Tag: Thailand

Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 endangered crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure

A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles to prevent them...

Huge python grabs Thai woman in her kitchen, squeezes her two hours before she can be freed

BANGKOK (AP) — A 64-year-old woman was preparing to do her evening dishes at her home outside Bangkok when she felt a sharp...

Thaksin’s Daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra Becomes Thailand’s New Prime Minister

(Bloomberg) -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a daughter of former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, won a parliament vote to become the Southeast Asian nation’s new...

Police in Thailand investigate death of six people in hotel room in downtown Bangkok

Authorities in Thailand have launched an investigation after the bodies of six people were found in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok, with...

Thai Same-Sex Marriage Bill Clears Final Hurdle With Senate Nod

(Bloomberg) -- Thailand’s same-sex marriage bill cleared its final hurdle with the Senate endorsing it in a special session Tuesday, putting the nation...

Thailand has tried for years to solve its pollution problem. But 'haze season' always comes back

SAMOENG, Thailand (AP) — When the haze season comes, village chief Nanthawat Tiengtrongsakun and his tribesmen start preparing the land for fire.They cut...