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Court Suspends Thailand's Leader Over Leaked Phone Call

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is being investigated over leaked phone call

(Newser) - Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader. The judges voted unanimously Tuesday to take the petition accusing her of a breach of ethics, and voted 7 to 2 to suspend her...

Thai Leader Under Fire After Leaked Call

Paetongtarn Shinawatra's government could collapse over remarks to former Cambodia leader

(Newser) - Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is under increasing pressure to step down after a private conversation with Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen was made public. The chat, intended to ease tensions over a border dispute, was instead posted by Hun Sen on his Facebook page, sparking political uproar...

Well, Here's a Wild Elephant Raiding a Grocery Store

The big guy was apparently snacky, and helped himself to Thai store's wares

(Newser) - A hungry wild elephant caused havoc in a grocery store in Thailand on Monday when he strolled in from a nearby national park and helped himself to food on the shelves. Videos showed the huge male elephant, known as Plai Biang Lek, briefly stopping in front of the shop, located...

Why Pandora Will Never Make Its Jewelry in the US

Proposed tariffs are a potential major issue, but there's no chance it'll force a move to the US

(Newser) - You likely know Pandora and its popular silver charm bracelets thanks to the 500 stores it has scattered across the US, but you may be less clear on its home country—which would be Denmark. Ditto where its jewelry is made, which would be three factories in Thailand. As...

Thai Bust: 238 Tons of US' Illegal Electronic Garbage

Officials seize 10 illegally imported containers at port of Bangkok

(Newser) - Thai officials on Wednesday said they seized 238 tons of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States at the port of Bangkok, the biggest lot they found this year. The waste, which came in 10 large containers, was declared as mixed metal scrap but turned out to be circuit...

American Accused of Insulting Thai Monarchy Is Off the Hook

Prosecutors drop case against academic Paul Chambers

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Thailand say they are dropping the case against an American academic who could have faced up to 15 years in prison for allegedly violating a law against insulting the country's monarchy. The charge against Paul Chambers, a lecturer at Naresuan University in northern Thailand, stemmed from a...

2 Convicted of Cover-Up in Fatal Crash Involving Red Bull Heir

Thai court find ex-prosecutors guilty for shielding Vorayuth Yoovidhya after accident that killed a cop

(Newser) - A Thai court convicted and sentenced on Tuesday two former prosecutors in connection with a cover-up of a 2012 Ferrari crash involving an heir to the Red Bull energy drink fortune that killed a police officer. Former Deputy Attorney General Nate Naksuk and former prosecutor Chainarong Sangthongaram were sentenced to...

Grim Count Begins After Big Quake in Asia

More than 150 dead in Myanmar and Thailand, and the toll is expected to keep rising

(Newser) - Details are clarifying after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday. From the AP :
  • At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, the head of the military government said in a televised speech. "The death toll and injuries are
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90 Missing After Quake Takes Down Bangkok High-Rise

7.7 magnitude temblor shook Thailand, Myanmar on Friday

(Newser) - A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, collapsing buildings and causing multiple deaths. Thai officials say three people have been found dead and around 90 others are missing and believed to be still under the rubble of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed...

Thousands Rescued From Notorious Scam Compounds
Thousands Rescued From
Notorious Scam Compounds
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Feb 23, 2025 6:31 AM CST

Thousands Rescued From Notorious Scam Compounds

Victims lured to Thailand with job offers were forced to work at scam centers in Myanmar

(Newser) - Thailand says thousands of people from numerous countries have been rescued from the notorious scam centers on the other side of its border with Myanmar. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said Wednesday that around 7,000 people who were rescued from the illegal operations are waiting to be transferred to Thailand,...

Tourist Killed While Bathing Elephant at Thai Center

No one else was injured in attack that took the life of Spain's Blanca Garcia, 22

(Newser) - What was meant to be a bonding experience between human and beast turned into tragedy last week at a wildlife sanctuary in Thailand. People reports that Spanish tourist Blanca Ojanguren Garcia, 22, was with her boyfriend on Friday at Koh Yao Elephant Care in the province of Phang Nga, bathing...

In 'Largest Ever' Effort, 1K Trafficked Animals Head Home

Endangered lemurs, tortoises are being sent back to Madagascar from Thailand in anti-trafficking bust

(Newser) - Nearly 1,000 "highly endangered" animals are heading back home to Madagascar, thanks to what CNN calls the "largest ever" repatriation initiative between the African nation and Thailand. The news outlet reports that an anti-trafficking police raid in May in the Thai province of Chumphon turned up 1,...

Woman Suspected of Killing 14 to Be Put to Death

Thai woman's alleged victims include friends, police officers, boyfriend

(Newser) - A woman suspected of being among Thailand's "worst serial killers" was sentenced to death Wednesday in the first of 14 murder trials, CBS News reports. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is described as a gambling addict who allegedly used "herb capsules" laced with cyanide to fatally poison people who...

Driver Arrested After 23 Killed in School Bus Fire

The bus filled with students was headed on a school trip in suburban Bangkok

(Newser) - Thai police have arrested the driver of a bus carrying young students and teachers that caught fire and killed 23 in suburban Bangkok, as families arrived in the capital Wednesday to help identify their loved ones, the AP reports. The head of the police forensic department said 23 bodies were...

Woman Contends With a Most Unwelcome Vissssssitor

Thai woman endured 2-hour ordeal in the clutches of a python

(Newser) - A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp pain in her thigh and looked down to see a huge python taking hold of her. "I was about to scoop some water and when I sat down it...

Moo Deng Might Be Too Popular for Her Own Good

Zoo says some visitors are behaving badly around pygmy hippo social media star

(Newser) - Pygmy hippo Moo Deng is the seventh baby born to parents Jona and Tony at a Thailand zoo—and she's getting a lot more attention than her siblings. Moo Deng, who was born on July 10, has become a star on social media and attracted a surge of visitors...

Thai MP Recorded Slapping Female Journalist

Prawit Wongsuwan, a former deputy prime minister, claimed he was only 'teasing'

(Newser) - A veteran politician in Thailand has found himself in hot water after he was recorded slapping a female journalist in the head. Prawit Wongsuwan, a former deputy prime minister who leads the Palang Pracharath Party, slapped Duangthip Yiamphop, a reporter for the Thai Public Broadcasting Service, during an encounter in...

A New Member of Thai Dynasty Takes Power

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, is youngest daughter of divisive former leader

(Newser) - Thailand's Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as prime minister Friday. Paetongtarn becomes Thailand's third leader from the Shinawatra family, after her father, who was ousted by a coup and returned from exile last year, and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra,...

Cyanide Found in Blood of 6 Found Dead in Bangkok Hotel
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6 Dead at Luxe Hotel: Cyanide
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Jul 20, 2024 8:31 AM CDT

Suspected Culprit in Case of 6 Dead at Luxe Hotel: Cyanide

Authorities believe one poisoned the others over a bad investment

(Newser) - Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests found dead Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok luxury hotel—and one of them is believed to have poisoned the others over a bad investment, Thai authorities said Wednesday. The six had last...

6 Found Dead in Locked Room at Luxury Hotel

Bangkok police suspect they were poisoned

(Newser) - Police in Bangkok are investigating the mysterious deaths of six Vietnamese nationals—including two who also held US citizenship—at a luxury hotel in the city. Investigators believe the six had been dead for around 24 hours by the time their bodies were found in a suite at the Grand...

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