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Malaysia

Malaysian police find 139 mass graves near Thai border

25/05/2015

Malaysia

Dozens of suspected migrant graves found near Malaysia-Thailand border, police reveal

Malaysian police have revealed that 140 graves, believed to contain the remains of migrants, have been found near the country’s border with Thailand

25/05/2015

Thailand

Shinawatra trial opens in Bangkok

Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra entered the supreme court on Tuesday as she began her trial on what her supporters say are

19/05/2015

World News

UN appeals to southeast Asian nations to work together to help stranded migrants

With boats full of people believed to be abandoned in the Andaman Sea, the UN urges southeast Asian countries to work together to help migrants.

16/05/2015

World News

Southeast Asia too has desperate migrants drowning in unfriendly waters

14/05/2015

Thailand

Hidden among tea leaves: 3.1 tonnes of African ivory discovered

Customs officials in Thailand have seized 3.1 tonnes of African elephant ivory, worth over 5 million euros. Some 511 pieces, originating from

27/04/2015

Thailand

Thailand: Seven hurt in Koh Samui car bomb

Seven people have been slightly hurt in a car bomb explosion on the tourist island of Koh Samui in Thailand. The device packed in a pick-up truck

11/04/2015

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Elephants kick off Thai water festival with a splash

10/04/2015

Thailand

Thailand: ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra to stand trial for negligence

Thailand’s ousted ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is to stand trial over a rice subsidy scheme that cost the government billions of euros. She

19/03/2015

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Wai Kru Day in Thailand

18/03/2015

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Thailand celebrates Elephant Day

14/03/2015

Sport

Ruenroeng retains IBF flyweight title

Thailand’s Amnat Ruenroeng overcame a nervous start to edge out China’s Shiming Zou with a unanimous points victory in their IBF flyweight title

07/03/2015

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Supernatural tatoos in Thailand

07/03/2015

Thailand

Former Thai PM faces ten years in prison over negligence charges

Thailand’s deposed prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, faces a possible ten years in prison if she is found guilty of fraud charges brought by the

19/02/2015

Thailand

Thailand steps up security in Bangkok after bomb blasts at luxury mall

Thailand has stepped up security in Bangkok after two small bombs exploded at a luxury mall in the capital overnight on Sunday. Two people suffered

02/02/2015

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Thailand: 2015 Pattaya International Bed Race

26/01/2015

Thailand

Thailand: Army urges respect for Yingluck Shinawatra impeachment

There are fears of more political unrest after former former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is banned from office and prosecuted over a controversial rice subsidy scheme brought in during her time

23/01/2015

Thailand

Former Thai PM Shinawatra impeached over rice subsidy scheme

Military-backed lawmakers have voted to impeach Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over a controversial rice subsidy scheme. The verdict carries

23/01/2015

World News

Dozens die as Tropical Storm Jangmi sweeps across south east Asia

Dozens killed in heavy rains and flash floods across parts of the Philippines, Malaysia and southern Thailand.

30/12/2014

Indonesia

Tsunami-hit countries remember the dead 10 years on

Memorial services are taking place to remember thousands of people who were killed in the Indian Ocean tsunami. Hit by a 10-metre wave, Indonesia’s

26/12/2014