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20 Nov 09
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Phuket Taoist Vegetarian festival From the piercings to the possessions, Andrew Spooner takes in this colourful event |
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12 Nov 09
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Tit-for-tat expulsions as Thai feud simmers Diplomats sent packing in row over adviser's role for ThaksinCambodia expelled the senior serving diplomat at the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh today and Thailand responded tit-for-tat in the simmering feud between the two countries.Thai officials were... |
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10 Nov 09
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Cambodia vows to refuse Thaksin Shinawatra extradition Phnom Penh will decline any Thai request for former PM amid deepening row between south-east Asian neighboursCambodia will refuse any request from Thailand to extradite fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, after the billionaire landed... |
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07 Nov 09
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Lifting the lid on climate change talks Rich countries bullying poorer ones, mud-slinging and back-stabbing - environmental summits can be viciousAt 8am on Wednesday 7 October, a smartly dressed fiftysomething Filipino woman took the escalator to the first floor of the UN building in Bangkok... |
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05 Nov 09
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Shinawatra takes Cambodian job Former Thai prime minister accepts role as economic adviser amid diplomatic row between countriesDuring his tenure as Thai prime minister, he was accused of corruption and later convicted of allowing his wife to buy state land at a discount price. In his... |
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04 Nov 09
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Italy's crucifix case and UK's climate change decision: for God's sake leave religion out of this | Michael White Where did Soile Lautsi think she was moving to, Thailand? And why has Tim Nicholson played into the hands of the anti-climate change lobby?Cheer up. The leaves may be coming off the trees, the nights are drawing in. But we are not alone in breeding... |
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04 Nov 09
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Thai footballers to get free Big Macs • Football Association of Thailand signs deal with McDonald's• Senior and junior players to receive free burgersThailand's top footballers will receive free burgers as part of their new three-year, £545,000 sponsorship deal with the fast food ... |
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09 Oct 09
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Bangkok climate talks highlight rifts Bitter delegates say no agreement on money or emissions cuts means a deal at Copenhagen will be weak at bestGlobal climate change talks came to an end in Bangkok today in an atmosphere of distrust and recrimination, with the rift between rich and poor... |
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09 Oct 09
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Mitterand denies paying for underage sex Frédéric Mitterrand, France's culture minister, last night denied paying underage boys for sex in Thailand, and sought to calm a storm over his support for the film director Roman Polanski.Both the extreme right and the Socialist party have called for h... |
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05 Oct 09
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Poor nations accuse rich over climate Angry statement from 131 countries at climate talks in Bangkok claims rich nations are rejecting historical responsibilitiesThe US and other developed countries are attempting to "fundamentally sabotage" the Kyoto protocol and all-important international... |
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24 Sep 09
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Scientists discover HIV vaccine Researchers in Thailand backed by US army make breakthrough in search for preventive innoculation against AidsAn experimental vaccine has become the first of its kind to significantly prevent infection with HIV, scientists said this morning, raising hopes... |
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19 Sep 09
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Thai protesters rally on coup anniversary Thousands rally in Bangkok to protest against ousting of prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006More than 6,000 Thai police were out in force today in Bangkok as anti-government protesters marked the third anniversary of a military coup they say was a... |
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01 Sep 09
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British woman in coma after Bangkok mugging Victim hit head after two men on motorcycle attempted to snatch her bag from around her neckA woman is in a coma after hitting her head when two men attempted to snatch her bag from around her neck in central Bangkok, police said today.Lydia Riach, of... |
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16 Aug 09
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Suu Kyi intruder leaves Burma John Yettaw flashes 'I love you' sign to waiting reporters as he arrives in Bangkok and is taken to hospitalJohn Yettaw, the US man who swam across a lake on a self-planned and apparently confused mission to visit the Burmese opposition leader Aung San... |
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12 Aug 09
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Elephant gets stuck in manhole Baby elephant rescued after being trapped for more than three hours in Thailand |
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12 Aug 09
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Thai court rebuffs US arms dealer plea • Court in Thailand refuses to extradite Russian• Accused of selling millions of dollars of arms to rebelsHad Hollywood not already fictionalised Viktor Bout's extraordinary life in the arms-dealing blockbuster Lord of War, events today might ... |
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11 Aug 09
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Thailand snubs US plea to extradite Bout Victor Bout was allegedly trying to buy weapons for Colombia's Farc rebels when arrested in BangkokA US request to extradite the notorious arms dealer Victor Bout to face terrorism charges was rejected by a Thai court today.The Russian, nicknamed "the... |
