News from Thailand
Samoa said Sunday its death toll from measles has risen to 68, with three fatalities recorded in the previous 24 hours.
The Health Ministry has confirmed 4,581 cases of the disease. Most of the victims have been young children.
The South Pacific island has …
Read moreHouse Speaker Chuan Leekpai has ordered an investigation into why the parliament police did not arrest Palang Pracharat MP Waipote Arpornrat of Kamphaeng Phet province when he attended a House meeting on Wednesday.
Several opposition MPs, however, have voiced scepticism over Waipote's presence in …
Read moreThe opposition New Economics party is ready to join the governing coalition, should such an invitation be extended by senior government figure, party leader Mr. Manoon Sivaphiromrat said today (Saturday)
Four Economics party MPs defied the opposition resolution to boycott the House meeting on …
Read moreAuthorities in Thailand detained the wife and children of Arakan Army (AA) Commander-in-Chief Maj-General Tun Myat Naing this week at the Thai-Myanmar border and appear set to deport them, RFA learned on Friday.
The detentions in the northern Thai city of Chiangmai were condemned …
Read moreLOS ANGELES - Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him "pedo guy" in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found Friday.
Vernon Unsworth, who participated in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for …
Read moreLOS ANGELES - An attorney told a Los Angeles federal jury Friday it would be reasonable to award $190 million in damages to a British cave explorer who is suing Elon Musk for allegedly branding him as a pedophile during a Twitter spat.
Attorney …
Read moreLOS ANGELES - An attorney told a Los Angeles federal jury Friday it would be reasonable to award $190 million in damages to a British cave explorer who is suing Elon Musk for allegedly branding him as a pedophile during a Twitter spat.
Attorney …
Read moreHONG KONG More than two months after being blinded in one eye by what she believes was a projectile fired by riot police, Indonesian video journalist Veby Mega Indah is still seeking answers.
On Sept. 29, Indah was among a group of reporters covering …
Read moreBANGKOK - The Mekong River has recently acquired an aquamarine color that may beguile tourists but also indicates a problem caused by upstream dams, experts in Thailand say.
The river usually has a yellowish-brown shade due to the sediment it normally carries downstream. But …
Read moreThe Opposition has threatened to take legal action against 10 of their MPs who were present in the House chamber last night, in defiance of the Opposition bloc's decision to boycott the meeting. The meeting was to hold a fresh vote on a motion …
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