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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Thailand | The Guardian</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand</link> <description>Latest news and features from theguardian.com, the world's leading liberal voice</description> <language>en-gb</language> <copyright>Guardian News &amp; Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2024</copyright> <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 23:45:03 GMT</pubDate> <dc:date>2024-05-05T23:45:03Z</dc:date> <dc:language>en-gb</dc:language> <dc:rights>Guardian News &amp; Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2024</dc:rights> <image> <title>The Guardian</title> <url>https://assets.guim.co.uk/images/guardian-logo-rss.c45beb1bafa34b347ac333af2e6fe23f.png</url> <link>https://www.theguardian.com</link> </image> <item> <title>‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/04/inside-an-oven-how-life-in-south-east-asia-is-a-struggle-amid-sweltering-heat</link> <description><p>Governments issue health warnings as schools shut and crops fail, with fears that worse is to come as heatwave tightens grip</p><p>Extreme heat has gripped much of south and south-east Asia over recent weeks, killing dozens of people, forcing millions of students to miss school and destroying crops.</p><p>Both the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/asia-heatwaves-philippines-bangladesh-india">Philippines and Bangladesh shut schools</a> due to the unbearable heat last month, while governments across the region have issued health warnings. In Thailand, at least 30 people have died from heatstroke since the start of the year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/04/inside-an-oven-how-life-in-south-east-asia-is-a-struggle-amid-sweltering-heat">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/extreme-heat">Extreme heat</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">Climate crisis</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/bangladesh">Bangladesh</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/philippines">Philippines</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/myanmar">Myanmar</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-and-central-asia">South and central Asia</category> <pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 16:03:16 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/04/inside-an-oven-how-life-in-south-east-asia-is-a-struggle-amid-sweltering-heat</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/88847986a5cf3858409e9ffa1647f2db9c930f4a/0_341_5108_3064/master/5108.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=908d3a377b84b29587defdcdae34bd27"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/88847986a5cf3858409e9ffa1647f2db9c930f4a/0_341_5108_3064/master/5108.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=711e44a0fbb7d3db735cffb49fa5e9c8"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-05-04T16:03:16Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Wave of exceptionally hot weather scorches south and south-east Asia</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/asia-heatwaves-philippines-bangladesh-india</link> <description><p>Warnings of dangerous temperatures across parts of Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh and India as hottest months of the year are made worse by El Niño</p><p>Millions of people across South and Southeast Asia are facing sweltering temperatures, with unusually hot weather forcing schools to close and threatening public health.</p><p>Thousands of schools across the Philippines, including in the capital region Metro Manila, have suspended in-person classes. Half of the country’s 82 provinces are experiencing drought, and nearly 31 others are facing dry spells or dry conditions, according to the UN, which has called for greater support to help the country prepare for similar weather events in the future. The country’s upcoming harvest will probably be below average, the UN said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/asia-heatwaves-philippines-bangladesh-india">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-and-central-asia">South and central Asia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/india">India</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/bangladesh">Bangladesh</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/philippines">Philippines</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-crisis">Climate crisis</category> <pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 06:03:19 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/26/asia-heatwaves-philippines-bangladesh-india</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/965d18596d3d95ea330d15cdb5c883216accb537/0_430_6489_3895/master/6489.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=984c424b65c01498c71c51e31901b6ad"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Monirul Alam/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/965d18596d3d95ea330d15cdb5c883216accb537/0_430_6489_3895/master/6489.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=eceb863a2145446906763431f73247a1"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Monirul Alam/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe, south-east Asia correspondent and agencies</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-26T06:03:19Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Thai conscientious objector risks jail in rare refusal of military service</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/21/thai-conscientious-objector-risks-jail-in-rare-refusal-of-military-service</link> <description><p>Young men are forced to take part in conscript lottery, but the rich often avoid serving in army</p><p>Every April in Thailand young men take part in a lottery to determine whether they will be forced to do military service. Pull out a red card and you are drafted for up to two years. A black card means you are exempt.