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Thai Top Court Orders Ex-PM Thaksin Jailed for One Year

By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI/AFP - Thailand's Supreme Court on 9 September ordered the country's most powerful and polarizing statesman Thaksin Shinawatra to be jailed for one year, ruling he improperly served a 2023 prison term in hospital. Thaksin, 76, had been sentenced to eight years for corruption and abuse of power...

Thai Tycoon Wins Parliament Vote to Become Prime Minister

By Montira RUNGJIRAJITTRANON - Thai conservative construction magnate Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday won a...

Thai tycoon leads pack as parliament votes for new Prime Minister

AFP - Thailand's parliament is set Friday to vote in a right-wing tycoon as...

Acting Thai Government Moves to Dissolve Parliament

By Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI/AFP - Thailand’s acting prime minister has moved to dissolve parliament, his...

Hospitalized Thai Princess Recovering After Blood Infection: Palace Says

AFP - The Thai king's eldest daughter, who has been gravely ill in hospital...

Thailand Postpones Tourism Tax Again, Now Unlikely Before 2026

Thailand’s long-anticipated “Tourism tax,” often referred to as the “land entry tax,” has been delayed once again, with officials now targeting the second or...

Body of Man Abducted from Laos Found in Chiang Mai

Thai police have discovered the body of a 24-year-old Chinese man, identified only as Yang, who was murdered in Chiang Mai Province on 14...

Cambodia to Implement Military Conscription in 2026

AFP - Cambodia's military will begin conscripting civilians next year, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Monday, citing rising tensions with Thailand as the reason...

Hundreds of Myanmar Troops, Civilians Flee Across Thai Border

AFP - More than 500 civilians and soldiers fled conflict in Myanmar and crossed into Thailand on Saturday after an assault by ethnic fighters...

Thailand Drops Casino Legalization Plans After PM Suspended

AFP - Thailand's cabinet on 8 July dropped a bill to legalize casino gambling, a flagship project of the faltering ruling party, which last...

Laos, Thailand, Myanmar Faces Arsenic Contamination in Mekong River

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has confirmed arsenic contamination exceeding international safety standards across transboundary sections of the Mekong and Kok Rivers, affecting Laos,...