World news about “Thailand” published by euronews.
Thailand: deadly fireworks explosion – nocomment Fireworks set off during an official Chinese New Year celebration sparked a blaze that burned homes, killed three people and injured several others in central… 25/01/2012
Underwater Chinese dragon dance in Bangkok – nocomment Thailand prepared to welcome in the Year of the Black Water Dragon on Tuesday as the Lunar New Year approached. In the capital Bangkok, children attended a… 18/01/2012
Thailand: tsunami anniversary – nocomment Residents and tourists gathered in the Thai resort of Phuket to remember victims of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. 27/12/2011
A stressful day for Thai bomb disposal expertsThai bomb disposal personnel inspect a bomb on a street in eastern Bangkok December 16, 2011. Thai police said on Friday they had found and defused six… 16/12/2011
Bowing down to the King of Thailand on his birthdayThailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra pays her respects to Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn during the royal party in Bangkok to celebrate the 84th… 09/12/2011
All you can eat: Monkey Buffet FestivalA long-tailed macaque eats during the annual Monkey Buffet Festival at the Pra Prang Sam Yot temple in Lopburi, 150km (94 miles) north of Bangkok. The… 27/11/2011
A homemade boat to beat the floods in ThailandA man uses a makeshift raft to travel through a flooded street in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, November 25, 2011. REUTERS/Chaiwat… 25/11/2011
Clean up starts as flood waters recede in Thailand – nocomment With the flood waters finally receding in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, residents were hard at work on Sunday, slowly restoring their city to something like… 21/11/2011
Ayutthaya Elephant Palace reopens in Thailand – nocomment Bangkok’s renowned visitor attraction, Ayutthaya Elephant Palace, reopened on Tuesday after it was closed due to serious floods in early September. 16/11/2011
Elephants join Thai flood clean-up – nocomment As floodwaters receded in the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya, volunteers and elephants joined forces to clean up the streets. 11/11/2011
Volunteers distribute food to flood victims in Bangkok – nocomment Volunteers and officials give hot food and water to flood victims in the Thai capital. 09/11/2011
Floods in Thailand’s Ayutthaya Ancient CityA Buddha head in the trunk of a Bodhi tree is partially submerged by flood waters in the ruins of Wat Mahathat temple in Thailand’s ancient capital Ayutthaya… 06/11/2011
Bangkok fights the floods – nocomment Bangkok is no longer spared from the flooding that has hit Thailand. Residents of the capital are preparing for the rising waters. 29/10/2011
Thailand’s flood crisis worsens – nocomment In a clear sign of Thailand’s worsening flood situation, the main evacuation centre for Bangkok and outlying areas was itself evacuated as the rising waters… 24/10/2011
Thailand: Floods reach Bangkok – nocomment Heavy rain is wreaking havoc in Thailand. Authorities try to do what they can to protect the capital, Bangkok. 22/10/2011
Children play as floods advance in BangkokChildren play in water as floods advance in their neighborhood at Sai Mai district in Bangkok. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj 22/10/2011
Thailand: floodwaters breach barriers near Bangkok – nocomment Hundreds of residents on the northern border of Bangkok gathered to fill sandbags, racing against time to protect the Thai capital from floods. 19/10/2011
Thailand : state of emergency declared – nocomment In one of the worst-hit provinces, Nakhon Sawan, a state of emergency is declared after the floodwater level rose at least 60 centimetres overnight. 13/10/2011
Thailand suffers widespread flooding – nocomment Hundreds of patients had to be evacuated from Pra Nakorn Sri Ayutthaya Hospital as flood waters continue to inundate Thailand’s historic capital. 10/10/2011
Crocodile invades home in Thai floods – nocomment A Thai rescue team successfully retrieved a crocodile that was swept into a local resident’s house by floods in the province of Uthai Thani. 02/10/2011
Celebrating Bang Neow vegetarian festival in ThailandDevotees of the Bang Neow Chinese Shrine stand amidst exploding firecrackers as they take part in the vegetarian festival in Phuket. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli 02/10/2011
Thailand: pangolins saved – nocomment Thai authorities found 97 pangolins in the back of a truck on Monday morning. Valued at $30,000 each on the black market, they were destined to be eaten in… 26/09/2011
Who says milk tastes better from a bottle?Tha Sophat suckles milk from a cow in Nokor Pheas village, Cambodia. The 18-month-old Cambodian boy has been feeding himself by suckling directly from a cow… 11/09/2011
2012 King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament – nocomment Twelve teams competed in the 2012 King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament which took place Sunday in Hua-Hin in Thailand. 06/09/2011
Child-sex tourism debated in The Network From Thailand to Cuba, Brazil to Morocco, sex-tourism is lucrative. Websites hawk erotic escapes while authorities in impoverished lands are tempted to look… 07/07/2011
Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra bides time in exile Reconciliation in Thailand is the priority for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, brother of the latest election winner. As his sister strives to move… 04/07/2011
Yingluck Shinawatra wins Thailand election – nocomment Yingluck Shinawatra is set to become Thailand’s first ever female prime minister after her Pheu Thai party won over half of the parliamentary seats. 04/07/2011
Elephant therapy for autistic children in Thailand At the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre near the historic city of Chiang Mai, elephants are being used in animal therapy with autistic children. Project… 16/05/2011
Animal trafficker intercepted in ThailandThai police arrested a United Arab Emirates citizen as he was preparing to fly first class from Bangkok to Dubai with various rare and endangered animals in… 13/05/2011
A boy sleeps in a refugee camp in ThailandA boy sleeps beside a toy gun at a makeshift refugee camp set up about 30 km from a disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang 23/04/2011
Thai fishermen make the most of flooded roadsA man casts a fishing net into floodwaters in the Phunpin district of Surat Thani province, south of Bangkok. REUTERS / Sukree Sukplang 03/04/2011
How to catch a cobra with bare handsA Thai man demonstrates how to catch a cobra with bare hands during a jungle survival exercise with the Thai Navy as part of the “Cobra Gold 2011” joint… 13/02/2011
Thai soldiers in Sri Sak Ket provinceThai soldiers rest at a paramilitary camp in Sri Sak Ket province. Thailand and Cambodia faced growing diplomatic pressure to end an armed standoff on a… 09/02/2011
Thailand’s PM on protests and economic growth Thailand has again been experiencing anti-government protests, but nothing on the scale of the demonstrations there last year that left scores of people dead… 02/02/2011
“Red shirt” demonstration in BangkokProtesters marched across Bangkok, in the first peaceful and symbolic demonstration since the government lifted emergency rule in the capital. REUTERS/Chaiwat… 09/01/2011
Heavy rains hit ThailandA fresh bout of heavy rain has caused severe flooding and left one person dead in Thailand. Several southern provinces have been declared disaster zones… 01/01/2012
Phuket vigil for 2004 Tsunami victimsSeven years on, a vigil has been held on the Thai island of Phuket to remember the victims of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami. ‘Light up Phuket’ is an annual… 27/12/2011
Asia remembers the tsunami, seven years onAt 9.40 in the morning of December 26, 2004 a tidal wave hit the beaches of Koh Racha. It had taken an hour and a half to reach Thailand, triggered by an… 26/12/2011
Tributes paid to victims of the 2004 tsunamiIt is seven years since the Indian Ocean tsunami. Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa led the country in a two minute silence to honour those swept to… 26/12/2011
Thailand facing up to hefty cost of floodsThe worst may be over but Thailand is now bracing for a clean-up bill running well into billions of euros after floods devastated much of the country… 19/11/2011
Thai flood frustration growsAuthorities in Thailand are facing growing anger as rising floodwaters spread to new neighbourhoods in the capital Bangkok. With the central and commercial… 01/11/2011
Thai floods response sparks anger in BangkokTheir homes have been flooded for nearly a month and some people have had enough. Tempers in the Thai capital have been flaring over the government’s handling… 31/10/2011
High tides test Bangkok’s flood defencesHigh tides are putting flood defences to the test in Bangkok as Thailand battles its worst floods in over half a century. At least 377 people have been… 29/10/2011
Bangkok could be flooded “for weeks” if dykes goAfter three months of devastating rains in north, northeast and central Thailand the waters have gained the capital. The people of Bangkok have been told to… 26/10/2011
Airport halts flights amid Bangkok floodingBangkok’s second airport has closed amid Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century. Don Muang airport, used mostly for domestic services, halted… 25/10/2011
Flooding closes in on Thai capitalThailand has declared a four-day special holiday in parts of the country as it struggles to cope with widespread flooding. Several provinces are partly… 25/10/2011
Thailand floods displace more than 100,000A third of Thailand’s provinces have been badly affected by flooding that has left 356 people dead. At an industrial estate in Pathum Thani, the collapse… 22/10/2011
Thailand flood warnings may be scaring away touristsThai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra spent Sunday visiting a boat operation in Bangkok aimed at helping to prevent the flooding from overtaking the… 16/10/2011
Panic buying in Bangkok as officials try to prevent floodingWith the outskirts already covered in water that continues to rise, people in Bangkok are bracing themselves should the flooding hit the capital. Much of… 15/10/2011
