US Citizen Jailed for Insulting Thai King Freed by Royal Pardon
A U.S. man who was sentenced to 30 months in a Thai prison for insulting the king has been freed by a royal pardon. Joe Gordon was convicted in December for translating parts of a locally banned...
View ArticleThailand High Court to Rule on Constitutional Amendments
Thailand's Constitutional Court will decide on Friday whether government plans to amend the constitution are legal. The current constitution was drawn up by the military, which deposed former Prime...
View ArticleThailand High Court Dismisses Challenges to Constitutional Amendments
Thailand's Constitutional Court has dismissed opposition petitions challenging the legality of government amendments to the constitution. The court ruled Friday that the changes do not threaten the...
View ArticleBurma’s President Visits Thailand
Burma's President Thein Sein begins a three-day visit to Thailand Sunday, after postponing the trip twice. The Burmese leader will meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday. The two...
View ArticleBurma’s President Visits Thailand
Burma's President Thein Sein arrived in Thailand Sunday for a three-day visit, after postponing the trip twice. The Burmese leader will meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday. The...
View ArticleBurma, Thailand Agree to Link Economic Zones
Burma and Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding on the development of a special economic zone. Burmese President Thein Sein said Monday, on the second day of his visit to Bangkok, that the...
View ArticleRights Watchdog Slams Thai Refugee Policies
Human Rights Watch is blasting what it calls Thailand's “arbitrary” policies toward refugees that it says leave thousands vulnerable to arrest and deportation. In a report Thursday, the rights...
View ArticleThai Monks Rally Against Muslim Violence
Buddhist monks are protesting a wave of violence targeting the Buddhist community in Bangladesh. About 200 monks marched peacefully in Bangkok, some carrying banners pleading for peace and harmony....
View ArticleThai Police Fire Tear Gas at Bangkok Rally
Thai riot police have fired tear gas to control an anti-government crowd that has massed in downtown Bangkok. Thousands of police were deployed for the rally Saturday, organized by the royalist group...
View ArticleEx-Thai PM Charged With Murder Over Crackdown on ‘Red Shirts’
Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will face murder charges related to a military crackdown against protesters at a 2010 “Red Shirt” opposition rally. The decision to charge Mr. Abhisit along...
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