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Thailand offers $1 bn loan to struggling jasmine rice farmers INTERNATIONAL

Thailand offers $1 bn loan to struggling jasmine rice farmers

Thailand's rice management committee said on Monday it will offer loans worth $1 billion to jasmine rice farmers struggling with falling prices, on a condition that they store the grain for six months to slow down market supply.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Massive crowds sing royal tribute to late Thai king INTERNATIONAL

Massive crowds sing royal tribute to late Thai king

Tens of thousands of black-clad Thais gathered outside Bangkok's Grand Palace on Saturday to sing the royal anthem in a striking display of devotion to the recently deceased King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck to fight order to pay $1 bn INTERNATIONAL

Ousted Thai PM Yingluck to fight order to pay $1 bn

Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra said Friday she would fight a junta order demanding she personally pay nearly $1 billion in compensation for a rice policy critics say was riddled with graft.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thailand faces uncertainty, grief without King Bhumibol INTERNATIONAL

Thailand faces uncertainty, grief without King Bhumibol

Thousands of weeping Thais lined the route the body of their beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej will take to the riverside Grand Palace ahead of a funeral and a traditional royal cremation that will need months to prepare.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
As Thais mourn, tourists warned not to behave badly INTERNATIONAL

As Thais mourn, tourists warned not to behave badly

Embassies in Thailand have advised tourists to respect the feelings of the Thai people following the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a man seen as a father-figure in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
As sun sets on Bhumibol's reign, what next for Thailand? INTERNATIONAL

As sun sets on Bhumibol's reign, what next for Thailand?

The passing of Thailand's 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has thrust the grieving nation into a moment of immense uncertainty.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Anxious prayers for ailing Thai king outside hospital INTERNATIONAL

Anxious prayers for ailing Thai king outside hospital

Thais flooded social media with digital prayers while crowds kept vigil outside a Bangkok hospital for ailing King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday as the deeply polarised nation faces the prospect of losing its figure of unity.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai king's health 'unstable' as crowd holds vigil INTERNATIONAL

Thai king's health 'unstable' as crowd holds vigil

The health of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej is "still unstable", the palace said late on Wednesday, with the 88-year-old on a ventilator and battling a new infection as crowds gathered to pray outside his Bangkok hospital.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thailand bars entry to HK activist 'at China's request' INTERNATIONAL

Thailand bars entry to HK activist 'at China's request'

Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organise pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city in 2014, with a newspaper saying he had been "blacklisted" at China's request.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thailand to test pregnant women in Zika-prone areas INTERNATIONAL

Thailand to test pregnant women in Zika-prone areas

Pregnant women living in areas of Thailand prone to Zika outbreaks are to be tested for the virus, the Thai Health Ministry said on Monday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thailand confirms two cases of Zika-linked microcephaly INTERNATIONAL

Thailand confirms two cases of Zika-linked microcephaly

Thailand confirmed on Friday that the Zika virus had caused two cases of microcephaly, a condition that results in babies being born with small heads, the first time it has been linked to Zika in Southeast Asia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thailand sees increase in tourist arrivals from Qatar ARABIA

Thailand sees increase in tourist arrivals from Qatar

The number of Qataris and Qatar-based expatriates visiting Thailand has been increasing every year, particularly during the peak season, the Thailand embassy in Doha has said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016