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Journalist killed by Thai army’s bullet

BANGKOK: An Italian photographer killed while covering the Thai military’s crackdown on anti-government protesters inBangkok three years ago was shot by a high-velocity bullet like

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Refugee children carry food received as aid and belongings salvaged from ruins of the Ban Mae Surin refugee camp near Mae Hong Son March 24, 2013. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Fire in Thai refugee camp kills 36

BANGKOK- A fire swept through a remote camp in northwestern Thailand for refugees from Myanmar, killing 36 and destroying hundreds of make-shift shelters, officials said on Sunday. The fire, which

42 die in fire at refugee camp in Thailand: official

Thailand: The toll from a blaze that swept through a camp in northern Thailand has risen to 42, a Thai official said Saturday, after hundreds of temporary homes for refugees

Thailand’s prime minister vows to end ivory trade

BANGKOK: Facing the possibility of sanctions, Thailand’s prime minister vowed for the first time to work toward ending her country’s trade in ivory. But she gave no timeline for implementing

Thailand, Muslim militants agree to peace talks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Thailand’s government signed a breakthrough deal with Muslim insurgents for the first time ever Thursday, agreeing to hold talks to ease nearly a decade of

Thai marines kill 16 militants who attacked base

NARATHIWAT, Thailand: Marines fending off a major militant assault on their base in Thailand’s violent south killed 16insurgents in an overnight shootout, authorities said Wednesday. It was the deadliest toll

Editor gets 10 years in jail for Thai royal insult

BANGKOK: A prominent Thai labor rights activist and magazine editor was sentenced to a decade in prison Thursday for violating much-debated laws designed to protect Thailand’s royal family. The verdict