Thailand in race to prevent humanitarian disasterThailand is suffering its worst flooding in half a century. Rescue workers are mounting an operation to prevent what they fear could be a humanitarian… 10/10/2011
Flooding hits Thailand world heritage siteFloodwaters have inundated one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations. The 400-year-old Chai Wattanaram temple is one of the places cut off in the… 05/10/2011
Yingluck elected Thai prime ministerThailand’s parliament has elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the country’s first female prime minister. The 44-year-old businesswoman, who was unopposed, won… 05/08/2011
Court ruling on ancient temple disputeThailand and Cambodia were ordered to pull their troops out of a newly defined demilitarised zone around an ancient border temple on Monday. The… 18/07/2011
Thailand set for coalition and first woman PMThe powerful Thai military has apparently given its nod of consent to the country’s surprise election result. The reported endorsement will be a relief to… 04/07/2011
Thailand’s Shinawatra to lead five-party coalitionShe only entered politics six weeks ago. But now Yingluck Shinawatra is on her way to becoming Thailand’s first female prime minister. Her Puea Thai… 04/07/2011
Yingluck wins decisive majority in Thailand electionsYingluck Shinawatra has become Thailands first ever female Prime Minister as her Pheu Thai party won over half of the parliamentary seats. With 265 seats out… 04/07/2011
Thai PM concedes election defeat to victorious ShinawatraThailand’s main opposition led by the sister of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra has won the country’s general election. The current prime minister has… 03/07/2011
Polls predict election victory for Thai oppositionThailand’s main opposition is heading for victory, according to exit polls with voting now over. They predict a large majority for the Pheu Thai party, led… 03/07/2011
Thai PM concedes election defeat to victorious ShinawatraThailand’s main opposition led by the sister of ousted leader Thaksin Shinawatra has won the country’s general election. The current prime minister has… 03/07/2011
More clashes on Thai-Cambodian borderThai and Cambodian troops have exchanged rockets and gunfire near to a sacred temple in South East Asia’s bloodiest border dispute in years. At least 13… 26/04/2011
Thai-Cambodian clashes rage into third dayThere have been heavy cross-border artillery exchanges between Thai and Cambodian forces for a third consecutive day. Since the latest flare-up of a… 24/04/2011
Myanmar quake death toll tops 70At least 74 people are known to have died in a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar on Thursday. The quake hit just after 1300 GMT close to the… 25/03/2011
Northern Thailand hit by another quakeA 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck northern Thailand on Friday, one day after a tremor hit neighbouring Myanmar and killed at least 50 people. There are no… 25/03/2011
Double quake rocks MyanmarTwo large earthquakes have struck Myanmar and the wider Asia region. The US geological survey initially said both tremors were around 7.0 magnitude with… 24/03/2011
Suspected Muslim rebels kill five in Thai southThere has been fresh bloodshed in Thailand’s restive south. Five people, identified as Buddhists, have been killed in a drive-by shooting as they were… 03/02/2011
Ceremonies held to mark 2004 tsunamiCommemorations have been held to mark the anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in Asia. In the Thai holiday… 26/12/2010
Thailand lifts Bangkok state of emergencyThe Thai government has lifted a state of emergency that’s been in place in the capital Bangkok for the past eight months. It comes as anti-government “red… 21/12/2010
Dumped foetuses found in Bangkok templeThailand has been shocked at the discovery of two thousand aborted foetuses in a Bangkok Buddhist temple. The tiny bodies were each wrapped in plastic, and… 20/11/2010
Pro-democracy parties concede Myanmar electionPro-democracy parties that ran in Myanmar’s first election for two decades conceded defeat on Tuesday. The largest opposition group, the National League for… 09/11/2010
Airport X- ray machine saves tiger cubAuthorities at Bangkok’s international airport found a tiger cub in a passenger’s suitcase bound for Iran. It had been drugged and hidden beside a toy tiger… 28/08/2010
Viktor Bout extradition delayedThe expected extradition of the alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout has been delayed pending further legal procedures. The 43-year-old who is dubbed “ The… 25/08/2010
Bout about to be extradited to USThai officials say the man suspected of being one of the world’s most prolific arms dealers will be extradited to the US on Wednesday. Viktor Bout,43, –… 24/08/2010
Alleged arms dealer extradition to US angers RussiaRussia has reacted strongly to Thailand’s decision to extradite alleged Russian arms merchant Viktor Bout to face trial in the United States, calling the move… 20/08/2010
Thais to extradite Bout to US for arms sales trialThailand will extradite alleged Russian arms smuggler Viktor Bout to face trial in the United States. Bout’s wife has accused the Thai authorities of bowing… 20/08/2010
