Thousands join convoy protests against Thai PM
Thousands of protesters in cars and on bikes massed in Bangkok's central shopping district Sunday, one of several mobile rallies ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Thailand sees tougher curbs bite amid Bangkok curfew
Bangkok"•Over ten million people were placed under fresh COVID-19 restrictions and a curfew in the Thai capital Monday, as the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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