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Thai police seize 4.49 million meth pills

2013-05-21 19:28

Thai police have seized 4.49 million methamphetamine pills found in an apartment in the largest meth bust ever in Bangkok.

Thai authorities probe wildlife sanctuary

2013-05-11 16:26

A Thai and animal sanctuary owner accused of violations, says poachers pushed for charges to be laid against him.

Cambodia-Thai border dispute in UN court

2013-04-15 12:02

Thailand and Cambodia are to face off at the UN's highest court in a dispute over land surrounding a flashpoint temple that has seen deadly clashes along their joint border.

Thai tour bus plunges off cliff

2013-04-08 10:02

Five people have died, including a 7-month-old baby and a Belgian woman, and 53 have been injured after a Thai tour bus plummeted off a hillside in Thailand after its brakes failed, say police.

Marine abducted, shot dead in Thailand

2013-04-03 10:05

Police say a marine private has been abducted and shot dead in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south.

US challenges Laos over missing activist

2013-03-25 22:40

The US is challenging Laos over the disappearance of a prominent social activist, which has put a rare spotlight on an authoritarian nation's murky governance and human rights record.

Thai students set for tablet handout

2013-03-21 13:40

Thailand plans to distribute about 1.7 million tablet computers to students and teachers this year, officials say.

Trade of endangered sharks banned

2013-03-11 16:24

An international conference has voted to ban trade in some shark species whose populations have fallen to crisis levels due in part to demand from China.

Ivory trade nations face sanctions

2013-03-06 21:45

Top conservation groups have warned of sanctions against nations involved in the ivory trade.

Google ads fuel to ivory trade

2013-03-05 16:58

A conservation group claims that Google is helping fuel a dramatic surge in ivory demand in Asia that is killing African elephants in record numbers.

Great apes in battle for survival

2013-03-04 16:08

Almost 3 000 great apes are killed or captured in the wild each year because of the rampant illegal trade, according to a new UN report.

Thailand to end domestic ivory trade

2013-03-03 13:31

Thailand will halt its domestic ivory trade, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra announced, promising legislation after criticism by environmental groups.

Blast rattles Thai south after peace talk

2013-03-01 09:31

Six people have been injured in a bomb blast in the restive Thai south, police say, as unrest continued barely a day after Thailand signed a peace deal with a rebel group.

Grenade blast kills 4 in Thailand

2013-02-25 09:02

A grenade blast has killed four people and injured about 40 during a festival at a temple in north-eastern Thailand, police say.

Thai economy soars in fourth-quarter

2013-02-18 08:12

Thailand's economy enjoyed record growth in the fourth quarter of 2012 as industry recovered from the impact of the kingdom's worst floods in decades.

Thai couple smooch to a new world record

2013-02-15 13:01

A kiss lasting nearly two-and-a-half days has propelled one determined Thai couple to a new record for the world's longest smooch on Valentine's Day, organisers say.

5 killed in Thailand

2013-02-10 12:42

Police say suspected militants have killed five and injured one soldier in a roadside attack in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south.

Illegal wildlife trade must be stopped

2013-01-25 19:52

Illegal trade in wildlife products like ivory and rhino horn must be treated as a serious crime in order to end the devastating poaching of protected species, the head of UN wildlife trade regulator Cites says.

Teacher killed in school cafeteria

2013-01-23 12:01

A Thai teacher has been shot dead while having lunch at his school's cafeteria, police say, marking the first death of an educator this year in Thailand's violence-wracked south.

Rhino horns seized at Bangkok airport

2013-01-07 13:05

A Vietnamese man has been arrested with rhino horn worth more than half a million dollars in his luggage at Bangkok's main airport, say Thai officials.

Deportation threats for Thai's work force

2012-12-14 18:02

Thailand's refusal to extend a paperwork deadline for the country's foreign labourers will expose more than one million people to the threat of deportation, officials have said.

Ex-Thai PM to be charged with murder

2012-12-13 11:02

Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has arrived at a justice ministry building to be charged with murder over a civilian's death during a crackdown on anti-government rallies two years ago.

British man drowns in Thai resort

2012-12-03 18:01

A 28-year-old British man has drowned after jumping into the sea in the Thai resort town of Pattaya after being chased by a group of Thai men.

Thai inmates Gangnam Style for competition

2012-11-28 12:57

Thai inmates have taken to competing in a Gangnam Style dance competition at the Bangkok Remand Prison.

Must-dos in Thailand

2012-11-20 12:00

Off to Asia for a few days? Here's how to make the most of your stay.

