India is the big brother in the eastern region: Thai minister
Kolkata, Mar 12 (UNI): Thailand looks up to India as the big brother in the eastern region owing to India's size of economy and future market potential, commercial minister of Thailand Tharadol Thongruang said here today.
Unknown gunmen kill Thai Buddhist monks in temple located in Muslim Malays majority area
Bangkok, Jan 20 (IBNS): Unknown gunmen attacked and shot dead two Buddhist monks in a Thailand temple located at Su Ngai Padi district of Narathiwat province, triggering tension in the area which has seen clashes between ethnic Malay-Muslim rebels and the Buddhist-majority Thai state over the years.
Saudi woman seeking asylum in Thailand ‘now in a secure place’ says UNHCR
New York, Jan 8 (IBNS): The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Monday that 18-year-old Saudi national Rahaf Mohammed Al-qunun, who had been stranded at Bangkok airport after fleeing her family in Kuwait, saying that she would be killed if forced to return, was “now in a secure place”.
Human Rights Watch urges Thailand authorities to halt deportation of Saudi woman
Bangkok, Jan 7 (IBNS): Thailand authorities should immediately halt the planned deportation of a Saudi woman who says she is fleeing domestic abuse and fears for her safety if forcibly returned to Saudi Arabia, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): The United Nations needs to adapt to meet the challenges facing the world, Thailand’s Deputy Foreign Minister Virasakdi Futrakul told the General Assembly on Monday, endorsing Secretary General António Guterres’s efforts to make the Organization more effective.
Rescued Thai boys to be inducted into Buddhist monastery
Bangkok, July 24 (IBNS): In accordance with tradition, the rescued Thai boys and their coach will be inducted into Buddhist monastery, reports said.
Discovery to release Operation Thai Cave Rescue
Bangkok, July 16 (IBNS): From the moment the news broke that 12 young Thai soccer players and their 25-year-old coach were stuck in a cave complex near the Myanmar border, the world has been glued to the rescue and recovery details.
Thailand cave rescue episode may become a movie
Los Angeles, July 11 (IBNS): The daring rescue operation from the Thailand cave that witnessed the evacuation of 13 people might be turned into a movie, media reports said.
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Thai cave boys spared thundershowers, highlighting extreme climate disruption: UN weather agency
New York, July 11 (IBNS): Thundershowers that have been forecast in northern Thailand luckily did not materialize, easing the extraordinary rescue of a boys’ football team and their coach, who spent well over two weeks trapped in a cave complex there, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
Donald Trump congratulates Thailand for successfully rescuing 12 boys, coach from cave
Washington, July 11 (IBNS): US President Donald Trump has congratulated Thai Navy Seal and other officials who carried out a complex operation to rescue 12 boys and their coach from a Thailand cave on Tuesday.
Thailand cave evacuation: Four more boys rescued by divers
Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): One more boy trapped for over two weeks inside a flooded cave in northern Thailand was evacuated by rescuers on Monday, taking the total number of rescued in the difficult operation to eight, media reports said.
Fifth boy rescued as divers re-enter Thai cave
Bangkok, July 9 (IBNS): A fifth member of the Thai boys' soccer team that is trapped in a flooded cave in north Thailand was brought out on Monday as the second day of the underground rescue attempt began with eight more, including the coach, remaining trapped inside, media reports said.
Thailand cave evacuation: Four boys rescued
Bangkok, July 8 (IBNS): At least four boys, who were trapped along with eight others and their football coach inside a Thailand cave for two agonising weeks, have been evacuated by rescue workers on Sunday, the Thai navy SEALs said.
Thailand cave operation: Diver dies due to lack of oxygen while helping trapped football team
Chiang Rai, July 6 (IBNS): A retired Thai navy driver has perished due to lack of oxygen while helping the football them who are trapped inside a cave in the country's Chiang Rai province.
Football team feared trapped inside cave in Thailand, search ops underway
Bangkok, Jun 25 (IBNS): A rescue operation is underway in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai province, where a boys football team is feared to be trapped inside a cave, reports said on Monday.