Thai PM stacks cabinet with soldiersThailand's coup leader and newly appointed premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha received royal endorsement for a cabinet stacked with soldiers.
Myanmar makes $2.3mn heroin bust in 'Golden Triangle'Myanmar authorities have seized 140 kilograms (310 lbs) of heroin packed into blocks and hidden in a car in the notorious "Golden Triangle" area near the Thai border, police said.
Man shot dead in Thailand mosque attack: policeGunmen opened fire at a mosque in insurgency-hit southern Thailand, killing one man and injuring another a day after Muslims began observing the holy month of Ramadan, police said.
Khmer Rouge 'First Lady' hospitalised in Thailand: sonThe former "First Lady" of Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge regime has been hospitalised in neighbouring Thailand and is relying on a feeding tube and oxygen to survive, her son said.
23 May 2014 16:44
Thai army invokes martial law to quell unrestThailand's army declared martial law Tuesday after months of deadly anti-government protests, deploying armed troops in central Bangkok and censoring the media but insisting the move was "not a coup".
20 May 2014 13:46
Lao plane carrying defence chief crashes: Thai officialA Lao military plane carrying top officials including the defence minister crashed on Saturday in the north of the communist country, a Thai official said, without giving details of any casualties.
17 May 2014 14:42
Attack on Thai protest camp leaves 2 dead, 24 woundedGrenade blasts and gunfire rocked an anti-government protest site in Thailand's capital Thursday, leaving two dead and 24 wounded as fears of wider political violence mounted in the crisis-hit kingdom.
One dead, 23 injured in Thai quake: officialAn elderly woman died and 23 other people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to rattle the mountainous region popular with tourists.
06 May 2014 12:04
14 dead in northwest Thailand road accidentAt least 14 people were killed Wednesday when a truck carrying local villagers crashed in a mountainous region of northwest Thailand, police and hospital officials said.
30 April 2014 14:39
Nine Cambodians killed in Thai road accidentNine Cambodians were killed Friday when a mini-bus carrying migrant workers returning home for the Buddhist New Year crashed and burst into flames in eastern Thailand, police said.
11 April 2014 12:39
Thai 'Red Shirts' rally to support embattled PMThousands of Thai pro-government "Red Shirts" massed Saturday in a show of support for Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, warning that they would resist attempts to oust her through the courts.
15 dead in Thai school bus crashAt least 15 people, including 13 children, were killed when a bus carrying students on a trip to the seaside collided with a lorry in eastern Thailand Friday.
28 February 2014 10:41
Thai PM summoned by anti-graft panelThailand's prime minister has been summoned to face an anti-corruption panel Thursday to hear negligence charges that could lead to her removal from office, following months of mass opposition protests.
27 February 2014 15:04
Thai PM to be charged with neglect of dutyThai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be charged with neglect of duty over a rice farm subsidy scheme and could be removed from office if found guilty.
