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Crystal meth found hidden in treadmills in Thailand

Thai authorities have intercepted almost 200kg of crystal methamphetamine, with some of the drugs hidden in electric treadmills bound for Japan.

News Lens • 14 Nov 19

The Wild Boars went into Tham Luang in June 2018 for a routine hike

Thai cave reopens for visitors after Wild Boars rescue

Thailand has reopened the cave where 12 young footballers and their coach were trapped last year in a saga that captivated the world.

News Lens • 02 Nov 19

Rescue workers said the snake weighed 15kg and was one of the largest ever captured

Four-metre king cobra wrestled from Thailand sewer

A feisty four-metre king cobra was pulled from a sewer in southern Thailand in an hour-long operation, a rescue foundation said today, describing the reptile as one of the largest they had ever captured.

Asia • 15 Oct 19

Two elephants were saved in the incident at the Haew Narok Waterfall (File image)

Six elephants die after falling into Thai waterfall

Six wild elephants have died after falling into a waterfall at the Khao Yai National Park in Thailand.

News Lens • 05 Oct 19

Image: Department Of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Thailand

Plastic kills Thailand's beloved orphaned baby dugong

An orphaned baby dugong rescued in Thailand earlier this year died this morning, due to pieces of plastic clogging her digestive system, according to local authorities.

News Lens • 17 Aug 19

The ruins also reappeared following a drought in 2015

Temple reappears in Thailand as drought hits

Crowds are flocking to see a Buddhist temple in central Thailand exposed after drought drove water levels to record lows in a dam reservoir where it had been submerged.

News Lens • 06 Aug 19

Thai bomb disposal experts at the scene of one of the blasts

Six bombs explode in Bangkok ahead of major summit

Several small bombs have exploded across Bangkok, as Thai capital hosted a regional summit attended by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and leaving three people wounded.

Asia • 02 Aug 19

'Mariam' has become a conservation celebrity in Thailand

Orphaned dugong becomes Thai conservation celebrity

Cuddles at feeding time are one of many techniques vets in Thailand are using to raise an orphaned baby dugong named Mariam, and which have helped spread interest in ocean conservation in the process.

Asia • 03 Jul 19

The Wild Boars and their coach took part in the race

One year on, 'Wild Boars' lead race near Thai cave

A Thai youth football team and their coach led a charity race near the Tham Luang cave which they entered exactly one year ago, emerging alive 18 days later.

Asia • 23 Jun 19

Monarch and new Queen Suthida greet people as the coronation draws to an end

Thai king praises unity on final day of coronation

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn greeted thousands of his subjects from a balcony of his Grand Palace, the third and final day of coronation ceremonies.

Asia • 06 May 19

Thai Queen: Flight attendant to bodyguard to royalty

Thailand has a new queen just in time for the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn in elaborate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies this weekend in Bangkok.

Asia • 02 May 19

King Maha Vajiralongkorn married his consort in a lavish ceremony

Thai king marries consort in unexpected ceremony

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has announced that he has married his consort, General Suthida Vajiralongkorn, and named her Queen Suthida.

World • 02 May 19

UK diver who helped save Thai boys in own rescue drama

One of the British divers who helped save the Thai cave schoolboys became the focus of a similar rescue mission - but only wanted pizza when he was retrieved after 28 hours trapped underground.

US • 18 Apr 19

Thailand has seen more than a dozen coups since it became a constitutional monarchy in 1932

Calls for political solution to Thailand's crisis

The head of Thailand's army has urged political divides to be solved in parliament, as anger and frustration mount in the aftermath of a disputed election.

World • 02 Apr 19

Ubolratana's short-lived candidacy for prime minister earned a royal rebuke from her brother

Thai princess apologises after ill-fated run for PM

A Thai princess has apologised after her short-lived candidacy for prime minister earned a royal rebuke from her brother - the king - and sent jitters across the politically febrile country just weeks before elections.

World • 13 Feb 19

Princess Ubolratana Mahidol pictured in Zaragoza, in Spain in 2008

Thai King criticises move to make princess PM

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has described an unprecedented move to make his older sister Princess Ubolratana prime minister as "highly inappropriate" and against "royal traditions".

World • 08 Feb 19

Leopards are found across the Asian continent but are highly vulnerable (file pic)

Man smuggles month-old leopard cub on plane to India

A passenger who smuggled a month-old leopard cub in hand luggage on a flight from Bangkok to Chennai has been arrested, Indian authorities have said.

World • 02 Feb 19

Rahaf Mohammed Al-Qunun is met by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland at the airport in Toronto

Saudi teen asylum seeker arrives in Canada

A young Saudi woman who caused an international sensation as she sought asylum abroad arrived in Toronto today where she was welcomed with open arms.

World • 12 Jan 19

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun (C) speaks to Thai officials at a transit hotel near Bangkok

UN asks Australia to grant Saudi teen asylum

The United Nations has said an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family is a legitimate refugee and has asked Australia to resettle her as the Twitter-led campaign to grant her asylum edged towards resolution.

World • 09 Jan 19

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun said she was fleeing her 'abusive' family (Pic: Twitter @RAHAF84427714)

Saudi woman leaves Bangkok airport under UNHCR care

An 18-year-old Saudi woman seeking asylum has left Bangkok airport "under the care" of the UN refugee agency, a Thai official said, following her plea against deportation

Saudi Arabia • 07 Jan 19

Holidaymakers have been advised to avoid provinces on the Thai-Malaysia border

At least one dead as storm hits southern Thailand

At least one person has died in Thailand's first tropical storm in three decades as it arrived on the south coast, knocking down trees and blowing off roofs in its path.

World • 04 Jan 19

Mourners arrive at the Wat Thepsirin Buddhist temple in Bangkok for the funeral ceremony of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Funeral of Leicester City owner begins in Thailand

The funeral of Thai billionaire and Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, killed in a helicopter crash a week ago, has begun at a Bangkok temple with a Buddhist bathing rite using water bestowed by the Thai King.

World • 03 Nov 18

Maya Bay is on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea

Thai beach closes indefinitely to recover from tourism

A Thai beach made famous by a Leonardo DiCaprio film has closed indefinitely to give its ecosystem time to recover, authorities said today.

Thailand • 02 Oct 18

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk later apologised for his comments about Vernon Unsworth

Musk sued over comments about Thai cave rescuer

Elon Musk, the chief executive of Tesla Inc, has been sued for defamation over derogatory comments made about a British caver who helped in the rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a Thailand cave.

Elon Musk • 17 Sep 18

A member of the Wild Boar soccer team Adul Sam-on (L) receives his Thai citizen ID card from Mae Sai District Chief Somsak Kanakham

'Stateless' Thai cave boys and coach given citizenship

Three boys from a soccer team who were rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand last month have been granted Thai citizenship, authorities said.

Thailand • 08 Aug 18