Israel warns Iran may enter nuclear 'immunity zone'
- 18 Feb 2012 17:54 - Staff Reporter
- Israel's Defence Minister has called on world leaders to tighten sanctions on Iran before it enters a zone of immunity against its nuclear programme.
'Third sex' get chance to fly Thai high
- 20 Jan 2012 00:00 - Kate Hodal
- Thai airline becomes the first in the country to employ transgender people.
Drug mule's mom thought she was headed to Brazil
- 16 Dec 2011 17:26 - Staff Reporter
- Drug mule Nolubabalo Nobanda told her mother she would be out of the country, but not in Thailand -- she said she was headed for Brazil for vacation.
Anger mounts in flood-weary Bangkok
- 14 Nov 2011 16:48 - Thanaporn Promyamyai
- Bangkok residents are protesting as frustration mounts that parts of the Thai capital are suffering badly while the centre stays dry.
Thai PM plays down further flood risks to Bangkok
- 05 Nov 2011 10:10 - Staff Reporter
- Bangkok's well-protected centre is only at risk of "minor" flooding, the Thai premier says, as the deluge closed in on the metropolis.
Anger rises in flooded Bangkok as centre stays dry
- 31 Oct 2011 14:36 - Janesara Fugal
- Tensions are rising between Thai residents and authorities in flooded parts of Bangkok as hundreds protest that their homes are being sacrificed.
Flood threat wanes, but Bangkok's not out of woods yet
- 29 Oct 2011 10:45 - Staff Reporter
- Receding floodwaters north of Bangkok have reduced the threat to the Thai capital, but a rise in coastal high tides will still test flood defences.
Thousands flee Bangkok fearing breach of river banks
- 28 Oct 2011 19:31 - Staff Reporter
- Traffic clogged rounds out of the Thai capital as thousands of people fled ahead of a high tide expected to worsen floods.
Thailand calls holiday to allow escape from floods
- 25 Oct 2011 12:29 - Staff Reporter
- Thailand has announced a five-day holiday to give people the chance to escape floods closing in on Bangkok.
Bangkok continues battle against devastating floods
- 23 Oct 2011 10:29 - Staff Reporter
- Thai troops have reinforced vulnerable river barriers after a sudden rise in the water level set back efforts to contain the worst floods in decades.
Let the waters flow, declares Thailand's premier
- 20 Oct 2011 10:18 - Staff Reporter
- In a bid to prevent further flooding, Thailand's premier says she will order Bangkok to open all of its floodgates, but this poses risks of its own.
Nervous Bangkok on alert for Thai flood devastation
- 15 Oct 2011 07:17 - Janesara Fugal
- Thailand fought to keep floodwaters from flowing towards Bangkok as a spring tide hindered efforts to protect the economic hub's 12-million people.
Mass foetus find stokes Thai abortion debate
- 13 Jan 2011 12:09 - Amelie Bottollier-Depois
- Since the discovery in a Bangkok temple of more than 2 000 foetuses from illegal abortion clinics, the issue has shot up the national agenda.
Thailand to lift emergency rule in Bangkok
- 21 Dec 2010 08:12 - Boonradom Chitradon
- Thailand said it would lift a state of emergency in Bangkok and three neighbouring areas, seven months after a bloody military crackdown.
Massive clean-up after Bangkok riots
- 23 May 2010 08:55 - Staff Reporter
- Thai authorities launched a clean-up operation in Bangkok's charred commercial district on Sunday as the city prepared for the resumption of business.
Thai protesters abandon Bangkok refuge
- 20 May 2010 07:30 - Staff Reporter
- Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok on Thursday after a night of rioting and fires that veered towards anarchy.
Bangkok gripped by looting, arson
- 19 May 2010 13:43 - Anusak Konglang
- Huge fires swept through major buildings in Bangkok on Wednesday as looting and arson gripped the Thai capital after an army crackdown on protesters.
Thai protesters calm as battle raged to an end
- 19 May 2010 09:31 - Martin Petty
- As Thai troops staged a bloody operation to disperse red shirt protesters on Wednesday, thousands of demonstrators in a fortified camp appeared calm.
Thai peace talks falter amid tense stand-off
- 18 May 2010 09:56 - Staff Reporter
- Thai anti-government protesters agreed on Tuesday to talks brokered by lawmakers to end a crisis threatening to tear the country apart.
Thai troops close in on protest encampment
- 17 May 2010 14:15 - Staff Reporter
- Thai protesters ignored calls by the government to leave their central Bangkok camp on Monday as troops tightened a security cordon around the area.
