Thousands of foreigners freed from online scam-operating centres in Myanmar are stuck in limbo on the border with Thailand after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, three …
Thailand Should Be Commended for Uyghur Deportation, Deputy PM Says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand should be commended for its handling of its return of 40 Uyghur Muslims to China, a deputy premier said on Friday, as his country endured a torrent of international …
US embassy issues security alert in Thailand after Uyghurs’ deportation to China
The United States embassy in Bangkok on Friday issued a security alert for its citizens in Thailand, a day after the secretive deportation of 40 Uyghurs to China that has drawn international condemnation.
Reports: Staten Island woman, 37, went missing while jet skiing in Thailand
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 37-year-old Staten Island woman is missing in Thailand, according to media reports. Nina Ng, whose address is listed in public records as New Springville, vanished on Thursday while riding a jet ski in the vicinity of Patong Beach …
TikTok to invest $8.8 bn in Thailand over five years
The social media platform owned by China’s ByteDance is the latest in a string of big tech names to announce major spending projects in the kingdom, after Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
Thailand Deports Uyghur Detainees to China Over U.S. Objections
Authorities in Thailand on Thursday deported dozens of Uyghur men to China, despite vehement public objections and weeks of behind-the-scenes diplomacy from the U.S. The men had been in Thai detention …
Indonesia begins fasting on Saturday (March 1); Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia follow on Sunday
Muslims in Indonesia will begin fasting on Saturday (March 1), while Singapore, Thailand, and Cambodia will commence fasting on Sunday (March 2).
84 Indonesians taken out of scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed rom scam centers in Myanmar arrived at the Thai border city of Mae Sot earlier on Thursday, part of an ongoing large scale repatriation effort following a crackdown by Thailand,
Thailand weighs car trade-in scheme to revive sector, officials say
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Thanadech Staporncharnchai BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is in early discussions with carmakers to introduce a car trade-in and scrapping scheme in a bid to revive an …
Alarm as activists warn Thailand may have secretly deported Uyghurs back to China
Dozens of Uyghur men detained in Thailand after fleeing China may have been secretly deported to their home country, activists and rights groups said on Thursday, warning they could face torture and …