Thai activists in weak condition on hunger strike, say doctors
Jailed activists Tantawan Tuatulanon and Orawan Phupong are demanding lese-majesty law be repealed Two young Thai activists accused of insulting the monarchy are in a...
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Revealed: how world’s biggest fossil fuel firms ‘profited in Myanmar after coup’
Leaked tax records suggest subsidiaries of international gas field contractors continued to make millions after the coup In the two years since a murderous junta...
‘To gain respect, you need success’: the trans tycoon from Thailand who bought up Miss Universe
Anne Jakrajutatip, boss of JKN Global, recently made headlines by buying the firm behind the contest for $20m Anne Jakrajutatip, 43, has a story unlike...
‘Serpent’ serial killer Charles Sobhraj returns to France after 19 years in prison
Sobhraj arrives in Paris on commercial flight after release from Nepalese prison on health grounds Charles Sobhraj, a convicted killer known as “the Serpent” who...
Thai police raid former Tesco clothing supplier at centre of sweatshop claims
VK Garment factory in Mae Sot is subject of a UK lawsuit against the supermarket from 130 ex-workers Thai police have raided a clothing factory...
‘Nature is striking back’: flooding around the world, from Australia to Venezuela
Heavy rain and rising waters continue to take a deadly toll in countries including Nigeria, Thailand and Vietnam It has been a drenched 2022 for...
Weather tracker: Typhoon Noru wreaks havoc across south-east Asia
As Hurricane Ian hits the Americas, Noru has been ripping through the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand Hurricane Ian has been in the headlines but it...
Thailand’s gay-romance TV dramas help revive flagging tourism industry
The popularity of ‘boy-love’ series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the country There is a table in Soontaree Thiprat’s...
Thai mango sticky rice sales surge after sweet treat’s Coachella cameo
Government seeks to capitalise on trend after rapper Milli eats dish on stage at US music festival Bangkok’s famous Mae Varee mango sticky rice shop...
