Sources: Al Jazeera
The Thai corrections department approves the early release of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption, citing his age and the limited time remaining on his sentence, with his release subject to probation conditions. 2026-04-29
At least 17 people are killed and 11 others are injured in flash floods caused by heavy rains and snowfall across Afghanistan. 2026-01-1
The Thai Supreme Court rules that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for corruption, declaring his prior hospital detention unlawful. 2025-09-9
Laos reports its first three imported cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in Thai migrant workers from Champasack. 2021-06-30
A Thai foreign ministry spokesman announces that Burmese junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will attend the next ASEAN Summit on April 24 in Jakarta, Indonesia, thereby marking his first foreign trip since taking power in the February 1 coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint. Local junta spokespeople refused to comment. 2021-04-17
Thailand's Food and Drug Administration approves the emergency use of the Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. 50,000 doses of the vaccine are expected to arrive in February. 2021-01-21
Thailand celebrates the 70th anniversary of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's accession to the Thai throne. 2016-06-9
Twenty-one provinces in Thailand are hit by flooding, affecting over 600,000 people. 2013-09-24
Flash floods in West Yorkshire, England, close the M1 motorway. 2012-06-10
The United Nations Security Council calls for a permanent ceasefire on the Thailand-Cambodia border near the Preah Vihear Temple. 2011-02-14