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Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at a Thailand zoo

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation.

2025-07-11

Thailand's cabinet withdraws a controversial bill to legalize casinos

Thailand’s cabinet on Tuesday withdrew a controversial bill that aims to legalize casinos after the prime minister was suspended last week over an ethics investigation.

2025-07-08

Court suspends Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to investigate leaked phone call

Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader.

2025-07-01

32 Thai nationals arrested for allegedly smuggling meth, yaba into Korea

Korean police have arrested 32 Thai nationals on charges of smuggling methamphetamine and yaba into the country and distributing the drugs nationwide.

2025-06-30

Thai and Cambodian leaders visit disputed border as tensions simmer

The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia are visiting different parts of their disputed land border on Thursday as tensions between the two neighbors simmer over a territorial dispute and the Thai government teeters on the brink of collapse.

2025-06-26

Thailand banning cannabis sales without a prescription 3 years after decriminalization

Thailand is banning cannabis sales without prescriptions, citing concerns over child access and addiction, despite earlier decriminalization efforts aimed at boosting tourism and agriculture.

2025-06-26

Thailand moves to recriminalize cannabis, shaking $1 billion industry

Thailand's government is moving to recriminalize cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's narcotics list in 2022.

2025-06-25

Thailand blocks tourists from entering Cambodia as border tensions soar

Thailand began imposing land border restrictions Monday including blocking tourists heading into Cambodia as the two countries engage in retaliation in their border dispute.

2025-06-24

Korea, Thailand set to hold sixth round of economic partnership negotiations

Korea and Thailand begin their sixth round of negotiations for a bilateral economic partnership agreement (EPA) Tuesday, as the two sides seek to expand ties amid global trade uncertainty, Seoul's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said.

2025-06-10

Thailand marks opening of new consular office in Seoul's Yongsan District

Thai Ambassador to Korea Tanee Sangrat celebrated the opening of a new consular office in Yongsan District in central Seoul on Wednesday, promising improved support for Thai people in Korea.

2025-05-28