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Thailand school bus bursts into flames outside Bangkok, 23 feared dead, officials say

October 1, 2024

Thailand school bus bursts into flames outside Bangkok, 23 feared dead, officials say

A school bus burst into flames on Tuesday while carrying more than 40 students and teachers on a field trip near Bangkok, Thailand, officials said.

Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January

September 25, 2024

Thailand legalizes same-sex marriage, allows couples to wed starting in January

Thailand's marriage equality bill, which allows same-sex couples to wed, has been written into law and will take effect in January; the bill sailed through the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Thai zoo implements time limit to visit viral hippo Moo Deng

September 14, 2024

Thai zoo implements time limit to visit viral hippo Moo Deng

A zoo in Thailand was forced to implement a time limit after visitors arrived en masse hoping to see Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo who has experienced viral fame.

Thailand's parliament elects its youngest prime minister, braces for baptism by fire

August 17, 2024

Thailand's parliament elects its youngest prime minister, braces for baptism by fire

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has been elected as Thailand's youngest prime minister at 37 years old.

Thai politics braces for shakeup after court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin

August 14, 2024

Thai politics braces for shakeup after court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin

Thailand's PM Srettha Thavisin has been dismissed by the country's Constitutional Court, which ruled he violated ethics by appointing a minister who had served prison time.

Autopsies of Americans, Vietnamese found dead in a Bangkok hotel identify traces of cyanide

July 17, 2024

Autopsies of Americans, Vietnamese found dead in a Bangkok hotel identify traces of cyanide

Two Vietnamese Americans are among a group of people believed to have been fatally poisoned by cyanide at a hotel in Bangkok.

Thai banks are leading financial backers of Burma's military, UN expert says

June 27, 2024

Thai banks are leading financial backers of Burma's military, UN expert says

Thai banks have become the main supplier of international financial services for Burma’s military government, according to a report by a U.N. expert on human rights.

Medical intern surprises would-be sexual abuser with hidden talent: 'Those lessons saved my life'

June 22, 2024

Medical intern surprises would-be sexual abuser with hidden talent: 'Those lessons saved my life'

The male nurse who attempted to grope the intern - and do more, if she hadn't fought him off - had allegedly harassed a number of other female interns at the hospital.

Thailand's Senate approves historic bill legalizing same-sex marriages

June 18, 2024

Thailand's Senate approves historic bill legalizing same-sex marriages

Thailand’s Senate approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.

Animal caretakers in Thailand 'shocked' after surprise birth of rare twin elephants

June 14, 2024

Animal caretakers in Thailand 'shocked' after surprise birth of rare twin elephants

Buddhist monks in Thailand have blessed twin baby elephants, one male and the other female, a week after their rare birth came close to being a tragedy.