 

Toddler left in Thai school bus dies

2013-05-15 15:11

A 3-year-old boy has died after being left inside a private school bus for several hours in sweltering heat, the second such death of a toddler in recent weeks.

Thai 'Yellow Shirts' charged for rallies

2013-04-29 13:08

A Thai court has postponed the trial of dozens of royalist activists facing charges relating to their roles in 2008 rallies that paralysed Bangkok's main airports.

Cambodian fishermen saved near Mauritius

2013-04-10 17:06

Twenty-two Cambodians trafficked onto Thai fishing boats have been rescued near Mauritius, a Cambodian official says.

Provincial officers killed in Thai blast

2013-04-05 15:03

A bomb blast has killed two top provincial officials in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, authorities says, blaming the attack on rebel fighters seeking to derail peace talks.

Thai man gets 3 years for royal insult

2013-03-28 11:05

A Thai man has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for selling video CDs of an Australian TV news segment deemed offensive to Thailand's royal family.

Refugee fire death toll rises

2013-03-24 08:55

The number of Myanmar refugees killed in a fire at a camp in northwestern Thailand has risen to 35.

Sharks, elephants get official support

2013-03-14 19:19

A major meeting on the plight of endangered species has wrapped up with a victory for shark conservationists and increased pressure on countries to curb rampant illegal trade in ivory.

Tasmanian tiger no longer protected

2013-03-07 22:22

A ban on the international trade of the Tasmanian tiger, the buff-nosed kangaroo rat and the pig-footed bandicoot has been lifted.

Online trade threatens elephants

2013-03-05 20:59

Conservationists say illegal ivory trade online poses a grave new threat to African elephants.

Forest elephant population down 62%

2013-03-05 15:26

Central Africa's forest elephant population has declined 62% over the past decade, due mainly to poaching to feed Asia's demand for ivory, a conservation group says.

Thai PM vows to end ivory trade

2013-03-03 20:07

The Thai PM has vowed to end the ivory trade, but has given no date as activists say the elephant slaughter goes on.

Ivory laundering in Thailand

2013-03-01 14:26

Thailand allows its nationals to trade in ivory from elephants that have died of natural causes inside its borders. But activists say ivory from Africa is "laundered" through the country.

Thailand in peace talks with rebel group

2013-02-28 09:00

Thailand's government has signed its first-ever agreement with a rebel group in its Muslim-majority south, pledging to work toward peace talks aimed at ending a festering insurgency.

Thai police bust online romance scam

2013-02-20 15:04

Thai police have arrested three Nigerian men and a Thai woman on charges of luring women into romantic relationships via social-networking websites and swindling them, say reports.

Motorcycle bomb kills 2

2013-02-17 14:21

Police say suspected insurgents have detonated a motorcycle bomb that killed two security volunteers in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south.

Thai military kills 19 militants in attack

2013-02-13 12:01

Thai soldiers fending off a major assault on a military base in the country's violence-plagued south have killed 19 insurgents, authorities say.

5 killed in Thai tour bus accident

2013-02-06 15:00

Five people including a French tourist have been killed when a tour bus overturned en route to a beach resort in southern Thailand.

Ikea ad sparks outrage

2013-01-24 19:55

An advertisement by the world's biggest furniture retailer Ikea has incensed a Thai transgender group for violating human rights.

Thailand to deport 400 Rohingya migrants

2013-01-11 12:02

Around 400 Rohingya migrants discovered in a raid on a camp hidden in a remote rubber plantation in southern Thailand will be deported back to Myanmar, Thai police say.

UK boxer charged with killing US Marine

2012-12-27 13:02

A British kickboxer who has been extradited to Thailand could face the death penalty after being charged with the murder of an American on the resort island of Phuket, says an official.

Thai ex-PM charged with murder

2012-12-14 08:50

A former prime minister of Thailand has been charged with murder in the latest twist in a political war between supporters and opponents of another ex-leader, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Baby among 6 dead in Thai shootings

2012-12-11 13:00

Six people, including a one-year-old girl and two teachers, have been gunned down in separate attacks on a teashop and school in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south, police say.

Thai man killed in suspected tiger attack

2012-11-30 16:04

A rubber tapper has been mauled to death in a suspected tiger attack in southern Thailand, the second such incident in the area in recent years, says a local official.

Tensions flare at rally in Bangkok

2012-11-24 08:07

Thai police fired teargas and detained dozens of people as tensions flared at an anti-government protest in Bangkok, the scene of several outbreaks of violent unrest in recent years.

Serial panty thief held after jewel heist

2012-11-16 14:59

Thai police say they have discovered thousands of items of stolen women's underwear at the home of a robbery suspect, the second time the man has been found hoarding undergarments this year.

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