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11 Mar 10
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Thailand deploys 50,000-strong force ahead of protests Thai authorities Thursday began deploying 50,000 troops on the streets of Bangkok ahead of rallies by anti-government protesters that they fear could turn violent, the deputy prime minister said. |
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10 Mar 10
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Travellers warned as fear of violence grows in Bangkok BANGKOK: Australians have been warned about travelling to Bangkok this weekend, as fears grow that huge anti-government protests will turn violent. |
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08 Mar 10
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Thailand vows to prevent violence Thailand's government have vowed to prevent violence as backers of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra prepare major protests. |
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08 Mar 10
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Anti-government rallies scupper Thai PM's visit BANGKOK: The Thai Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has postponed an official visit to Australia and New Zealand because of rising political tensions and the prospect of mass anti-government rallies. |
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05 Mar 10
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Kiradech takes lead at Malaysian Open Thailand's Kiradech Aphibarnrat held a one-shot lead at the weather-hit Malaysian Open, thanks to a sensational chip-in eagle. |
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28 Feb 10
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Grenade attacks raise tensions in Thailand Thailand tightened security Sunday after two grenades exploded outside branches of the country's biggest bank in a suspected reaction to a court verdict against deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra. |
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28 Feb 10
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Thai king returns to hospital: official Thailand's revered king returned to hospital early Sunday after a brief outing to his Bangkok palace, one of few appearances in public since being admitted five months ago, a hospital official said. |
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27 Feb 10
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Deposed PM slugged $1.6b THAILAND'S highest court will confiscate more than half of Thaksin Shinawatra's $US2.3 billion ($2.6 billion) fortune after ruling that the fugitive former prime minister had abused his power. |
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27 Feb 10
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Thailand on alert as Thaksin fans weigh fortune seizure Thailand was on alert for civil unrest Saturday as loyal fans of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra weighed a court ruling that seized more than half his 2.3-billion-dollar fortune a day earlier. |
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26 Feb 10
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Thai court takes half of Thaksin assets Thailand's top court has said it will confiscate frozen assets worth $A1.58 billion from deposed PM Thaksin Shinawatra, more than half his fortune. |
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26 Feb 10
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Uneasy calm in Bangkok as judges rule on Thaksin fortune BANGKOK: A huge police and military presence on the streets of the Thai capital deterred protesters as the Supreme Court yesterday began delivering its verdict on whether the deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra could recover more than $2.5 billion... |
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26 Feb 10
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Thai court rules on Thaksin fortune A Thai court has begun reading a ruling on seizing ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's $US2.29 billion ($A2.58 billion) fortune. |
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25 Feb 10
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Thai customs seizes two tons of elephant tusks Thailand has seized two tons of elephant tusks from Africa hidden in pallets labelled as mobile phone parts in the country's largest ivory seizure. |
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24 Feb 10
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Bangkok on alert awaiting court decision on former PM's billions Ousted in 2006, Thaksin Shinawatra still divides Thailand, writes Ben Doherty. |
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21 Feb 10
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Thailand braces for fallout from court's ruling on Thaksin BANGKOK: Thailand has stepped up security and is braced for fresh turmoil this week as its top court decides the fate of the $US2.2 billion ($2.45 billion) fortune of the fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. |
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06 Feb 10
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Four-way tie for lead in Dubai Classic Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee was joined by Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alvaros Quiros and the UK's Lee Westwood in a 4-way tie in the Dubai Desert Classic. |
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24 Jan 10
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Aussie to be extradited over ring theft An Australian man will not fight Australia's bid to extradite him from Thailand to Victoria over the theft of a $A1 million ring, his lawyer says. |
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16 Jan 10
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The last thing he did was embrace me A Sydney woman whose husband was killed in a four-wheel-drive accident on their honeymoon in Thailand said he died while trying to shield her from harm. |
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15 Jan 10
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Thailand blames its critics for refugees' fate COUNTRIES concerned for 4500 Hmong people secretly deported from Thailand should have resettled the asylum seekers while they had time, the Thai Prime Minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, has said. |
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12 Jan 10
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Deported Hmong held by Lao army in squalid camp VIENTIANE: The 4500 ethnic Hmong asylum seekers - including more than 40 probably bound for Australia - who were forcibly deported from Thailand in late December are being held in squalid secret camps in remote parts of Laos, guarded by soldiers. |
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11 Jan 10
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Thaksin supporters in first 2010 rally Thousands of supporters of fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra have rallied outside the house of a royal adviser. |
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10 Jan 10
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Europe pip Asia in Royal Trophy golf World No.7 Henrik Stenson holed the winning putt as Europe regained the Royal Trophy with a dramatic win over Asia at Thailand's Amata Spring Country Club. |
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07 Jan 10
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Bomb kills two in southern Thailand Suspected Muslim insurgents triggered two roadside bombs before a visit to southern Thailand by the prime minister, killing two people, police said. |
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03 Jan 10
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Bluescope caught in Thai pollution case MAP TA PHUT: the Australian steel producer BlueScope is caught up in a court dispute in Thailand that has stalled billions of dollars in industrial projects because of allegations that unchecked industrial pollution in the port town of Map Ta Phut is... |
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30 Dec 09
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UN seeks access to deported Hmong in Laos The United Nations called for access to thousands of ethnic Hmong deported to communist Laos from neighbouring Thailand as Bangkok insisted Wednesday that the returned people would be treated well. |
