Thailand’s parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill Wednesday, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality. Issued on: 27/03/2024 – 09:07 2 min The bill sailed through on 399 to 10 votes in the lower house, although it must still be approved by the Senate …
Japan and Australia strode towards the next stage of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup but South Korea dropped points despite leading through talisman Son Heung-min. Later, Iran thrashed Turkmenistan, Asian champions Qatar beat Kuwait and Saudi Arabia won against Tajikistan as the Middle East’s heavyweights remained unbeaten. And Palestine, their supporters in Gaza …
Srettha Thavisin is not angry with Taylor Swift. Thailand’s Prime Minister is not even angry with Singapore. But what he does begrudge is a missed opportunity. So when Srettha learned that Singapore had inserted an exclusivity clause into its contract with the 14 Grammy-winning TIME Person of the Year, which prohibited her from bringing her …
There is zero chance, aides insist, of accessing the second floor. The upper reaches of Bangkok’s Venetian Gothic Government House are strictly for official work. Journalists (and even respectable guests) are only permitted to loiter among the watercolors and marble ornaments that adorn the ground-floor reception rooms. Everything above the grand staircase is strictly off-limits. …
Chiang Mai, Thailand – On September 5, Thailand unveiled its new cabinet – a coalition government that included both the self-declared pro-democracy Pheu Thai Party as well as parties supporting the military. For both sides, it was a deal with the devil. Pheu Thai teamed up with the same military that overthrew its government in …
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived back at his Bangkok home from police hospital early Sunday, just six months after he was arrested following a dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile. Issued on: 18/02/2024 – 07:04Modified: 18/02/2024 – 07:43 3 min The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted …
Bangkok, Thailand – Bangkok’s Chinatown, lit up by red-lanterns and decorative banners to celebrate the Lunar New Year holidays, is bustling. As the region welcomed the Year of the Dragon last weekend, ethnic Chinese Thais thronged temples to light candles and pray for good fortune. Inside the glowing red interior of Wat Mangkon Kamalawat – …
After a big year in 2023 sealed golf’s place among Hong Kong’s elite sports, some of the city’s top amateurs begin their season in Thailand on Thursday looking to cement that status. The Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific Championship gets under way on the Waterside Course at Siam Country Club, with a team of six, lead by …
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday cleared reformist political leader Pita Limjaroenrat in a case that could have seen him banned from parliament, and reinstated him as an MP. Issued on: 24/01/2024 – 09:38Modified: 24/01/2024 – 09:42 2 min The 43-year-old led the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) to win the most votes in last year’s …
AYODHYA, India (AP) — About 80 chartered flights have landed at the new international airport of India’s holy city of Ayodhya for Monday’s partial opening of the controversial grand temple for one of Hinduism’s most revered deities, Lord Ram. Ayodhya’s airport can barely accommodate the influx of private jets. “The planes will depart after dropping …