Новости по теме Thailand

Five dead, 53 hurt in Thai bus cliff plunge Five people died, including a seven-month-old baby and a Belgian woman, and 53 were injured when a Thai tour bus plummeted off a hillside in northern Thailand after its brakes failed.

08 April 2013

Ruthless crime gangs driving global wildlife trade Ruthless and heavily armed "criminal syndicates" linked to drug smugglers and militias are running the global wildlife trade and turning their guns on the park rangers tasked with protecting endangered species.

09 March 2013

Thai tourist industry 'driving' elephant smuggling Smuggling the world's largest land animal across an international border sounds like a mammoth undertaking, but activists say that does not stop traffickers supplying Asian elephants to Thai tourist attractions.

02 March 2013

Thailand, rebel group agree to seek peace talks Thailand signed its first-ever public agreement with a rebel group in its Muslim-majority south on Thursday, pledging to work toward peace talks aimed at ending a festering insurgency.

01 March 2013

British world cycle couple dead in Thai crash: police A British couple who were 18 months into a trip around the world by bicycle have been killed in a road accident in Thailand.

18 February 2013

Thai couple smooch to a new world record A kiss lasting nearly two-and-a-half days propelled one determined Thai couple to a new record for the world's longest smooch on Valentine's Day.

15 February 2013

Kazakhstan won Thailand in Fed Cup A Kazakhstan duo played against Noppawan Lertcheewakarn/Varatchaya Wongteanchai. This was a tough match for the Kazakhstan’s tennis players.

08 February 2013

Tennis: Shvedova unexpectedly looses to 19-y.o. Kumkhumas of Thailand Kazakhstan's Shvedova experienced problems with her back during the second set. This cost her the victory.

08 February 2013

Tennis: Kseniya Pervak defeats her yet another rival at Fed Cup Kazakhstan’s Pervak played against Thailand’s Nudnida Luangnam who is ranked 212th in the WTA ranking.

08 February 2013

Syringes, surgery and slaps: Thais suffer for beauty From breast-slapping and gold thread face-lifts, to vaginal whitening soaps and olive oil penis enlargements, image obsessed Thais are going to ever increasing extremes in the quest for beauty.

27 January 2013

Thailand grants access to presumed Rohingya: UN The UN's refugee arm said Wednesday it had permission from Thailand to access some 850 people, many thought to be from Myanmar's Rohingya minority, held after raids on hidden camps in the Thai south.

16 January 2013

Kazakhstan beauty won Miss Photogenic at Miss Tourism World 2012 Russia’s Tatyana Maksimova became Miss Tourism World 2012, while Kazakhstan beauty became Miss Photogenic of the pageant.

19 December 2012

New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.

18 December 2012

Thai 'Red Shirt' protest leaders go on trial A terrorism trial against Thai leaders of the 2010 "Red Shirt" protests began on Friday, a day after the nation's former premier was charged over his role in the deadly unrest.

15 December 2012

Hundreds of Thai schools close after teacher attacks Teachers in Thailand's restive south suspended lessons at hundreds of schools Thursday after gun attacks on two educators this week, in the second recent class stoppage in the region over security fears.

06 December 2012

Thais pack Bangkok for king's birthday celebration Tens of thousands of Thais crowded central Bangkok on Wednesday for a rare address by King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, as part of celebrations for his 85th birthday.

05 December 2012

Tensions flare at political rally in Bangkok Thai police fired tear gas and detained dozens of people as tensions flared at an anti-government protest Saturday in Bangkok, the scene of several outbreaks of violent unrest in recent years.

25 November 2012

PHOTO: Astana student will represent Kazakhstan at Miss World Tourism pageant in Bangkok Participants of the pageant will visit all main tourist attractions of the country prior to the final show of the contest.

12 November 2012

Asia battles drug-resistant malaria Drug-resistant malaria is spreading in Asia, experts warned as a high-level conference opened Wednesday with the aim of hammering out an action plan to strengthen the region's response.

31 October 2012

Thai 'transgender airline' grounded over finances Months after taking to the skies with Thailand's first transsexual air crew, fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea.

22 October 2012

site.news_by_theme Thailand