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04 Oct 2018
HollywoodThailand: Maya Bay, made famous in 'The Beach', shut indefinitely
The glittering Thai bay immortalized in the movie 'The Beach' will be closed indefinitely to allow it to recover from the impact of hordes of tourists, an official said yesterday, as a temporary ban on visitors expired.
31 Aug 2018
IndiaBIMSTEC Summit: PM Modi holds 'productive talks' with Thai counterpart
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held "productive talks" with his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-Ocha during which the two leaders reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral ties, including ways to strengthen cooperation between India and Thailand.
18 Aug 2018
Mother's DayWhy this Thailand dad dressed up like a woman!
Since 1976, Thailand has been celebrating Mother's Day on August 12, honoring Her Majesty Queen Sirikit's birthday, the Mother of all Thai people.
10 Aug 2018
United Nations (UN)#ThaiCaveRescue: 'Stateless' boys, coach granted Thai citizenship; UN hails move
The decision of the Thailand Government to grant citizenship to three of the boys recently rescued after being trapped in a flooded cave, along with their football coach, has been welcomed by United Nations refugee agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
24 Jul 2018
AustraliaThai cave: Nine Australian rescuers get bravery awards
Nine Australians involved in the rescue of Thai youth soccer team, 'Wild Boars', from the treacherous Tham Luang cave have been awarded medals for bravery in their home country.
18 Jul 2018
Elon MuskElon Musk apologizes to British caver for 'pedo' slur
Elon Musk has apologized to British caver Vernon Unsworth, who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from Tham Luang cave in Thailand, after calling him a "pedo" on Twitter.
15 Jul 2018
SpaceXThai cave rescuer: Elon Musk's submarine was a 'PR stunt'
Confirming what many suspected, British national and veteran cave diver Vern Unsworth, who is credited with kick-starting the rescue of the youth soccer team trapped in Thailand's Tham Luang cave, has called Elon Musk's attempts to aid the rescue a publicity stunt.
15 Jul 2018
Russia NewsDespite invitation, Thai cave-boys can't watch FIFA World Cup final
An official of Chiang Rai Prachanukroh Hospital, where the twelve Thailand boys and their soccer coach are recuperating, said the team won't be able to watch the World Cup Final today.
12 Jul 2018
HollywoodThailand: Tham Luang cave rescue site to become a museum
The cave in Northern Thailand where a young Thai football team was trapped for over two weeks is set to become a museum.
12 Jul 2018
Rescue Operation36 hours after Thai cave rescue: Movies, museums and cheer!
Much has happened in the 36 hours since the 13 boys trapped inside a Thai cave were safely rescued.
10 Jul 2018
Football17 days later, all Thai boys out of the cave
Bringing cheer to everyone watching, rescuers fighting to get out 12 minor boys and their football coach trapped in a Thailand cave have successfully extracted all of them on the third day.
10 Jul 2018
FootballThai-cave: 25-year-old coach, who helped boys survive, is a hero
Ekkapol Chantawong is just 25 and the only adult to be stuck with 12 schoolboys trapped inside a dreadful Thailand cave. The rescue operations are now in their final stages.
10 Jul 2018
Rescue OperationThai cave: Rescued boys in good mental state, say officials
The first eight boys rescued from a Thai cave are in good mental and physical health and are asking for chocolate, officials said today, although two were on antibiotics after being tested for pneumonia.
10 Jul 2018
SpaceXThai cave: Elon Musk visits Thailand with prototype mini-sub
After promising help from SpaceX/Boring Company engineers for rescuing members of the youth soccer team trapped in Thailand's Tham Luang cave, it seems Elon Musk has kept his word.
08 Jul 2018
Rescue OperationThai cave: Four boys rescued so far, rescue operations ongoing
Finally, four members of the youth football team, who have been trapped inside a flooded cave in Thailand for two weeks, have been rescued.
08 Jul 2018
SpaceXMusk working on kid-size submarine for Thai cave rescue mission
Last month, a team of 12 young soccer players and its coach went missing in the flooded Tham Luang cave complex in Thailand, and recently, Elon Musk offered to help rescue the trapped players.
08 Jul 2018
FootballMission to rescue football-team trapped inside flooded Thai cave underway
Rescue efforts have begun for 12 boys and their football coach who've been trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for over two weeks, the head of the mission said.
07 Jul 2018
FootballThai cave: Football coach apologizes to trapped boys' parents
The 25-year-old coach of a youth football team trapped for two weeks in a Thai cave has offered his "apologies to the parents" of the boys in a note released by the Thai Navy today.
07 Jul 2018
SpaceXElon Musk sending SpaceX/Boring Company engineers for Thai cave rescue
Elon Musk has offered to help rescue the football team which is currently trapped in a Thailand cave.
