Gunman kills ex-wife at Bangkok shopping mall days after mass shooting
A man killed his ex-wife and wounded another person at a shopping centre in Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, 10 days after a mass shooting...
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Thai court finds British rights activist guilty of defamation
A British rights activist was found guilty by a Thai court on Tuesday of criminal defamation and given a three-year suspended sentence, a move rights...
Boat in fatal Thai accident was overcrowded, piloted recklessly – police
An overcrowded tourist boat carrying Muslim pilgrims was being piloted recklessly before it capsized, killing at least 15 Thai people, officials said on Monday as...
Thai police hunt for accomplices of suspected Bangkok bomber
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre Thai authorities said on Wednesday they were looking for accomplices of the chief suspect for the Bangkok shrine bomb blast that...
Small explosive thrown from bridge over river in Bangkok
A man threw a small explosive from a bridge in central Bangkok on Tuesday, police said, but it caused no injuries, a day after a...
Bangkok blast threatens renewed pain for Thai economy
By Orathai Sriring and Pairat Temphairojana A bomb that ripped through a religious shrine in Bangkok’s commercial heart, killing 22 people and wounding more than...
Opposition to Thai coup simmers, ex-PM in “safe place”
By Robert Birsel and Alan Raybould Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was in a “safe place” on Saturday, an aide said, after being held by...
Bangkok ‘WW2 bomb’ kills seven
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre A suspected World War II bomb exploded in the Thai capital as scrap metal workers tried to cut it open with...
Thai government lifts Bangkok emergency, crisis far from over
By Aukkarapon Niyomyat Thailand is lifting a state of emergency in Bangkok, taking a step to restore some confidence as anti-government protests subside, though the crisis has...
Treading softly, Thai riot police move to reclaim protest sites
Thousands of Thai riot police were deployed on Friday to seize back protest sites around government buildings in Bangkok that have been occupied for months...
Blast wounds 36 anti-government protesters in Thai capital
An explosive device tossed at anti-government protesters wounded 36 in central Bangkok on Friday and other violence rippled through the Thai capital after several days...
Gunmen fire on Bangkok protesters
Seven people were wounded, one seriously, after gunmen opened fire on anti-government protesters in Bangkok early on Saturday, heightening fears of more violence when protesters try to...
Thai police fire teargas, rubber bullets at protesters
Thai police fired teargas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters in the capital Bangkok on Thursday after demonstrators tried to disrupt planning for a February...
Thai government says protest leader must surrender, no talks
By Pairat Temphairojana and Jutarat Skulpichetrat The Thai government said on Wednesday the leader of violent protests aimed at ousting the prime minister should surrender...
Thai government defuses confrontation, protest leader says not over
By Panarat Thepgumpanat Thailand’s government ordered police on Tuesday to stop confronting protesters demanding the resignation of the prime minister, raising hopes that days of...
Thai PM calls for talks as police use rubber bullets on protesters
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre and Aubrey Belford Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Monday she would “open every door” to find a peaceful solution...
Thai protesters step up campaign to oust government
By Pairat Temphairojana and Orathai Sriring Nearly 3,000 flag-waving anti-government protesters massed in front of Thailand’s Interior Ministry on Tuesday, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister...