</p><p>When it was <a href="https://netiwit.com/">Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal’s</a> turn to draw a card this month, he refused, making a rare protest as a conscientious objector. If prosecuted, it is believed he could become the first person in Thailand to be imprisoned for avoiding the draft through civil disobedience. The offence carries a maximum sentence of three years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/21/thai-conscientious-objector-risks-jail-in-rare-refusal-of-military-service">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/protest">Protest</category> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2024 04:00:46 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/21/thai-conscientious-objector-risks-jail-in-rare-refusal-of-military-service</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/50521ed7fb4fcd6af9967510d5c5277f9846f6f5/475_164_3487_2091/master/3487.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=83c660a881a7edf13b46c48192a14765"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/50521ed7fb4fcd6af9967510d5c5277f9846f6f5/475_164_3487_2091/master/3487.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c6d91fc9491ec2f5301fbc8fcf637024"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-21T04:00:46Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Fighting rages at Myanmar’s border with Thailand as rebels target junta troops</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/20/fighting-rages-at-myanmars-border-with-thailand-as-rebels-target-junta-troops</link> <description><p>Thousands of civilians flee as resistance fighters fight to flush out soldiers holed up at eastern bridge border crossing </p><p>Fighting raged at Myanmar’s eastern border with Thailand on Saturday, both governments said, forcing 3,000 civilians to flee as rebels fought to flush out Myanmar junta troops holed up for days at a bridge border crossing.</p><p>Resistance fighters and ethnic minority rebels seized the key trading town of Myawaddy on the Myanmar side of the frontier on 11 April, a blow to a well-equipped military struggling to govern and facing a test of battlefield credibility.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/20/fighting-rages-at-myanmars-border-with-thailand-as-rebels-target-junta-troops">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/myanmar">Myanmar</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-and-central-asia">South and central Asia</category> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2024 18:58:40 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/20/fighting-rages-at-myanmars-border-with-thailand-as-rebels-target-junta-troops</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5bd201865219f5490e3576627c4195ee85bf7413/0_471_6408_3845/master/6408.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=723df113501d41ed2710523aaff4947a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Somrerk Kosolwitthayanant/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/5bd201865219f5490e3576627c4195ee85bf7413/0_471_6408_3845/master/6408.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=c77da54db5a7b25c644cc025240a8558"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Somrerk Kosolwitthayanant/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Reuters in Bangkok</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-20T18:58:40Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>The Chinese émigrés leaving the pressures of home for laid back Chiang Mai</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/the-chinese-emigres-leaving-the-pressures-of-home-for-laid-back-chiang-mai</link> <description><p>Thai tourist hotspot popular with backpackers has become an unlikely second home for thousands of Chinese people seeking alternative lifestyles</p><p>Approaching her mid-30s, Xiong Yidan reckons that most of her friends are on to their second or even third babies. But Xiong has more than a dozen. There is Lucky, the street dog from Bangkok who jumped into a taxi with her and never left. There is Sophie and Ben, sibling geese, who honk from morning to night. Boop and Pan, both goats, are romantically involved. Dumpling the hedgehog enjoys a belly rub from time to time. The list goes on.</p><p>Xiong nurtures her brood from her 8,000 square metre farm in Chiang Dao, a mountainous district in northern Thailand’s Chiang Mai province. Xiong has chronicled her journey from Beijing cryptocurrency marketing executive to farm girl in Thailand on social media; she’s particularly popular on Xiaohongshu, a female-focused app similar to Instagram, where she has more than 38,000 followers. Her account shows people that switching to a slower pace of life “is not just some illusion or idealistic thing, but is very actionable,” she says.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/the-chinese-emigres-leaving-the-pressures-of-home-for-laid-back-chiang-mai">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/china">China</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2024 04:00:13 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/13/the-chinese-emigres-leaving-the-pressures-of-home-for-laid-back-chiang-mai</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8bbae9da02d37164fe100112b0e29725a3203f40/0_120_1799_1080/master/1799.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=fa9c95329eb22f54d67c7adc18e2ce42"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Christopher Cherry/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8bbae9da02d37164fe100112b0e29725a3203f40/0_120_1799_1080/master/1799.