Thailand: Series of bomb blasts hits Bangkok, no casualty
Aug 02, 2019, at 05:38 pm
Bangkok, Aug 2 (IBNS): Several blasts rocked Thailand capital Bangkok on Friday and left at least two people hurt, media reports said.
Policeman shot dead in gunfight with drug traffickers in southern Thailand
Jun 28, 2019, at 05:47 pm
Bangkok, Jun 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A policeman was shot dead by a drug trafficker who took his car and fled away in southern Thailand's Surat Thani Province, reports said on Friday.
Thailand to pick new prime minister on June 5
May 31, 2019, at 06:01 pm
Bangkok, May 31 (Xinhua/UNI) Thailand is scheduled to pick a new prime minister on June 5, Chuan Leekpai, speaker of the House of Representatives, said on Friday.
Opposition Pheu Thai Party wins most seats in Thailand
May 09, 2019, at 12:40 pm
Bangkok, May 9 (UNI): The opposition Pheu Thai Party has won the most seats in Thailand's first election since a military coup in 2014, the country's Election Commission says.
349 MPs enter House of Representative: Thailand's Election Commission
May 07, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Bangkok, May 7 (Xinhua/UNI) Thailand's Election Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday that 349 MPs have entered the House of Representative, the lower house of the National Assembly of Thailand.
Thai King crowned in Grand Palace, becomes rightful head of state
May 04, 2019, at 03:59 pm
Bangkok, May 4 (Xinhua/UNI) Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned in Baisal Daksin Throne Hall of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, becoming the rightful head of the kingdom according to Thai tradition.
India is the big brother in the eastern region: Thai minister
Mar 12, 2019, at 11:21 pm
Kolkata, Mar 12 (UNI): Thailand looks up to India as the big brother in the eastern region owing to India's size of economy and future market potential, commercial minister of Thailand Tharadol Thongruang said here today.
Unknown gunmen kill Thai Buddhist monks in temple located in Muslim Malays majority area
Jan 20, 2019, at 07:37 pm
Bangkok, Jan 20 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen attacked and shot dead two Buddhist monks in a Thailand temple located at Su Ngai Padi district of Narathiwat province, triggering tension in the area which has seen clashes between ethnic Malay-Muslim rebels and the Buddhist-majority Thai state over the years.
Saudi woman seeking asylum in Thailand ‘now in a secure place’ says UNHCR
Jan 08, 2019, at 10:14 am
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS): The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Monday that 18-year-old Saudi national Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun, who had been stranded at Bangkok airport after fleeing her family in Kuwait, saying that she would be killed if forced to return, was “now in a secure place”.
Human Rights Watch urges Thailand authorities to halt deportation of Saudi woman
Jan 07, 2019, at 10:02 am
Bangkok, Jan 7 (IBNS): Thailand authorities should immediately halt the planned deportation of a Saudi woman who says she is fleeing domestic abuse and fears for her safety if forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Oct 02, 2018, at 08:38 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): The United Nations needs to adapt to meet the challenges facing the world, Thailand’s Deputy Foreign Minister Virasakdi Futrakul told the General Assembly on Monday, endorsing Secretary General António Guterres’s efforts to make the Organization more effective.
Thai citizenship means ‘dream of a brighter future’ for cave rescue boys, says UN Refugee Agency
Aug 10, 2018, at 08:59 am
New York, Aug 10 (IBNS): The decision of the Thai 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 UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR.
Rescued Thai boys to be inducted into Buddhist monastery
Jul 24, 2018, at 01:51 pm
Bangkok, July 24 (IBNS): In accordance with tradition, the rescued Thai boys and their coach will be inducted into Buddhist monastery, reports said.
Discovery to release Operation Thai Cave Rescue
Jul 16, 2018, at 04:45 pm
Bangkok, July 16 (IBNS): From the moment the news broke that 12 young Thai soccer players and their 25-year-old coach were stuck in a cave complex near the Myanmar border, the world has been glued to the rescue and recovery details.
