Thailand’s polling body said Monday that it will investigate if front-running prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat is qualified to run for office, which could derail his plan of forming a new government. The Election Commission said the probe will determine whether Pita ran in last month’s election despite being aware of his disqualification owing to…
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US Ex-Pat Charged With Threatening to Kill Sen. Thom Tillis, Marines
May 31, 2023
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A U.S. citizen who has been living abroad in Thailand was arrested at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week in connection with threats made to assault and murder Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis nearly two years ago. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had arrested and charged Eric Charles…
Roof Collapses at School in Thailand, Killing 7 Sheltering From Rain
BANGKOK—Seven people, including four children, died Monday when strong winds from a rainstorm caused a metal roof on a school’s activity center to collapse in northern Thailand, officials said Tuesday. The latest casualty was a 6-year-old boy who died late Monday night in a hospital after the collapse at the Wat Nern Por primary school,…
Paradise in Phuket: Trisara and the Art of Luxury
I am midway up a tropical hillside, up to my neck at the far edge of my private infinity pool and staring out into the Andaman Sea. A light breeze rises up to me over the palm trees below, and the only other sign of humanity I see from this angle are a couple of…
Thailand’s Opposition Secures Election Victory, Challenging Military Establishment
BANGKOK—Thailand’s opposition secured an election win on Sunday after defeating parties allied with the military, setting the stage for a flurry of deal-making over forming a government in a bid to end nearly a decade of conservative, army-backed rule. The liberal Move Forward party and the populist Pheu Thai Party were far out in front…
Thailand’s Opposition Takes Lead in Vote Count in General Election
BANGKOK—Thailand’s main opposition party took an early lead with half the votes counted from Sunday’s general election, touted as a pivotal chance for change nine years after incumbent Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha first came to power in a 2014 coup. The Pheu Thai Party was leading with 23 percent of the 400 seats contested in…
Thailand Wins International Crown; United States Places 3rd
Thailand ran the table at the Hanwha LifePlus International Crown, defeating Australia in the finals of the team event on Sunday afternoon at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. The team of Atthaya Thitikul, Patty Tavatanakit, and sisters Ariya and Moriya Jutanugarn went 6–0–0 in the round-robin stage over the first three days. They lost…
Thailand Widens Investigation Into Woman Suspected of Killing 13 With Cyanide
BANGKOK—Thai police have arrested a woman suspected of killing 13 people using pills laced with cyanide, saying they will widen a probe into a series of deaths that have gripped the nation. Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, was charged with premeditated murder of one victim, while the other deaths were still under investigation, police said. She has…
Chinese Panda on Long-Term Loan to Thailand Dies Suddenly
BANGKOK—A giant panda on long-term loan from China died in a zoo in northern Thailand on Wednesday, six months before she was due to return home, officials from the Chiang Mai Zoo said. The cause of Lin Hui’s death was not immediately clear but she appeared to have become ill Tuesday morning, and her nose…
Vietnamese Blogger Found in Police Custody After Reported Missing in Thailand
A Vietnamese blogger seeking refuge in Thailand due to political persecution was found in police custody in Vietnam after being reported missing on April 13, according to multiple news reports. Vietnamese state media said on April 16 that police in Ha Tinh province arrested a person who tried to enter Vietnam illegally and without identification….
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