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Supporters of ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra wait for her at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, August 25, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva


Thailand’s Former PM Has Fled Abroad

Thailand’s Former PM Has Fled Abroad

Bangkok- Hundreds of former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had gathered outside the court, on Friday, where about 4,000 police had been deployed waiting for her arrival to be tried in a corruption case. After Yingluck failed to show up, the Supreme Court...
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Thailand police in the capital Bangkok. (Reuters)


8 Killed in Mass Shooting in Thailand

8 Killed in Mass Shooting in Thailand

Eight people shot dead in a house in Thailand after gunmen held them hostage, police said on Tuesday. The victims include at least one child, added the police of the incident in a country where although guns are common, such mass shootings are rare. The attack took...
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A man snorkels in an area called the “Coral Gardens” near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, northeast of Bundaberg town in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo


Thailand Finds Stolen Coral

Thailand Finds Stolen Coral

Bangkok- An official in the Thai Marine and Coastal Resources Department said a mass of corals that was stolen from a tourism island in Thailand, has been found submerged in the sea when a group of tourists embarked in a diving trip in the island of Koh Wiang earlier...
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Security forces inspect the site of a blast in central Bangkok, Thailand, August 17, 2015. Photo: Reuters


Bomb Wounds 24 at Bangkok Hospital

Bomb Wounds 24 at Bangkok Hospital

A small bomb blast at a military hospital in the Thai capital, Bangkok, wounded 24 people on Monday, three years to the day since the army seized power in the country. There was no claim of responsibility for the blast at the Phramongkutklao Hospital, which is popular...