A prominent Thai labor rights activist and magazine editor was sentenced to a decade in prison Thursday for violating much-debated laws designed to protect Thailand’s royal family.
The United States says it will not be able to carry out a major climate study this year because Thailand has delayed a decision on whether to grant the US space agency permission to use a key naval air base.
Buddhist monks led prayers as tens of thousands gathered in Bangkok to mark the second anniversary of deadly clashes between soldiers and “Red Shirt” protesters.
Israel accused Iran of waging a covert campaign of state terror that stretched this week from the Middle East to the heart of Asia after a bungled series of explosions led to the capture of two Iranian nationals in Bangkok.
NONG KANNA, Thailand—Boonhome Surasuk has slept in a bomb shelter in his mostly abandoned village since late last week when the deadliest fighting in years erupted between Thailand and Cambodia. “I still don’t know why they are fighting. Maybe they want the land,” the 56-year-old Thai farmer said Tuesday of the latest conflict along the [...]
