March 2015 | Terra Thailand

Thailand PM ‘to replace martial law’ with new restrictions

March 17, 2016March 31, 2015

Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has asked Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej for permission to bring an end to martial law.

Rescue dog from Thailand lost in Seattle

March 17, 2016March 31, 2015

A dog that had just arrived in Seattle from Thailand was spooked by traffic last week and is now lost in the city.

The myth of Thailand’s demographic doom

March 17, 2016March 30, 2015

It is easy and tempting these days to be discouraged with Thailand.

Thai generals push for ‘golden era’ when elite held sway

March 16, 2016March 27, 2015

A new Thai constitution being drafted by the ruling junta is a throwback to an era when a royalist and military elite had a stranglehold on politics.

Thai PM Prayuth warns he has power to execute reporters

March 22, 2016March 26, 2015

Thai junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha has lashed out at journalists saying he would “probably just execute” those who did “not report the truth”.

Bangkok named 18th among 25 world’s top destinations for travelers

March 17, 2016March 26, 2015

Golden palaces, floating markets, majestic porcelain-laid spires…you’ve never seen a capital city quite like Bangkok.

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