Senior Thai red-shirt leaders appear in courtA group of top Thai anti-government protesters have pleaded not guilty to terrorism charges for their role in the political unrest that rocked Thailand in… 16/08/2010
Russian pianist pleads not guilty to rape chargesGrammy award-winning pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev appeared in court in Thailand on Monday to face allegations that he raped a 14-year-old boy. The… 19/07/2010
Russian pianist charged with raping Thai boyAn award-winning Russian pianist and conductor has been charged in Thailand with raping a boy. Mikhail Pletnev, artistic director of the Russian National… 07/07/2010
Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin ShinawatraA Thai court has issued an arrest warrant for ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges connected with recent deadly riots. Seen… 25/05/2010
Bangkok reopens for business after deadly riotsIt has been a day of return for thousands of Bangkok office workers as the city reopened for business after one of the country’s worst riots. Traffic filled… 24/05/2010
Bangkok to ease emergency restrictionsRestrictions on movement in Bangkok are expected to be lifted this weekend as authorities continue the clean-up after the city’s political unrest. But… 22/05/2010
Uneasy calm hangs over BangkokThailand’s Prime Minister has called for national reconciliation talks after a week of violence left more than 50 people dead. But there has been no renewal… 21/05/2010
Thai curfews extended as tension remains highSecurity forces are in control of Bangkok city centre but smouldering ruins bear witness to rioting and fires that verged on anarchy. Southeast Asia’s… 20/05/2010
Thailand takes stock after day of violenceDawn broke over a quiet but smoke filled central Bangkok as the capital emerged from a night-time curfew in the wake of yesterday’s military crackdown on… 20/05/2010
Bangkok burns as protesters surrenderTroops have ended a sit-in protest that paralysed part of Bangkok. Anti-government leaders have surrendered. But the unrest that followed has been… 19/05/2010
Thailand’s long-running power struggleThey insist they are fighting for democracy, seeking to end political meddling by the appointed elite. And, from the start, the mainly rural poor and urban… 19/05/2010
Thai protesters surrender as army storms campTroops in Thailand have stormed a fortified protest camp, ending an occupation by anti-government “red shirt” activists. But at least five people were… 19/05/2010
Thai protest leaders surrender after army assaultThailand’s Red Shirt leaders have surrendered following a major military operation to storm their protest camp in Bangkok’s commercial district. Troops and… 19/05/2010
Thai army closes in on protestersThe sound of gunshots rang out as dawn broke over Bangkok’s business district this morning. Thai troops and armoured vehicles are massing near the… 19/05/2010
Hopes of Thai peace talks dashedThe Thai government has ended up rejecting proposed peace talks with protesters holding out in their barricaded camp in central Bangkok. There were hopes… 18/05/2010
Fresh hopes of Thai peace dealFresh hopes of a ceasefire in Thailand’s political standoff after a leading Red Shirt activist said the movement is ready to hold talks with the… 18/05/2010
Thai officials mull ceasefire offerThailand’s government says it will accept a ceasefire offer from the opposition Red Shirt protesters to try and bring an end to days of bloody clashes on the… 17/05/2010
Thai govt gives Red Shirt deadlineThailand’s government say it is willing to talk with opposition Red Shirt protesters but only if the movement calls off its two-month long demonstration. It… 17/05/2010
Fears grow in Bangkok as UN role ruled outAt least 35 people are now known to have been killed in Bangkok since months of protests took a violent turn for the worse on Thursday. An estimated 5,000… 17/05/2010
Renegade Thai general diesThe renegade Thai general Khattiya Sawatdiphol, who broke ranks and backed the Red Shirt protesters, has died in hospital in Bangkok at the age of 58. Major… 17/05/2010
Thai crisis has been brewing for yearsThis is the latest in a polarising crisis that has been brewing for years. Two men represent the two camps: exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra… 15/05/2010
22 die in latest Bangkok violenceCatapults and fireworks against bullets. It is an unequal struggle in the Thai capital Bangkok. Fighting has spread after three days of clashes, described as… 15/05/2010
Third day of deadly clashes in BangkokThere are fresh scenes of death and violence on the streets of Bangkok. Three people are reported to have been shot dead by soldiers on Saturday morning… 15/05/2010
Number of protesters killed in Bangkok risesThere are fresh scenes of death and violence on the streets of Bangkok. Three people are reported to have been shot dead by soldiers on Saturday morning… 15/05/2010
Thai clashes kill tenAnti-government protesters have clashed with security forces in the Thai capital of Bangkok in a wave of violence that has killed 10 and injured 125… 14/05/2010
Journalists wounded in Thailand riotsIt’s what members of the media are warned about. Some journalists and camera crews in Bangkok have found that they have become the story rather than simply… 14/05/2010
