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Over 100 charged with insulting king in one year of Thai protests: tally

More than 100 protesters have been charged under Thailand's royal insult laws since last July, when rallies across the kingdom began demanding reforms to...

Olympics offer sign of hope in the time of pandemic, Pope says

Pope Francis said Sunday he hopes the Tokyo Olympics, which opened Friday, will be a sign of hope and “universal brotherhood” during the coronavirus...

Thailand sees tougher curbs bite amid Bangkok curfew

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Thailand sees tougher Covid-19 curbs bite, including Bangkok curfew

Over ten million people were placed under fresh Covid-19 restrictions and a curfew in the Thai capital Monday, as the kingdom battles a surge...

Sister of disappeared Thai activist demands answers

The sister of a Thai political activist who vanished in Phnom Penh a year ago on Friday demanded answers from the authorities, after 12...

Vaccine doses pass 1B as cases top new record

The number of COVID-19 jabs administered globally surpassed the onebillion mark on Saturday, offering hope even as the number of viruscases worldwide hit a...

Thai demonstrators clash with police at Grand Palace

Thai police used water cannon and rubber bullets outside Bangkok's Grand Palace Saturday after demonstrators broke through a barricade of shipping containers to demand...

Thai pro-democracy protesters return to streets calling for royal reforms

Thai pro-democracy protesters scaled a massive Bangkok monument Saturday, draping it in a crimson cloth and calling for the kingdom to abolish its draconian...

Women are frontliners in Thailand protests

Denouncing sexual violence, demanding abortion reform, and destigmatising sex work—once-taboo issues are finding public expression in Thailand as women take up leadership roles in...

Thai protesters target royal guards unit in latest rally

Hundreds of protesters marched on a barracks of Thailand's royal guards unit on Sunday hoisting inflatable rubber ducks high above their heads, a whimsical...

Thai pro-democracy leaders summoned over royal defamation

Twelve Thai pro-democracy protest leaders have been summoned by police to answer charges of royal defamation, the first use of the draconian law in...

Thai PM orders crackdown vs pro-democracy protesters

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered security agencies Thursday to crack down on pro-democracy protesters, as rights groups condemned police for using tear gas...

Thai MPs to vote as violence rises

Thai democracy protesters will return to the streets of Bangkok Wednesday, a day after six people were shot with live rounds in violent clashes,...

Thai protesters defiant after police use water cannon, tear gas on demo

Thai democracy activists vowed Tuesday to return to the streets after police fired water cannon and tear gas on demonstrators in the most violent...
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