Sources: IOL
Thailand summons Iran's ambassador, demanding an apology and an explanation for the attack on the bulk carrier MV Naree 6 in the waters of the Strait the previous day. 2026-03-12
Thai wheelchair fencer Saysunee Jana becomes the first female wheelchair fencer, and the second overall, to win gold medals in all three fencing disciplines, épée, foil, and sabre. 2024-09-8
Three people are killed and four others are injured in a bombing near Khlong Ngae railway station, Phang Nga, Thailand. 2022-12-6
At least 79 civilians are killed and 20 others are injured when Islamist militants attack two villages simultaneously in Tillabéri, Niger, near the border with Mali. 2021-01-2
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
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej, 88, the world's longest reigning monarch, is in unstable condition after a hemodialysis treatment. 2016-10-9
The European Union warns Thailand that the country needs to quickly address the human rights and slavery issues in its seafood industry if it wants to avoid an EU import ban. 2015-12-18
Thailand agrees to peace talks with Muslim rebels for the first time after 20 years of conflict. 2013-02-28
At least eight people are killed after three explosions in Thailand's Yala Province. 2012-03-31
Eight soldiers are killed during two roadside bombs in Narathiwat and Yala in Thailand. 2010-07-2