Thai Red Cross Calls for Blood Donations, Stresses Political Impartiality
BANGKOK — The Red Cross Society of Thailand has issued an urgent appeal for blood donations, and insisted that the organization is not affiliated with any political groups in Thailand.
Families of Detained Facebookers Speak Out
BANGKOK — The sun had yet to rise when armed soldiers surrounded their homes and took their sons and daughter into custody.
Three Thai Ministers Visit Mae Sot During Tensions in Myanmar
On April 23, Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, visited Mae Sot district in Tak province,
Prayuth Asks Media To Stop Reporting About Thaksin
BANGKOK — Thailand’s military ruler has asked the media to “cooperate” by not publishing news about the controversial former Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Varawut Unveils Plans To Address the Thai Population Crisis
BANGKOK - The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) in collaboration with the Institute for Population and Social Research, Chulalongkorn University, Chula...
BKK Court Grenade Attack Linked to Siam Paragon Bombing: Police
BANGKOK — Thai police say they believe the grenade attack on a court house in Bangkok on Saturday was connected to the twin bombings at a luxury shopping mall last month.
Countdown to Deportation of Chinese Dissidents Worries Loved Ones
BANGKOK — Lisa Zhang is counting the days. Ten remain before her husband, now in police custody, faces deportation back to China, the homeland they fled two years ago. Zhang said Wednesday she is losing hope.
Iraq War Report Could Make Grim Reading For Tony Blair
Thirteen years after British troops marched into Iraq and seven years after they left a country that's still mired in violence, a mammoth official report is about to address the lingering question: What went wrong?
Legislature Looks to Legitimize ‘No-Show’ Lawmakers
BANGKOK — The junta-appointed legislature proposed removing regulations Friday which require lawmakers to attend sessions at the risk of losing their jobs.
The move came...
Thailand Urges Myanmar To Take More Positive Steps by Releasing Aung San Suu Kyi
Foreign Affairs Commission of the House of Representatives, issued the committee statement on April 18, stating that the situation in Myanmar is gradually changing.
