Thai government
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...
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Thai court rejects bid to block deportation of Saudi woman
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.
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'Stateless' Thai cave boys and coach granted citizenship
Their 25-year-old coach, Ekapol Chanthawong, also gained citizenship.
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Thailand's cave boys wake up at home for first time in weeks
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.
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Found alive on 10th day, Thai boys' cave ordeal not over
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.
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Thailand frees former magazine editor jailed for royal insult
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.
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Thailand arrests 10 Russians who ran sex training course in Pattaya
The group will be charged with working in Thailand without permission but not for conducting the course, police said.
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Thailand bans smoking, littering at popular tourist beaches
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.
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Late Thai king's remains returned to palace after night of tears
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.
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Thailand rehearses lavish $90m funeral for late king
The procession rehearsal, which was expected to take up to five hours, passed crowds of black-clad mourners in Bangkok’s historic quarter.
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SA prisoners in Thailand want to be repatriated
Thailand invited countries to enter into an agreement to have foreign incarcerated citizens repatriated.
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Thai army likens its intervention to Myanmar's
The country's military justified its intervention by the need to restore stability after months of unrest.
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Unrest means Thai July election unlikely
The acting prime minister was forced by protesters to flee a meeting with electoral officers
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Interim Thai PM hopeful of election re-run
Boonsongphaisan told media the government would meet the commission to decide the best date.
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Embattled Thai PM pleads for justice
Yingluck Shinawatra faces two legal cases that could see her removed from office in coming weeks.
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SA official to visit drug mule in Bangkok
Officials say a check will be conducted to confirm if the woman is a SA citizen.
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Three killed in Bangkok clashes
Thai police confirmed 100 protesters were arrested in an early morning operation.
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Thai officials to fix disrupted election
Sunday’s poll has been challenged by the main opposition Democrat Party, which boycotted voting.
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10,000 police to secure Thai voting
The government decided on Tuesday to press ahead with the February elections amid protests.
