Tag: Authorities
Divisive ex-Thai leader marks birthday on Twitter
Thailand’s deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra marked his 61st birthday Monday with tweets from exile that called for peace, a day after a grenade exploded in [Read More…]
1,600 pounds of ivory seized in Thailand
More than 1,600 pounds of illicit ivory has been seized in Thailand after the elephant tusks were smuggled from Africa in pallets labelled as plywood [Read More…]
Canada watching for Thai ship suspected of ‘people smuggling’
A Thai cargo ship carrying more than 200 illegal Sri Lankan migrants may be headed for Canada, the National Post is reporting. Canadian authorities are [Read More…]
Thailand Petitioned Over Migrant Rights
Rights groups have asked Thailand’s labour minister to alter a regulation that blocks migrant workers from accessing a government compensation scheme if they are injured [Read More…]
Russian Pianist Accused Of Rape Leaves Thailand
Thai police say internationally acclaimed Russian pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev has left Thailand, days after he was arrested and charged with raping a teenage [Read More…]
Acclaimed Russian Pianist Charged with Rape in Thailand
Thai authorities have arrested renowned Russian pianist Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev for raping a 14-year-old boy, among other charges. Police said Pletnev was nabbed on Monday [Read More…]
Thai Bomb suspects arrive from P.Penh
Two Thai bomb suspects arrive Bangkok from Cambodia A man and a woman alleged to have masterminded the bomb blast at the Bhumjaithai Party on [Read More…]
Aussie protester denied bail in Thailand
An Australian man being held by Thai authorities for breaching the state of emergency in Bangkok has had his appeal for bail rejected. Conor David [Read More…]