Thailand cave rescue episode may become a movie
Jul 11, 2018, at 04:31 pm
Los Angeles, July 11 (IBNS): The daring rescue operation from the Thailand cave that witnessed the evacuation of 13 people might be turned into a movie, media reports said.
Thai cave boys spared thundershowers, highlighting extreme climate disruption: UN weather agency
Jul 11, 2018, at 08:54 am
New York, July 11 (IBNS): Thundershowers that have been forecast in northern Thailand luckily did not materialize, easing the extraordinary rescue of a boys’ football team and their coach, who spent well over two weeks trapped in a cave complex there, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
Donald Trump congratulates Thailand for successfully rescuing 12 boys, coach from cave
Jul 11, 2018, at 08:24 am
Washington, July 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has congratulated Thai Navy Seal and other officials who carried out a complex operation to rescue 12 boys and their coach from a Thailand cave on Tuesday.
Thailand cave evacuation: Four more boys rescued by divers
Jul 09, 2018, at 07:34 pm
Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): One more boy trapped for over two weeks inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand was evacuated by rescuers on Monday, taking the total number of rescued in the difficult operation to eight, media reports said.
Fifth boy rescued as divers re-enter Thai cave
Jul 09, 2018, at 04:15 pm
Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): A fifth member of the Thai boys' soccer team that is trapped in a flooded cave in north Thailand was brought out on Monday as the second day of the underground rescue attempt began with eight more, including the coach, remaining trapped inside, media reports said.
Thailand cave evacuation: Four boys rescued
Jul 08, 2018, at 07:02 pm
Bangkok, July 8 (IBNS): At least four boys, who were trapped along with eight others and their football coach inside a Thailand cave for two agonising weeks, have been evacuated by rescue workers on Sunday, the Thai navy SEALs said.
Thailand cave operation: Diver dies due to lack of oxygen while helping trapped football team
Jul 06, 2018, at 04:01 pm
Chiang Rai, July 6 (IBNS): A retired Thai navy driver has perished due to lack of oxygen while helping the football them who are trapped inside a cave in the country's Chiang Rai province.
Football team feared trapped inside cave in Thailand, search ops underway
Jun 25, 2018, at 03:38 pm
Bangkok, Jun 25 (IBNS): A rescue operation is underway in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai province, where a boys football team is feared to be trapped inside a cave, reports said on Monday.
US tourists held in Thailand for nude temple photo
Nov 30, 2017, at 04:01 pm
Bangkok, Nov 30 (IBNS): Be careful about what you brag on the internet, as not everything goes unnoticed and unpunished, like two Americans learned, the hard way.
May 10, 2017, at 03:10 pm
Pattani, May 9 (IBNS): Two bomb blast hit Muang district of Thailand left 37 people injured on Tuesday, media reports said.
Thailand: Man kills baby daughter, self live on Facebook
Apr 26, 2017, at 04:12 pm
Phuket, Apr 26 (IBNS): A Thai man murdered her daughter and later committed suicide, with the entire saga being recorded live on Facebook, reports said.
Thailand prepares to bid final goodbye to King Bhumibol
Oct 14, 2016, at 07:34 pm
New Delhi/Bangkok, Oct 14 (IBNS): President of India Pranab Mukherjee has condoled the passing away of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, a message from the President's Secretariat said on Friday.
Sep 19, 2016, at 01:57 am
Ayutthaya, Sept 18 (IBNS): At least 13 people were killed as a boat, in which they were travelling, capsized in Thai city of Ayutthaya, media reports said.
Thailand: 1 killed in bomb blasts
Aug 24, 2016, at 03:26 pm
Bangkok, Aug 24 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and several others were injured as a pair of bombs blast at main town of Pattani province in Thailand on Tuesday, media reports said.
Aug 20, 2016, at 01:31 pm
New York, Aug 20 (Just Earth News): The United Nations human rights arm on Friday expressed concern about the mounting constraints on the democratic space in Thailand – calling for a prompt return to civilian rule.
UN condemns bomb attacks in Thailand
Aug 13, 2016, at 12:17 pm
New York, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the bomb attacks in Thailand that took place on Thursday and Friday, expressing hope that the perpetrators will be quickly brought to justice.