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Thailand holds ornate coronation ceremonies for king
The king was joined by new Queen Suthida after a surprise announcement three days before the coronation that the thrice-divorced monarch had married for a...
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun told AFP she ran away from her family while travelling in Kuwait because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse.
Their 25-year-old coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, also gained citizenship.
The 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, and their 25-year-old coach were discharged from a hospital in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Wednesday and later made their first public appearance.
Divers struggled through narrow passages and murky waters to discover the boys late on Monday night on an elevated rock about 4 kilometers from the mouth of the cave.
Somyot Prueksakasemsuk who was the editor of a political magazine 'Voice of Taksin' had been jailed in 2013 for 10 years under Thailand’s lese-majeste law, but the Supreme Court reduced his sentence in 2017.
The group will be charged with working in Thailand without permission but not for conducting the course, police said.
A law that came into force on Thursday is aimed at tackling this problem, said Bannaruk Sermthong, a director at the Office of Marine and Coastal Resources Management.
His son, new King Maha Vajiralongkorn, presided over the burning of his father’s remains in a golden crematorium at a late-night ceremony in the Thai capital on Thursday.
The procession rehearsal, which was expected to take up to five hours, passed crowds of black-clad mourners in Bangkok’s historic quarter.
Thailand invited countries to enter into an agreement to have foreign incarcerated citizens repatriated.
The country's military justified its intervention by the need to restore stability after months of unrest.
The acting prime minister was forced by protesters to flee a meeting with electoral officers
Boonsongphaisan told media the government would meet the commission to decide the best date.
Yingluck Shinawatra faces two legal cases that could see her removed from office in coming weeks.
Officials say a check will be conducted to confirm if the woman is a SA citizen.
Thai police confirmed 100 protesters were arrested in an early morning operation.
Sunday’s poll has been challenged by the main opposition Democrat Party, which boycotted voting.
The government decided on Tuesday to press ahead with the February elections amid protests.