Thai analysts predict that this year’s rice production will be in rise than last, driven by the war in Ukraine and its effects on rising global commodity prices, despite concerns about wheat shortages in Russia and Ukraine
The biggest transgender pageant in the world, which was held in Thailand, a nation with a spotlight on gender equality law, attracted competitors from as far away as Honduras and India for the first time since the pandemic
Thailand partially decriminalized cannabis as of Thursday, allowing users to possess, consume and grow low-potency plants, but it discouraged smoking the weed in public by attaching a hefty fine and jail sentence for those who are a nuisance while lighting up
The number of persons displaced in Myanmar has risen to nearly a million as a result of airstrikes and indiscriminate bombardment. As conflicts between Myanmar’s army and opposition forces get closer to civilian targets, civilians who have just abandoned their homes in Kayin state speak out about the dangers of returning to work in their fields ahead of the new growing season
A court in Thailand’s Islamic-majority Deep South ruled Thursday that Muslim girls can wear hijabs at a Buddhist school housed within a temple where the principal had banned the religious headgear as part of the campus dress code
Thailand has made no progress in the past year in its efforts to combat human trafficking, especially of migrant workers, a global seafood industry watchdog said in a report released Thursday
In recent weeks, the Thai government has stepped up its vaccination campaign, with an estimated 39 percent of the country’s population receiving their first dose vaccines by mid-September and planning to reopen tourist spots
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday for his handling of the coronavirus, prompting pro-democracy activists to pledge to raise the stakes by staging protests
Thailand’s young protesters have been joined by veterans of the country’s pro-democracy movement known as “Red Shirts.” Thousands of people turned out over the weekend to demand that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha step down. Experts think Prayuth is unlikely to budge on the protesters’ demands anytime soon
Since 2004, Thailand’s southernmost provinces, which border Malaysia, have been the epicentre of an insurgency. Over 7,000 people have been killed in the fighting between shadowy Malay-Muslim rebels and Thai security forces
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