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‘I’m still scared’ – Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000
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‘I’m still scared’ – Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000

PHANG NGA, Thailand (Reuters) — Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on…
Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism
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Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism

Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food — many Thai elephants are tamed by…
Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children
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Pope in Thailand calls for action to protect women, children

BANGKOK (AP) — Pope Francis urged more efforts to combat the “humiliation” of women and children forced into prostitution as…
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour
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Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour

Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday greeted by cheering faithful, on the first leg of an Asian tour that…
News Bombs rattle Bangkok during ASEAN summit, wounding two
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News Bombs rattle Bangkok during ASEAN summit, wounding two

At least two small bombs exploded in Bangkok on Friday, rattling the Thai capital as it hosted a regional summit…
Drones, big money and cheap drugs: the Laos route spewing meth into Thailand
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Drones, big money and cheap drugs: the Laos route spewing meth into Thailand

As dusk falls along the Mekong River, a nightly dance begins between Thai border security and Laos drug gangs now…
‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament
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‘Not here for decoration’: Thai transgender MPs make history in parliament

Smiling broadly, Tanwarin triumphantly cast her vote for prime minister as the first transgender MPs enter parliament in Thailand, where…
Ploughing ahead: Sacred oxen predict ‘abundant’ Thai harvest
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Ploughing ahead: Sacred oxen predict ‘abundant’ Thai harvest

Thai astrologers on Thursday predicted an “abundant” harvest after a pair of sacred white oxen munched on grass and rice,…
Thai King praises ‘unity’ in speech on final coronation day
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Thai King praises ‘unity’ in speech on final coronation day

Thailand’s newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn praised a show of “unity” at his first public address on the final day of…
Newly-crowned Thai king carried in elaborate royal procession
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Newly-crowned Thai king carried in elaborate royal procession

Thailand’s newly-crowned King Maha Vajiralongkorn was carried by soldiers on a gilded palanquin through the streets of Bangkok Sunday, in…
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