have …
Burmese Refugees Remain in Limbo by Thai Border Despite Political Reforms
The wrinkled limestone karst landscape of the Thai-Burmese border is home to around 130,000 Burmese refugees. Many who fled decades of ethnic conflict have lost their lands, families and livelihoods, and countless children born …