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Category: Thailand

Thai handed record 43-year lese majeste jail term

by AT Contributor January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

A Thai woman accused of insulting the royal family was jailed Tuesday for more than 43 years, a legal rights group said. It was the harshest punishment ever handed out under the country’s strict lese majeste laws. The verdict comes as Thailand ramps up its use of the controversial legislation against democracy protesters, whose demands […]

Strange brew medical weed cooking in Thailand

by Richard S Ehrlich January 17, 2021January 20, 2021

Badminton players test positive at Thailand Open

by AT Contributor January 12, 2021January 12, 2021

Migrants in the crossfire of Thai Covid blame game

by Bertil Lintner January 11, 2021January 14, 2021

Thai royal defamation cases up as protests pause

by AT Contributor January 11, 2021January 11, 2021

Plague and protest put Thailand on edge of panic

by Richard S Ehrlich January 9, 2021January 12, 2021

Partial lockdown in Bangkok to quell virus surge

by AT Contributor January 2, 2021January 2, 2021

Strong baht makes Thais rethink export reliance

by Peter Janssen December 28, 2020January 1, 2021

Thai seafood market virus infections top 1,000

by AT Contributor December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Migrant cluster breaks Thai Covid winning streak

by Bertil Lintner December 21, 2020December 24, 2020

Calls to curb crown’s writ put Thailand on edge

by Matthew Wheeler December 20, 2020December 23, 2020

Nowhere to go but up for the Thai baht

by Peter Janssen December 18, 2020December 22, 2020

Thai PM wins legal battle to stay in office

by Lisa Martin December 2, 2020December 2, 2020

Thailand urges calm after four test positive

by AT Contributor December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

Thai MPs vote on reforms after six protesters shot

by AT Contributor November 18, 2020November 18, 2020

Pro-democracy protesters scale Bangkok monument

by Lisa Martin November 15, 2020November 15, 2020

Tesco gets OK for $10.6bn sale of Thailand stores

by AT Contributor November 7, 2020November 7, 2020

Thai pro-democracy leaders in hospital

by AT Contributor October 31, 2020October 31, 2020

Thai vendors know secret of feeding protesters

by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Lisa Martin October 24, 2020October 24, 2020

Beijing’s vaccines find a mixed bag of takers

by Frank Chen October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

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