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Thailand's election commission petitions the Constitutional Court to suspend leading prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat, alleging his violation of campaign laws due to prior share ownership in a media company, iTV. 2023-07-12
Thailand reports a record for the fourth consecutive day of 11,784 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 415,170. 2021-07-19
After acquitting five Muslim men of murder, Thai judge Kanakorn Pianchana gives a speech complaining of corrupt pressure upon the judiciary, including in this case, to convict without sufficient evidence. He then shoots himself in the chest in court in Yala, but survives. Criticism from judges of the Thai legal system is rare, but rights groups claim Muslims often face trumped-up charges in the region, which is Muslim-majority and suffers from insurgency. 2019-10-5
At least 33 are dead and 23 missing after two passenger boats capsize off Phuket, Thailand. All are Chinese tourists. 2018-07-5
Thailand passes a law banning foreigners from hiring Thai women as commercial surrogate mothers. 2015-02-20
Flooding in Thailand reaches the residence of the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok, forcing her to withdraw from the Hawaii APEC summit to deal with the crisis. 2011-11-8
Toyota extends production cuts in Japan and Thailand due to parts shortages caused by the 2011 Thailand floods. 2011-11-4
Tens of thousands of people attempt to flee the Thai capital Bangkok as floodwaters rise. 2011-10-27
Floodwaters continue to rise on the outskirts of the Thai capital Bangkok, with floodwaters having reached Don Mueang International Airport, leading to the cancellation of many flights. 2011-10-25
The Governor of Bangkok, Sukhumbhand Paribatra, appeals for 1.2 million sandbags to protect the Thai capital from encroaching floods, which have killed over 300 people nationwide since July. 2011-10-18