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04 Aug 09
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Thai holiday island plane crash kills pilot Several injured as Bangkok Airways flight skids into control tower on Koh Samui islandOne person was killed and seven injured when a Bangkok Airways flight skidded off a runway and hit a flight control tower on the Thai island of Koh Samui today.An... |
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13 Jul 09
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UK teenager killed in Thai water park accident A 14-year-old boy from the Isle of Man has died at a water park in Thailand after he became trapped in a pumping system while looking for his lost goggles.Nathan Clark, from Douglas, went to search for his goggles after they dropped through a grill at the... |
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07 Jul 09
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The world's best beach parties From all-night raving in Thailand to chilled-out Balearic beats, can you reveal the best coastal funspots? |
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01 Jul 09
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Three dead in Thai elephant rampage Officials investigate whether elephant's handler was negligent in letting it wander freeA rampaging elephant killed three people in southern Thailand today after it was left to wander freely by its handler.The domesticated elephant is believed to have... |
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28 Jun 09
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Thai police warn protesters Nearly 10,000 supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, deposed as prime minister of Thailand in 2006, demonstrated in Bangkok yesterday, calling for his successor, Abhisit Vejjajiva, to step down. Police warned the United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship... |
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04 Jun 09
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Star of Kung Fu found dead Kung Fu and Kill Bill actor David Carradine found dead in a Bangkok hotel room, according to reportsDavid Carradine, the star of the 1970s TV series Kung Fu and the Kill Bill films, has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room, BBC News has reported.The... |
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17 Apr 09
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Thai 'yellow shirt' protest leader shot Sondhi Limthongkul suffered head injury when his car was ambushed and riddled with bulletsThe founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement which shut down Bangkok's airports last year was shot and wounded today in an assassination attempt that... |
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17 Apr 09
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Thai leader of 'yellow shirt' protests shot Leader of protests that shut down Bangkok airports last year was reportedly shot and woundedThe founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement that shut down Bangkok airports last year was shot and wounded by gunmen today in an attack that his... |
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16 Apr 09
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Landmark drugs case for Britons jailed abroad • Thai sentence challenged by man held in UK prison• 33-year term compares with 12 months in BritainA man serving 33 years in a British jail for a drug offence committed in Thailand is to challenge his sentence in what could become a precedent-set... |
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16 Apr 09
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Swerving on the dancefloor Stephanie Theobald was a lesbian who slated bisexuals, Jake Arnott was bisexual and gay. Then, four years ago, the two novelists fell in loveStephanie on JakeI remember standing on a beach in Thailand telling my dyke friend, Alison, that I felt like a... |
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15 Apr 09
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Thailand: 'Time for revolution' Mark Tran analyses the weekend's violence in Bangkok and the political split that has created it |
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14 Apr 09
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Arrest warrants issued for Thai protest leaders Former Thai PM and 13 anti-government protesters sought for illegal assembly and creating public disturbanceThai courts have issued arrest warrants for the former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 13 anti-government protesters blamed for one of the... |
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14 Apr 09
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Thai protesters retreat with a warning Demonstrators back down peacefully after at least two were killed and 117 were injured in violent clashes on MondayAnti-government protesters capitulated in Bangkok today, ending a bloody three-week protest in a plume of black smoke, a cascade of water... |
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14 Apr 09
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Thai demonstrators call off protests Around 113 people injured as Thaksin supporters resist attempts to clear them from streetsLeaders of anti-government demonstrations that created chaos in the Thai capital, Bangkok, called off their protests today after they were surrounded by troops last... |
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14 Apr 09
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Two Thai protesters die in clashes • 113 injured in violent anti-government demos • Exiled former PM jockeys for return to powerAnti-government protesters in Bangkok were surrounded by hundreds of troops, armoured personnel carriers and barbed wire barricades last night as an uneasy ... |
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13 Apr 09
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Thailand protests escalate Soldiers use teargas, water cannon and warning shots from M-16s as anti-government protests escalate in BangkokThai troops fired into the air in Bangkok and used teargas to clear protesters from the streets today as the government sought to reassert its... |
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12 Apr 09
