Thailand

Seven Dead, 15 Injured in Thailand School Shooting

Seven people have died, including a student gunman, after a shooting at a school in Thailand’s Nonthaburi province on 7 August, according to local authorities. The six victims were three teachers and three students, while 15 other people were injured. Two of those injured were in critical condition, according to...

Laos Deports 32 Thai Nationals After ST Vegas Raid

Laos has deported 32 Thai nationals following a major police operation at the ST...

Thailand’s HIV Cases Pass 550,000, Laos Reports Rising Infections Among Young People

Thailand has recorded 557,993 cumulative HIV cases, health authorities say, even as new infections...

Thai YouTuber Hlun Solo’s Body to Return Home as Family Awaits Autopsy Results

The body of Thai travel YouTuber Hlun Solo is expected to return to Thailand...

Thai Travel YouTuber Hlun Solo Found Dead in Georgia After Weeks of Uncertainty

Thai travel YouTuber Hlun Solo has died in Georgia after disappearing during a solo...

Conservative Thai PM Claims Election Victory

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON/AFP - Thailand's conservative prime minister claimed victory in the country's general election on 8 February, after television stations projected his party...

Thailand Votes After Three Prime Ministers in Two Years

AFP - Thais vote Sunday, 8 February, in an election pitting the popular reformists who won last time against the conservative who ended up...

Elephant Kills Tourist at Thai National Park

AFP - A wild bull elephant killed a tourist in central Thailand's Khao Yai National Park on Monday, 2 February, a park official said,...

Thailand Uses Contraceptive Vaccine to Limit Wild Elephant Births

AFP - Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a...

Lao National Arrested in Major Drug Trafficking Crackdown in Central Thailand

Thai authorities have arrested a Lao national and four Thai suspects in a major drug trafficking operation, seizing more than 2.5 million methamphetamine pills...

Thai Police Arrest Two Lao Nationals, Seize Over 800,000 Meth Pills

On 21 January, Thai authorities arrested two Lao nationals and seized more than 800,000 methamphetamine tablets in a major crackdown on a transnational drug...