Sources: Bangkok Post UPI
Thailand reports its first locally transmitted cases of the South African Lineage B.1.351 variant in three test samples from a cluster of infections that could be linked to illegal immigration in the southern portion of the country. 2021-05-22
Thailand announces the closure of educational institutions, pubs, bars, karaoke shops, and massage parlours; a ban on alcohol sales at restaurants; and a ban on gatherings of more than 50 people for at least two weeks, beginning April 18, due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-04-16
Thailand's digital minister threatens action against Facebook for not complying with the government request to restrict content that is illegal in the country, including insults of King Vajiralongkorn. Facebook responded by disabling English-to-Thai automatic translations. 2020-08-3
The largest street demonstration in Thailand since the 2014 Thai coup d'état erupts at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok with around 2,500 protesters demanding the government's resignation, parliament's dissolution, and the rewriting of the constitution, defying a coronavirus ban on gatherings 2020-07-18
Thailand announces the possible discovery of a "cure" for the coronavirus after a confirmed coronavirus patient tested negative for the virus 48 hours after being given an "anti-HIV" drug. 2020-02-3
The Philippines asks the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague to invalidate China's claims to virtually all of the South China Sea. The hearing was attended by observers from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. 2015-07-9
The wife of Thailand's crown prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, Princess Srirasmi, resigns her royal status following a corruption probe of her relatives. The King of Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej grants her a divorce. 2014-12-13
In Thailand, more than 200 people are killed by floods during a severe monsoon season, with 58 of the country's 77 provinces affected. 2011-10-5
Four people are charged in connection with the Santika Club fire in Thailand on December 31, 2008. [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-local-33060-prosecutors-indict-7-for-santika-blaze ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019 2010-02-17