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Three tourists killed, one missing in Thai speed boat accident INTERNATIONAL

Three tourists killed, one missing in Thai speed boat accident

Three foreign tourists were killed and one other remains missing after a packed speed boat capsized off the popular Thai holiday island of Koh Samui, a police officer said Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Airways to fly to Chiang Mai five times a week ARABIA

Qatar Airways to fly to Chiang Mai five times a week

Qatar Airways has announced that it will expand its network by flying to Chiang Mai, Thailand, from December 16. It will operate services to Chiang Mai five times a week via Yangon with an A330-200.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
17 girls killed in fire at school dormitory in Thailand INTERNATIONAL

17 girls killed in fire at school dormitory in Thailand

Seventeen girls died after a fire swept through the dormitory of a school for children of hill tribes in northern Thailand, officials said Monday, with a survivor describing fleeing as flames engulfed the building.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai villagers hail gold mine closure in rare environmental win INTERNATIONAL

Thai villagers hail gold mine closure in rare environmental win

Thai villagers on Wednesday celebrated a junta move to shutter a controversial gold mine, a rare blow to big business in a kingdom where environmental concerns are often secondary to profit-making.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai students caught using 'Mission Impossible' exam spy glasses INTERNATIONAL

Thai students caught using 'Mission Impossible' exam spy glasses

A top Thai medical college has caught students using spy cameras linked to smartwatches to cheat during exams in what some social media users ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cambodian passenger train back on track after years of suspension INTERNATIONAL

Cambodian passenger train back on track after years of suspension

Cambodia's sole passenger train resumed a regular weekend service on Saturday after being suspended for years, with Prime Minister Hun Sen climbing aboard to inaugurate the first trip.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thailand jails activists charged with sedition INTERNATIONAL

Thailand jails activists charged with sedition

A military court in Thailand has jailed eight activists who posted comments critical of the ruling junta ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Court rules Thai surrogate baby can live in Australia INTERNATIONAL

Court rules Thai surrogate baby can live in Australia

The father of a Down's syndrome baby at the centre of a surrogacy scandal did not abandon him in Thailand and can keep his twin sister despite being a convicted paedophile, a court ruled.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai authorities seize thousands of 'political' red bowls INTERNATIONAL

Thai authorities seize thousands of 'political' red bowls

Thai authorities have confiscated nearly 6,000 red bowls bearing a message from an ousted ex-premier, a police officer said Sunday, in the junta's latest attempt to block the resurgence of the political party it toppled.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ousted Thai PM calls on junta to explain election plans INTERNATIONAL

Ousted Thai PM calls on junta to explain election plans

Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra urged the ruling military junta to state whether it will hold elections next year as planned if Thais vote down a new charter in a looming referendum.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
One dead, dozens wounded in wave of bombs in south Thailand INTERNATIONAL

One dead, dozens wounded in wave of bombs in south Thailand

Several bombs have gone of in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south killing one person and wounding dozens in a new wave of violence, the military said on Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thai woman faces sedition trial for posing with plastic bowl INTERNATIONAL

Thai woman faces sedition trial for posing with plastic bowl

A Thai woman has been charged with sedition, police said Tuesday, after photos were spread of her holding a red bowl allegedly bearing a message from an ex-premier who lies at the heart of the kingdom's bitter politics.

4:45 AM November 25 2016