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Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn is escorted by officers at a police station in Bangkok, Thailand on April 26, 2023.
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Thai court gives death penalty to woman accused of cyanide serial killings
<strong>Exploring Sukhotai: </strong>Sukhothai was the first capital of the Kingdom of Siam, in the 13th and 14th centuries. Today, its impressive Buddhist monasteries can be explored in the Sukhothai Historical Park, in Central Thailand.
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The ancient UNESCO-listed city that’s considered the cradle of Thai culture
Family members of the victims hold photos of their loved ones during a mass cremation for those who died in the Thai Bus Fire Tragedy at the Wat Khao Phraya Sangkharam School in Uthai Thani, Thailand, on October 08, 2024. The devastating bus fire in Pathum Thani, Thailand, resulted in the tragic deaths of at least 20 children and three teachers.
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Small town in Thailand holds mass cremation for 23 who died in a school trip bus fire
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She’s obsessed with baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng. So she flew across the world to see her
Rescue workers evacuate animals to higher ground at Elephant Nature Park after severe flooding caused the nearby river to overflow in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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About 100 rescued elephants escape flash floods at popular sanctuary in northern Thailand, two killed in evacuation
Rescuers gather at the site of a bus that caught fire, carrying young students with their teachers, in suburban Bangkok, Tuesday, October 1, 2024.
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Thai police arrest driver and work to identify victims of the school bus fire that killed 23
Siamese crocodiles in their enclosure at a crocodile farm in Lamphun, northern Thailand.
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Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 endangered crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure
Members of the LGBTQ+ community celebrate after the passing of the marriage equality bill in its second and third readings by the Senate, which will effectively make Thailand Asia's third territory to legalise same-sex unions, at the government house, in Bangkok, Thailand, June 18, 2024. REUTERS/Patipat Janthong
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Thailand’s king signs landmark same-sex marriage bill into law
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, known by her nickname 'Ung Ing' gestures during a press conference in Bangkok on August 15, 2024.
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Paetongtarn Shinawatra to become Thailand’s youngest prime minister in new political shake-up
Aug 16, 2024
Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to the media as he arrives at Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 14, 2024, the day the Constitutional Court rules on whether to remove him from office due to his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction.
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin removed from office in shock court ruling
Aug 15, 2024
Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward Party, during a news conference at the Thai Parliament complex in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, January 31, 2024.
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Thai court orders election-winning party to dissolve in major blow to kingdom’s popular progressive movement
Aug 7, 2024
A screengrab taken from a new promotional video by tech giant Apple, to show off its lineup of products, which has drawn criticisms that it depicts Thailand, where it was filmed, as a backward country.
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‘Terrible’: Apple removes new promo video after backlash in Thailand
Aug 3, 2024

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