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Thai King reduces former PM Shinawatra's 8-year prison term to one year
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday reduced the prison sentence of the country's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one, according to CNN.
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Former Thai PM Shinawatra moved to hospital after exile return
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved from prison to a police hospital on Wednesday as he was suffering from chest pain, hypertension and low blood oxygen.
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Thailand: Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns after 15 years of exile
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
According to Nikkei Asia, his return comes hours before a parliamentary vote to elect a new prime minister, with his Pheu Thai party hoping to form a new government after having brokered a coalition. Thaksin fled Thailand in 2008, shortly before the Supreme Court sentenced him for helping
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World Athletics Championships: Tajinderpal Toor, Tejaswin Shankar to miss
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Toor had to withdraw due to a groin injury sustained in the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok last month. He heaved 20.23 m to secure a gold, but also injured himself. Toor had secured qualification for the World Championships with an Asian record-setting throw of 21.77 during the Int
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Thailand King's son back in country after 27 years
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Living in the United States from last many years, Vacharaesorn departed from John F Kennedy Airport on Aug 5 on board a Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong, where he took a connecting flight that landed at Suvarnabhumi on Sunday evening.
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Thailand bans book on King Vajiralongkorn before its publication
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Signed by police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas, the order states that “the cover and the articles represent the attitude of the author to defame, insult or threaten the King, the Queen, the Heir to the throne or the Regent; or to undermine national security, social stability or good
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Don’t be lured by fake job syndicates run by scammers offering IT jobs in
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Issuing a work advisory, the MoFA stated that Nepali nationals lured by high pay are being held hostage and coerced to do illegal works without pay in Myanmar.
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Sheffield School India Wins International School Award 2023, Emerges as Le
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26: Sheffield School India, a renowned educational institution, emerged triumphant at the prestigious International School Award 2023 held in Bangkok. The school was honored with the title of Emerging Play School Chain in India, solidifying its commitment to excellenc
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Thailand: Pita may be renominated for Prime Minister's post
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pita was nominated as the sole prime ministerial candidate at the joint sitting of the 500- stong House of Representatives and the 249 current senators on July 13, but he failed to win a majority vote. His eight-party alliance mustered only 324 votes, well short of the needed 375. The parlia
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Turmoil in Thailand as rivals derail election winner Pita's bid to become
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Thailand's political turmoil continues as the parliament voted to disqualify leading candidate Pita Limjaroenrat from a second shot at the position, Al Jazeera reported.
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Took forward Neighbourhood First and Act East: Jaishankar on BIMSTEC, MCG
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"Concluded a visit to Thailand for the BIMSTEC and Mekong Ganga Cooperation meetings. Took forward Neighbourhood First and Act East," Jaishankar said in a tweet.
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Jaishankar meets Nepali counterpart on sidelines of BIMSTEC meeting
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Nepali counterpart, Narayan Prakash Saud on Monday, on the sidelines of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Thailand's capital Bangkok.
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