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Thai PM declares state of emergency Moves comes day after anti-government protesters forced cancellation of Asian summit in Thai resort of PattayaArmoured vehicles were reported to be on the streets of Bangkok today after Thailand imposed a state of emergency in its capital and surrounding... |
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11 Apr 09
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Thaksin Red Shirts storm summit In a humiliating setback for the Thai government of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the country was yesterday forced to cancel a summit of Asian leaders in the seaside resort of Pattaya and fly nine of them by helicopter to a military base after... |
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10 Apr 09
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Protesters besiege Asian leaders' summit in Thailand Supporters of former prime minister reach luxury hotel and demand current leader steps downAnti-government protesters in Thailand this morning broke through a police cordon to reach the venue for a summit of Asian leaders in the resort town of... |
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08 Apr 09
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Thousands call for resignation of Thai PM Tens of thousands call for Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve Thailand's parliament and hold fresh electionsThailand's prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, rejected calls for his resignation as tens of thousands of protesters marched today in Bangkok, posing the... |
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03 Apr 09
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Soldiers die in clash on Thai-Cambodia border Cambodia says four Thai soldiers were killed as Bangkok plays down fighting as 'misunderstanding'Several soldiers died in a clash between Thai and Cambodian troops near an 11th century temple, with each side blaming the other for the latest flare-up in a... |
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30 Mar 09
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Body of murdered yachtsman found in Thailand The body of a British yachtsman allegedly murdered by three pirates was found today, the Foreign Office said tonight.Three Burmese migrants have been accused of slitting the throat of Malcolm Robertson and throwing his body overboard when they raided his... |
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27 Mar 09
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British yachtsman's body found Rescuers retrieve body after hammer attack by Burmese fishermen off Thailand coastThe body of the British yachtsman Malcolm Robertson, who was bludgeoned to death with a hammer and thrown overboard while sailing off southern Thailand's Andaman coast, has... |
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25 Mar 09
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Three held in Thailand over murder of Briton on yacht Police investigating the murder of a British yachtsman who was attacked and thrown into the sea off Thailand's southern coast after trying to stop the theft of a dinghy from his boat have arrested three Burmese fishermen.Malcolm Robertson and his wife,... |
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24 Mar 09
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Thai arrests over yachtsman's murder Malcolm Robertson was attacked in front of wife and then thrown overboard after trying to stop theft of his boat's dinghyPolice investigating the murder of a British yachtsman who was attacked and thrown into the sea off Thailand's southern coast after... |
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13 Mar 09
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Monkeys floss with human hair Monkeys in Thailand keep their teeth clean by flossing with human hair |
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11 Mar 09
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Island hopping in Cambodia Cambodia's south coast is littered with pristine tropical islands offering the peaceful beach shack living of Thailand 20 years agoCambodia's south coast has more than 60 pristine tropical islands nestling in the sapphire waters of the Gulf of Thailand.... |
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09 Mar 09
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Briton faces up to two years in Thai jail Kickboxer charged with insulting immigration officials claims UK embassy wrongly branded travel document falseA British man holidaying in Thailand claimed he was beaten, handcuffed and jailed after Foreign Office diplomats mistakenly told Phuket... |
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05 Mar 09
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Under the skin of a tattoo festival One of the most colourful and bizarre festivals in the world takes place in Thailand |
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27 Feb 09
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First train to Laos Laos will be connected to the outside world for the first time by rail, when a new link to Thailand opens next week. Andrew Spooner reportsNext week, Laos will be connected to the outside world for the first time by rail when a new link opens across the... |
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20 Feb 09
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Thailand launches national cocktail When tourism has taken a self-inflicted battering, the temptation might be to have a drink to drown your sorrows.Thailand is going a step further: it has invented a new national cocktail, which it hopes will help visitors forget the hangover from the... |
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18 Feb 09
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Thailand's battle for democracy Five years ago, Thailand had a thriving and developing democracy with freedom of expression, a relatively free press and an active civil society, where social movements campaigned to protect the interests of the poor. Today, the country is creeping... |
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03 Feb 09
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More Burmese 'boat people' rescued after being cast out of Thailand Fishermen have rescued another 198 starving Burmese "boat people" after their vessel, which had no engine, was towed out to sea by Thai security forces and cast adrift, an Indonesian naval officer said today.Survivors packed on board the fragile wooden... |
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