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Thailand Constitutional Court Suspends PM

UPDATED on 1 July at 2:27 PM The Laotian Times and AFP - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended by the country's Constitutional Court on 1 July, as it opened a probe into her conduct in a diplomatic spat with Cambodia. "The Constitutional Court with a majority of 7-2 suspends...

THAILAND: Deadly Fire Engulfs Tissue Paper Factory in Saraburi, Killing Six and Injuring Dozens

A fire broke out on 30 June afternoon at a tissue paper factory in...

Thai Political Crisis: What We Know

By Damon WAKE/AFP - Thailand's government is on the brink of collapse after a...

Public Calls for Thai PM’s Resignation After Leaked Call with Hun Sen Goes Viral

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing mounting public pressure to resign after a...

WRAP: Air India Plane Crashes After Takeoff from Ahmedabad, One Survivor, Over 204 Dead

Air India Flight AI171, bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad...

Divisive Thai Ex-prime Minister Thaksin Returns From Exile as Party Seeks to Form New Government

BANGKOK (AP) — Divisive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand on Tuesday after years of self-imposed exile to face possible criminal penalties on...

Son of Spanish Actors is Arrested in Thailand on Suspicion of Killing Colombian on Tourist Island

BANGKOK (AP) — The son of two Spanish film stars has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon...

Vang Vieng Forced to Suspend Tourism Activities Amid Torrential Rain and Floods

Due to a recent bout of heavy rains, the Vang Vieng district is on high alert for possible flooding, which has led to the...

Landslides on Route 8A in Laos Leave 110 Vehicles, 70 People Stranded

Severe landslides on route 8A between Khammouane and Bolikhamxay provinces have blocked the road for nearly 10 kilometers, leaving 110 vehicles and more than...

Cambodia’s King Appoints Army Chief Hun Manet as Successor to His Father, Long-Ruling Hun Sen

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s king on Monday formally appointed army chief Hun Manet to succeed his father and long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen as...

Singapore Hangs Man for Drug Trafficking. It Will Hang Woman on Friday — The First in 19 Years

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore executed a man Wednesday for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman Friday — the first...