Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
One of modern history's worst natural disasters, the tsunami left about 230,000 dead across a dozen countries.
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In northern Israel, migrant workers are farming while under fire from Hezbollah
Foreign laborers, many from Thailand, are tending fields and livestock in an area Israel has declared off-limits to its own civilians amid ongoing military operations against Hezbollah.
More than 20 students and teachers are feared dead in Thailand school trip bus fire
A bus carrying young students and their teachers on a school trip caught fire in suburban Bangkok, leaving more than 20 feared dead, officials and rescuers said.
Thailand's new prime minister renews the legacy of her father, Thaksin Shinawatra
The election of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Thailand’s prime minister represents a remarkable back-to-the-future moment. She renews the political dynasty founded by her father, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Thai court bans a popular political party for proposing to amend lèse-majesté law
The Constitutional Court ordered dissolution of the party, which won elections last year, saying it violated the constitution by proposing to amend the law against defaming the country’s royal family.
Thailand still grapples with a strict law against criticizing the monarchy
Thailand has taken some steps toward democracy. But a flurry of court challenges has raised the specter of another crisis — with the lèse-majesté law on royal defamation front and center.
Cyanide traces found in the blood of 6 Americans and Vietnamese who died in Bangkok
Police say one killed the rest but did not say which of the six was the suspect. A husband and wife among the dead had invested with two of the others, suggesting that money could be a motive.
Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly for a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.
A monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention after a hunger strike
Netiporn Sanesangkhom, 28, was a member of the activist group Thaluwang, known demanding reform of the monarchy and abolition of the law that makes it illegal to defame members of the royal family.
Met museum is returning looted ancient art to Cambodia and Thailand
The Metropolitan Museum of Art had been displaying artwork from the Khmer era that was associated with a man indicted in 2019 for the illegal trafficking of antiquities.