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Thailand votes 'yes' to teach politicians a lesson
Critics of the government say the charter will enshrine the military's political role for years to come
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Thailand's referendum: what you need to know
Thai constitutions tend to get torn up and rewritten whenever the power balance shifts
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Thailand warns against Pokemon hunting in polling booths
Pokemon Go was made available in Thailand on Saturday
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The Thai village using poop to power homes
Villagers in Pa Deng have become early adopters and evangelists for an unusual alternative energy source: poop
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Strengthening ties: Thai delegation visits ICCI
ICCI president said Pakistan could facilitate Thailand in promoting trade with South and Central Asian countries
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Thai police charge two eight-year-old girls who tore down pink lists
They confessed to tearing down the voter lists
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Pressure mounts on Thai junta over fake bomb detectors
It was in fact a useless home-made plastic box with a radio antenna, made for $6 but sold for between $3,300-$13,000
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Thai PM says won't resign whatever August referendum outcome
The August 7 referendum will be the first national vote in Thailand since the coup
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Thailand's king continues treatment for water build-up on the brain: palace
The king has been treated for various ailments during a year-long hospitalisation in the Thai capital
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King Power buys $225m stake in Thai Air Asia
King Power has purchased 39 percent of Asia Aviation from its CEO Tassapon Bijleveld for 7.945 billion baht
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Thai pilot jokes about crashing plane carrying ousted PM
Yingluck Shinawatra's administration was toppled by a military coup two years ago
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Thai king improving after heart operation: palace
Last month doctors announced he had been successfully treated for hydrocephalus as well as a lung and knee infection
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Thailand road accident kills 11 school staff
The passengers were from a small private elementary school in eastern Bangkok
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Two Chinese tourists killed in latest Thai speedboat crash
Tourism is a key source of revenue for Thailand, but accidents involving travellers are common
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Thailand first in Asia to eliminate mother-to-baby HIV: WHO
The country went from 100,000 HIV cases in 1990 to more than a million three years later, fuelled by huge sex trade
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Translator for Bangkok bomb suspects held on drug charges
Sirojiddin Bakhodirov was arrested this week with small amounts of marijuana and crystal meth.
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Dozens of dead cubs found at Thai tiger temple
Animals rights groups have accused the temple of complicity in the hugely lucrative black-market wildlife trade
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Speedboat crash kills three tourists in Thailand
Three women from Great Britain, Germany and Hong Kong were killed in the accident on Thursday
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17 girls dead in fire at school dormitory in Thailand
The fire started late at night, meaning many of the children were asleep and unable to escape
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Ailing Thai king treated for excess fluid in spine and brain
The king, 88, is the object of an intense personality cult
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Palace and parade for Leicester on Thai tour
The East Midlands team is currently visiting football-mad Southeast Asian nation as part of publicity blitz
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Thai students caught using 'Mission Impossible' exam spy glasses
Three students used glasses with wireless cameras embedded in their frames to transmit images and receive answers
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Sacred bulls predict rainfall for parched Thailand
The bovine prophecy comes during the kingdom's much-watched annual royal ploughing ceremony
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UN rights chief urges Thailand to roll back military's powers
The military has banned political gatherings, censored media and tried dissenters in military courts
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Road deaths soar during Thailand's 'Seven Deadly Days'
Thailand records more than 440 road deaths during its new year festival dubbed the 'Seven Deadly Days'
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Thai festival kicks off despite junta call to water down party
Thais and tourists took to the streets on Wednesday to drench each other in a mass water fight
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13 pictures of Thailand's Songkran water festival
The celebration is rich in other symbolic traditions including visiting local temples, offering food to Buddhist monks
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Thailand investigates 16 people on Panama Papers list
Thai authorities have so far found no evidence of wrongdoing
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Three dead after Thai train crashes into tour bus: police
Thailand has the world's second most dangerous roads in terms of per capita deaths
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Hope fades to fear for Chinese refugees in junta-run Thailand
Bangkok's refugees currently hail from nearly 50 countries with Pakistanis making up the biggest block
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Bangkok slaps curfew on world's biggest water fight amid drought
Thailand is facing its worst water shortage in two decades, with 14 out of 76 provinces hit
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Car bomb injures seven in Thailand's rebellious south
Bomb detonates outside urban police station in Pattani province, one of 3 Muslim-majority states wracked by rebellion
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No respite in Thailand for fleeing Pakistani Christians
Pastor Joshua, from Lahore, had to flee to Thailand after he was punished for converting from Islam to Christianity
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The island hop: Exploring Thailand
The very best to see, eat, and shop across four different islands in Thailand
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Thai Mad Men tugging on heartstrings with 'sadverts'
So-called sadvertising has exploded around world as brands jostle to engage customers and stand out from competitors
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Five Pakistanis arrested in Thailand for involvement in fake passports ring
Some of the nearly 200 travel documents found in a Monday raid on Jafary's home were completely forged
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Thai father murders 4 children following spat with wife
Police said the man barricaded himself inside his house after murdering two sons and two daughters
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Thailand 'angel doll' vendors raided in tax bust
Officials confiscate over 100 dolls and arrest three vendors in Bangkok for allegedly failing to pay import taxes
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Malaysia confirms Thailand debris not from MH370
The announcement appeared to end speculation about a link to the doomed aircraft
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Thai skin whitening ad provokes race storm
It is the latest marketing gaffe to draw accusations of racism in a kingdom obsessed with skin colour
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Thai king's favourite dog dies, after 'insult' arrest
Thailand King Bhumibol Adulyadej penned a heartfelt book about her attributes in 2002
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Bus crash: Malaysian family's holiday turns to tragedy
Bus crash in Thailand kills 13 Malaysian tourists and severely injured several others
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Thai man faces up to 37 years in prison for insulting King's dog
Thanakorn Siripaiboon, 27, has been charged by police with lese majeste for a "satirical" Facebook post
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Thai crown prince leads mass cycling event 'for Dad'
Prince Vajiralongkorn, 63, will ride with tens of thousands of yellow-clad cyclists through the streets of Bangkok
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Syrians linked to Islamic State in Thailand 'to attack Russian interests'
Ten Syrians "related to" Islamic State entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said
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Thai general sought as royal defamation probe widens
Arrest warrants have been issued for Thai General Suchart Prommai and two other senior police officers
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Thai summit to spotlight Myanmar, Bangladesh over migrant crisis
Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims have fled western Myanmar in recent years
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Thai, 77, charged with sedition 'for giving protesters flowers'
The charge carries up to seven years in jail and has been controversially wielded by the junta against its critics
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Two dead as bomb hits army vehicle in restive Thai south
Shortly afterwards security forces narrowly escaped a second attack, when police were called away to another location
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Gruesome piercing at bizarre Thai vegetarian festival
The piercing is carried out by temple volunteers, who push the thick metal objects through participants' cheeks