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29 Dec 09
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Banished Hmong to be assessed for residency SOME of the 4000 Hmong asylum seekers forcibly expelled from refugee camps in Thailand back into Laos will be resettled in Australia within a month. |
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28 Dec 09
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Thailand starts deporting Hmong to Laos The Thai army began the forcible return Monday of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to communist Laos despite international protests and fears they could face persecution. |
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28 Dec 09
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Thailand begins operation to deport Hmong: army The Thai army early Monday began its operation to forcibly return thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to communist Laos despite international protests, an army official said. |
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26 Dec 09
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Asia marks tsunami fifth anniversary Buddhist monks chanted on white-sand beaches in Thailand and thousands prayed at mosques in Indonesia to mark the fifth anniversary of the Asian tsunami. |
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25 Dec 09
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Thailand is not prepared for another tsunami, expert warns PHUKET: Thailand's holiday coast is unprepared for another tsunami, the country's former emergency chief has warned, with the government-run warning centre so underfunded a key detection buoy was left inoperable for months because a flat battery was not... |
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15 Dec 09
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Weapons linked to Russian BANGKOK: A plane loaded with North Korean weapons that was seized in Thailand has been linked to the suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, once dubbed the ''Merchant of Death'' for allegedly supplying the world's dictators and warlords. |
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14 Dec 09
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Ownership trail of seized weapons plane A cargo plane seized in Thailand suspected of smuggling arms from North Korea was owned by a Kazakh airline before being sold to a Georgian firm two months ago, officials said Monday. |
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14 Dec 09
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Plane crew held for 12 more days over weapons haul A Thai court Monday extended by 12 days the detention of four Kazakhs and a Belarussian who flew into Thailand on a cargo plane carrying 30 tonnes of sanctions-busting weapons from North Korea. |
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14 Dec 09
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Cambodia releases Thai spy from jail Cambodia has released a Thai man convicted and then pardoned for spying on Thailand's fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, officials say. |
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14 Dec 09
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Plane crew due in Thai court over weapons haul Four Kazakhs and a Belarussian were due to appear in court Monday charged with possessing weapons after flying into Thailand on a cargo plane carrying 30 tonnes of sanctions-busting weapons from North Korea. |
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13 Dec 09
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North Korean arms shipment seized BANGKOK: Thirty-five tons of North Korean weapons, including missiles, rocket-propelled grenades and explosives, have been seized from a Russian transporter plane that stopped to refuel in Bangkok during an apparent arms run to Asia. |
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13 Dec 09
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Thaksin set to arrive in Cambodia: govt Thailand's fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra is expected ro arrive in Cambodia to meet a Thai man jailed for spying on him, a government spokesman says. |
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12 Dec 09
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Thailand detains jet with weapons cache Thai authorities have detained five people who landed in Bangkok in an east European cargo plane full of heavy weapons that originated in North Korea. |
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12 Dec 09
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Thailand's fugitive Thaksin tours Asia Fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced on his online Twitter page that he will make a week-long trip to visit three Asian countries. |
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09 Dec 09
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Widow relives yacht murder in Thailand The widow of a British yachtsman murdered off the coast of Thailand told of her horror at the attack, as a coroner recorded a verdict of unlawful killing. |
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09 Dec 09
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Malaysian, Thai PMs in landmark visit The Malaysian and Thai PMs have made a historic joint visit to Thailand's restive south where a bloody separatist insurgency has left more than 4,000 dead. |
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07 Dec 09
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Bomb rips through Thai market, kills two A bomb has ripped through a market in Thailand's south, killing two people and wounding nine just days before the Malaysian and Thai premiers visit the region. |
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05 Dec 09
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Thai king calls for his nation to unite Thailand's revered king has called on the politically divided nation to unite, during a brief public excursion from hospital to mark his 82nd birthday. |
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04 Dec 09
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Militants kill family in Thai south Suspected Islamist insurgents have shot dead a family of three in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, while a bomb attack wounded two other people, police say. |
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27 Nov 09
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Thais tighten sex-change rules BANGKOK: Thailand has issued rules making sex-change surgery more difficult - including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year - over fears that some are rushing into the operation. |
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26 Nov 09
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Thailand to limit sex change surgery Thailand has issued rules making sex change surgery more difficult - including a requirement that potential candidates cross-dress for a year. |
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17 Nov 09
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US man gets nearly 20 years for Thai pedophilia A US court has handed 19-and-a-half years in prison to an actor convicted of abusing children as young as six on trips to Thailand and posting the images on the Internet. |
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16 Nov 09
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Santa Claus actor jailed for sex-tourism A US man who played Santa Claus at children's parties has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for travelling to Thailand to have sex with boys. |
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12 Nov 09
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Thaksin slams Thai govt in Cambodia speech Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra accused his country's rulers of "false patriotism" as he delivered a lecture in his new role as Cambodia's economic adviser Thursday. |
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10 Nov 09
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Bangkok's 'bodysnatchers' beat traffic to save lives The car jumps another red light at breakneck speed as Paitoon Kaewkieu, one of Bangkok's so-called "bodysnatchers", dodges through the city's notorious traffic to the scene of yet another accident. |
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