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This handout photo released on Dec. 27 by Thailand's Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission shows currency notes laid out on a desk after being found in the office of Ratchada Suriyakul na Ayutthaya, director-general of Thailand's Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, in Bangkok. (Photo: Thailand's Office of the National Anti-Corruption Commission / AFP)
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28 December 2022
Top Thai conservation official arrested on corruption charges
Japanese journalist Toru Kubota (C) is welcomed by his supporters upon his arrival at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport after being released from a Myanmar prison in Tokyo, Japan on November 18, 2022. Photo: AFP
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18 November 2022
Foreign prisoners freed in Myanmar arrive in...
A former British envoy, an Australian economic adviser and a Japanese journalist flew to...
This handout photo taken on March 24, 2021 and released by the Miss Grand International beauty pageant on March 25 shows Miss Grand International contestant Han Lay taking part in the national costume part of the contest in Bangkok. Photo: Miss Grand International / AFP
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24 September 2022
Outspoken Myanmar beauty queen held by Thai...
A Myanmar beauty queen who spoke out against the military coup in her homeland appealed...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) walks to his vehicle after disembarking his airplane at Bangkok Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok on July 9, 2022. Photo: Stefani Reynolds / POOL / AFP
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10 July 2022
Blinken’s Thailand visit includes quest for new...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds talks Sunday in Thailand as part of a renewed...
People walk around a shopping street in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 June 2022. Photo: EPA
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25 June 2022
Thailand relaxes mask rule to bolster pandemic-...
Thailand has dropped rules requiring people to wear masks from Friday, the government...
File photo shows bags of the drug crystal meth after being seized by Thai authorities in Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP
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30 January 2022
Laos makes second-biggest meth seizure
Laos police have made their second-biggest single seizure of illegal drugs, uncovering 36...
Thailand plans to reopen the capital Bangkok and 24 other destinations to fully vaccinated visitors in October, as the kingdom tries to salvage a tourism industry on its knees amid a deadly third wave of coronavirus infections. Romeo GACAD / AFP
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11 September 2021
Bangkok to reopen for vaccinated tourists in...
Thailand plans to reopen Bangkok to fully vaccinated visitors in October, officials said...