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The pro-military party has surprisingly taken the lead in the parliamentary elections in Thailand on Sunday. They are the first elections in the Asian country since the coup by the…

Almost five years after the coup in Thailand, the residents can go to the polls again to choose a new parliament. More than 51 million voters are allowed until 11 am Dutch time on Sunday...

The Thai may go to the polls on Sunday for the first time since the coup in 2014. The constitution and new election rules must guarantee that the military will continue to have a strong…

School students from all over the world have skipped school to demand that governments take more action against climate change. Worldwide more than 2000 protests were scheduled in…

The Thai Supreme Court has, as expected, banned the major opposition party Thai Raksa Chart (TRC). The magistrates state that the TRC, which is closely linked to the former prime minister...

Cannabis for medical use has recently become legal in Thailand. That paves the way for the arrival of an entirely new industry for Asia. 'Marijuana will be for Thailand as wine for France',...

Princess Ubolratana can not become a Prime Minister of Thailand. The election committee finally reached a mark on Monday due to its political ambitions. Members of the royal family are according to that...

Princess Ubolratana presumably wants to become the premier of Thailand. After the power word of King Vajiralongkorn, her younger brother, announced the political party of the 67...

The Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn is not happy with the political ambitions of his sister, Princess Ubolratana. He wants to be Prime Minister of Thailand and reported as a candidate for the Thai party...

The eldest sister of the Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn wants to become prime minister of Thailand. Princess Ubolratana has registered as a candidate for the Thai Raksa Chart party, which has links with the...

At the airport of the Indian city of Chennai, a leopard cub of just one month old has been rescued. The animal was hidden in a suitcase of a passenger.

After the unsuccessful deployment of water cannons to tackle the persistent smog in Bangkok, the governor of the Thai capital is in the hair. 'I do not know what to do,' said...

FIFA World Football Association demands the release of Hakeem Al-Araibi, a refugee from Bahrain who is a professional soccer player in Australia and is stuck in Thailand. News agency Reuters reported yesterday...

The Thai capital Bangkok sighs again under intense air pollution. After several better days because of a cold front, the authorities warn that the amount of particulate matter in the air...

The Saudi teenager who had hidden herself in Thailand, out of fear for her family, goes to Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed on Friday that her asylum was granted. According to the…

The appeal of two Reuters jounalists imprisoned in Myanmar has been rejected. The 32-year-old Wa Lone and 28-year-old Kyaw Soe Oo were sentenced to seven years in September last year...

The Saudi teenager who had entrenched herself in Thailand, fearing her family, is probably going to Canada. There she would get asylum. According to the Thai authorities, Rahaf...

The Saudi Rahaf (18), who had locked herself up in Thailand last week, fearing she would be sent back to her family, deleted her Twitter account. According to a friend...

The 18-year-old woman Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun from Saudi Arabia has been granted asylum in Australia. She confirmed this from the Thai capital Bangkok against the Australian edition of the newspaper...

The UN refugee organization has officially requested Australia to grant asylum to 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun from Saudi Arabia. The young woman has fled for her family,...

The 18-year-old Saudi woman in Bangkok, who is fleeing her family, has again begged for asylum in Canada, the US, Australia or Britain.

The father of a Saudi woman who is fleeing her family has arrived in Thailand. He wants to meet his daughter there, the Thai authorities say.

The 18-year-old Saudi Rahaf has begged via Twitter for political asylum in Canada.

The Saudi embassy in Thailand denies that it has asked the Thai authorities to deliver the young Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun. The embassy tweeted Tuesday that messages in the media...

A 18-year-old Saudi from her family who fled and landed at Bangkok airport, officially entered Thailand on Monday and is under the care of the UN. The…

The 18-year-old Saudi woman who is stuck at Bangkok's international airport because she refuses to return to her homeland because of her safety, seems to be slowly getting help...

An 18-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia who fled for her family has locked herself in a hotel at Bangkok airport to prevent expulsion. In their own words...

A day after the tropical storm Pabuk, air traffic to the southern provinces in Thailand has resumed. All flights to and from Ko Samui were canceled on Friday as a precaution. Bangkok…

In Thailand hundreds of traffic fatalities have fallen again during the 'seven most dangerous days' around the turn of the year. Also according to the authorities almost 4000 people were injured by accidents...

A Thai man shot six relatives after a New Year's Eve party. Then he killed himself.