On February 28, 2022 the EU ambassador to Thailand, David Daly, would declare in a social media post that Thailand “should speak up to save our rules based international order,” demanding the Kingdom of Thailand vote at the UN with the West regarding Ukraine. Accompanying his comments were the flags of the United States, the […]
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Iran and Thailand review political and economic ties
TEHRAN — In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai discussed different topics, including bilateral political and economic issues as well as the Vienna talks. The Iranian foreign minister congratulated Thai National Day and highlighted the 400-year history of relations between […]
Australia, Thailand Reopen Borders After Lengthy Lockdowns
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Sydney’s international airport came alive with tears, embraces and laughter on Monday as Australia opened its border for the first time in 20 months, with some arriving travelers removing mandatory masks to see the faces of loved ones they’ve been separated from for so long. Australia and other countries in the […]
Thailand Student, 20, Gets Blood Clots, Has Leg Amputated, Suffers Stroke, Then Dies in Surgery
Home » Asia, Crimes, Health » Thailand Student, 20, Gets Blood Clots, Has Leg Amputated, Suffers Stroke, Then Dies in Surgery A 20-year-old community college student in Thailand experienced blood clots, had her leg amputated, then suffered a stroke shortly before dying after she received her second Covid-19 vaccine. The young woman, 20-year-old […]
Famous Thailand TV Host Dies 19 Days After Stung Twice by Astrological Wasp
A famous TV Host in Thailand has died 19 days after receiving the second dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Bird Kamol Sukkapat, also known as “BirdKamol” on social media, got the shot on October 1st. He suffered multiple health problems just days after the injection. He was hospitalized shortly after with lung […]
Thailand places a ban on coral damaging sunscreens in marine national parks
Sunscreens that contain damaging chemicals to marine life have been banned in Thailand’s marine national parks. The Thai Department of Conservation said four ingredients commonly found in sun creams were shown to destroy coral larvae, obstruct coral reproduction and cause reef bleaching, reports BBC. According to The Good News Network, those banned chemicals are: oxybenzone, […]
Anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent
An anti-government protest in Thailand turned violent on Saturday 7 August, with police in riot gear firing teargas and rubber bullets and demonstrators hurling rocks and firecrackers. Clouds of smoke billowed up around the confrontation in the Din Daeng area of Bangkok, as police lines blocked a road that leads to the military base where […]
600 vaccinated staff caught COVID-19 in Thailand, thousands in Indonesia which causes massive personnel lacks
Marianne Guenot Jul 12, 2021, A health worker inoculates a woman with the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 23. Thailand is considering switching from a Chinese to Western vaccine to protect healthcare staff. The country is considering giving AstraZeneca doses to those already vaccinated with Sinovac. It came after 600 vaccinated staff caught […]
Belt & Road: The China-Laos-Thailand Corridor
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reaches out in all directions, across Central Asia into Europe, up into Russia, through the seas and oceans of Asia, out to Africa and of course, deep into Southeast Asia. The Southeast Asian leg of BRI consists primarily of a now-under-construction high-speed rail (HSR) line connecting China’s Yunnan Province […]
Thailand Chemical Factory Explosion Forces Thousands To Evacuate
BANGKOK (AP) — A massive explosion at a chemical factory on the outskirts of Bangkok early Monday killed at least one person, injured dozens more and damaged scores of homes, while prompting the evacuation of a wide area over fears of poisonous fumes and the possibility of additional denotations. Dense clouds of black smoke continued […]
Village In Thailand Offers Residents Chance To Win A Cow In Return For Having Covid Vaccine
A town in northern Thailand announced on Thursday that it will offer its residents who receive a coronavirus vaccination the chance to win a live calf every week for the next six months. The campaign […] The post Village In Thailand Offers Residents Chance To Win A Cow In Return For Having Covid Vaccine appeared […]
Two US Marines vets arrested in Thailand over alleged kidnapping plot after $3m deal for PPE goes bad
Two former US Marines have been arrested in Thailand over the alleged kidnapping of a businessman for ransom following a conflict between the men. The American men were identified as Jeremy Hughes Manchester, 41, and Louis William Ziskin, 52, by Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police during a press conference on Saturday. A third man, who […]
Thailand battles rising Covid cases, as prison infection clusters send cases to record high
Thailand saw a record number of new Covid infections nationally on Monday, as an outbreak inside the country’s prison system contributed to a spike in new cases amid a third wave health officials are struggling to contain. The figures released by Thailand’s Covid task force showed that, out of the 9,635 new infections reported on […]
Thailand bans travel from India, imposes lockdown & fines for not wearing masks in Bangkok
A two-week lockdown has been imposed in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, and travel from India suspended in an effort to contain the rise in Covid-19 deaths. Authorities ordered the closure of parks, gyms, beauty salons, theaters, libraries, and daycare centers from April 26 to May 9. Restaurants and malls are allowed to operate between 11am and […]
People in Thailand ride elephants to mark National Elephant Day
Elephants were made to dance as people rode them in part of a display on Thailand’s National Elephant Day. Wildlife advocates have long denounced the brutal taming of elephants so they can perform tricks for tourists. A dozen elephants also received large helpings of food to mark the day in Ayutthaya. A Buddhist monk blessed […]
Thailand delays AstraZeneca vaccination amid Europe safety reports
Thailand delayed the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine scheduled to start on Friday with its prime minister and cabinet members taking the first shots, citing safety concerns after reports of blood clots in some vaccinated people in Europe.The Asian nation is the first country outside of Europe suspending the use of the AstraZeneca shot, while […]
Thailand warns against Clubhouse app after monarchy discussions
Thailand’s digital ministry on Wednesday warned Thai users not to break the law on the audio drop-in application Clubhouse, which has rapidly emerged as a platform for discussions of the country’s monarchy. Thailand has a tough “lese majeste” law against insulting or defaming the country’s king, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in […]
Thailand’s top child modelling agent arrested after police discover half a million images of sex abuse
Police in Thailand have arrested a top child modelling agent after a raid at his office allegedly uncovered more than half a million images related to child sexual abuse, involving at least 40 minors from the country and thousands of children from around the world. Danudet Sangkaew, 23, goes by the nickname “Nene” and ran […]
Thailand: Police clash with pro-democracy protesters over detained leaders
Followers of Thailand’s recently revived student-led pro-democracy movement clashed with police on Saturday night. At the protest they had demanded the release of four of their leaders who were detained on Tuesday and now face trial. The four have been charged with offending the monarchy which carries a punishment of three to 15 years in […]
Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests
Thailand’s government on Thursday cancelled a state of emergency it had declared last week for Bangkok in a gesture offered by the embattled prime minister to cool massive student-led protests seeking democracy reforms. The decree had banned public gatherings of more than four people and allowed censorship of the media, among other provisions. It was […]