05 Jul 2018
Rescue OperationThai cave rescue: Authorities, Navy SEALs installing Internet-cable, reducing water-level
Thai authorities are working with Navy SEALs to run an Internet cable into a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 young soccer players and their coach are trapped.
25 May 2018
WorldThailand: Senior monks arrested from temples to 'clean' Buddhism
Over 100 officials of Thai police raided four Buddhist temples on Thursday and arrested senior monks for alleged embezzlement.
28 Mar 2018
Steve JobsChina: Indian chef's eatery wins best Asian restaurant award
A popular Indian cuisine eatery in Thailand has created history by winning Asia's best restaurant award for the fourth consecutive year at a ceremony in China's Macau city.
24 Mar 2018
Manu BhakerManu Bhaker wins 10m Air-Pistol gold at Junior World Cup
Indian shooting sensation Manu Bhaker continued her terrific run of form, claiming the gold medal after prevailing over Thailand's Kanyakorn Hirunphoem in a thrilling final of the women's 10m air pistol event at the ISSF Junior World Cup in Sydney on Saturday.
12 Mar 2018
HuaweiHuawei Y9 gets four cameras, Android Oreo; Launched in Thailand
Huawei has launched its Y9 smartphone in Thailand. This new smartphone features four cameras while retaining some internals from the previously launched Mate 10 Lite and Honor 9i.
05 Jan 2018
BBCForget skin lightening, penis whitening is the new fad
With a Bangkok hospital providing penis lightening services, obsession for fair skin has assumed unprecedented craze in Thailand.
02 Oct 2017
United States of AmericaChina gets $5.5 billion bullet train project nod from Thailand
According to reports, Thailand has greenlit China's first international order of bullet train technology by agreeing to a US$5.5 billion worth high-speed railway project, which will connect Bangkok, Thailand's capital city, with Southern China.
04 Sep 2017
Bangkok"Smart vests" to turn Bangkok's dogs into mobile surveillance units
A Thai advertising agency has, in theory, come up with a way to turn Bangkok's street dogs into guardians of city.
04 Sep 2017
SamsungSamsung launches Galaxy J7 plus with dual camera, Bixby
Recently Samsung Galaxy J7 Plus has been launched in Thailand. It's the second phone by the South Korean giant, after Galaxy Note 8, which comes with a dual-camera setup.
25 Aug 2017
BBCReports: Ex-Thai PM Yingluck flees country ahead of corruption verdict
Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has fled the country ahead of a court verdict in a corruption scandal, the BBC has reported citing sources close to her party.
15 Jun 2017
IndiaNeeru Chadha first Indian woman in UN's ITLOS
International law expert Neeru Chadha has become the first Indian woman to be elected as judge to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) for 2017-2026.
11 Jun 2017
Social MediaThailand: 35 years prison sentence for 10 anti-monarchy pictures
A man in Thailand has been sentenced by its government to 35 years in prison. His crime was uploading 10 pictures, videos and comments which authorities felt was critical of Thailand's monarchy on social media.
22 May 2017
BangkokPolice say Bangkok hospital blast caused by bomb
Police have stated that a blast which took place today at the King Mongkut Hospital was caused by a bomb.
12 May 2017
FacebookFacebook faces flak for content critical of Thailand monarchy
In Thailand, there is no room for dissent under the lese-majeste law.
03 Mar 2017
Maha VajiralongkornThai king's adviser sacked for corruption
A senior adviser to the Thai king, Jumpol Manmai, a former deputy police commissioner and palace Grand Chamberlain has been sacked over charges of corruption.
24 Dec 2016
UniversityGrains for Brains: Thai university accepts rice as tuition fees
A private university in Thailand started accepting rice as tuition fees as the country reels under a "grain glut" hurting farm income.
13 Dec 2016
Queen Elizabeth IINew Thai King pardons prisoners
As his first act of mercy, Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn issued a mass pardon through a decree; the decree did not state how many prisoners would be pardoned.
09 Dec 2016
United States of AmericaOlympic may get two new sports
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) may soon recognize Muay Thai and Cheerleading as Olympic sports. The two sports have already received provisional recognition from the IOC.
02 Dec 2016
Queen Elizabeth IICrown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn becomes new Thai king
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn accepted the Thai parliament's invitation to succeed his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej, becoming Thailand's new king; he will be known as King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun.
18 Nov 2016
WorldTigers still relentlessly trafficked and killed every year
According to latest reports, over a 100 tigers are still trafficked and killed each year.
20 Oct 2016
Queen Elizabeth IISpike in royal defamation cases after Thai king's death
Thai police have seen an increase in number of royal defamation cases after the death of the Thai King.