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2cb403b86e103433b58dd1023d2d263c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Christopher Cherry/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Amy Hawkins and Christopher Cherry in Chiang Mai</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-13T04:00:13Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>As Thailand revels in Songkran water fights, tourist hub Samui suffers through drought</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/as-thailand-revels-in-songkran-water-fights-tourist-hub-samui-suffers-through-drought</link> <description><p>The resort island is facing days without running water, even as the country celebrates new year with water fights</p><p>Across Thailand, people are getting ready to take to the streets for a giant water fight to mark the new year. Roads will be lined with vendors selling water pistols, businesses will put out buckets of icy water for refills and no passersby is safe.</p><p>What began as a tradition of the Songkran festival to sprinkle water on the hands of elders, in a symbol of cleansing and reverence to mark the new year, has evolved into huge water fights that draw tourists from across the world.<br><br>But on the tourist resort island of Samui, the water fights and celebrations bely a long running problem: the island is parched. <br><br>Residents say taps can stop running for days, causing disruption to businesses and daily life.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/as-thailand-revels-in-songkran-water-fights-tourist-hub-samui-suffers-through-drought">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/elnino">El Niño southern oscillation</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/drought">Drought</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 13:15:54 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/12/as-thailand-revels-in-songkran-water-fights-tourist-hub-samui-suffers-through-drought</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/eaa84a45f39c78b7739cded62f61916f61d51490/0_104_3803_2282/master/3803.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1e6ee657f64600751f884462ca7bdae6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/eaa84a45f39c78b7739cded62f61916f61d51490/0_104_3803_2282/master/3803.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=571636a936d23b1d6a92778e7364f542"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Pongmanat Tasiri/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol in Bangkok</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-12T13:15:54Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>People flee to Thailand amid intense fighting in Myanmar – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/12/people-flee-to-thailand-amid-intense-fighting-in-myanmar-video</link> <description><p>There were queues at the Myanmar border on Friday as people attempted to flee to Thailand after the strategically vital town of Myawaddy fell to the anti-junta resistance, which has been growing in strength. The number of people crossing from Myawaddy to Thailand’s adjoining Mae Sot doubled earlier this week to about 4,000 a day, as fighting in Myanmar intensified. At the one fully operational border crossing at Mae Sot, in the west of Thailand, many of those fleeing Myanmar said they left their homes fearing for their safety after hearing the sound of aerial bombing</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/10/myanmar-rebels-thailand-border-surrender-power-junta">Myanmar: is the junta’s grip on power weakening and what next for its leadership?</a></p></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/12/people-flee-to-thailand-amid-intense-fighting-in-myanmar-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/myanmar">Myanmar</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:33:46 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/12/people-flee-to-thailand-amid-intense-fighting-in-myanmar-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a3b1850f119affd1f41c13b2381d97faf31ee12b/0_1033_3792_2277/master/3792.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=05c0bd974247018472cf2c8de598d529"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a3b1850f119affd1f41c13b2381d97faf31ee12b/0_1033_3792_2277/master/3792.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=899f8714edeae7af890e79308773030e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator /> <dc:date>2024-04-12T10:33:46Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Blow for Myanmar’s military as rebels say hundreds have surrendered at key border town</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/09/myanmar-military-rebels-myawaddy-karen-state-surrender-thailand</link> <description><p>Thailand PM says army is weakening after junta requests permission to land evacuation flight from Myawaddy across the border</p><p>Myanmar’s embattled military is on the brink of losing control of one of the country’s major border crossings, in another humiliating defeat to the junta.</p><p>Hundreds of soldiers have surrendered in the town of Myawaddy, near to the border with Thailand, according to opposition groups, while Myanmar junta authorities asked Thai officials for permission to land an evacuation flight across the border on Sunday. Thailand said it granted the request on humanitarian grounds, but clarified on Tuesday that it carried only cargo and no personnel, according to media reports.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/09/myanmar-military-rebels-myawaddy-karen-state-surrender-thailand">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/myanmar">Myanmar</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/south-and-central-asia">South and central Asia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 03:07:37 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/09/myanmar-military-rebels-myawaddy-karen-state-surrender-thailand</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4a35a9e5e3ce39f9195fb23d1c5f70bdc34efb47/0_55_1616_970/master/1616.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=429265245f4ad79ee2353c83029fd4c7"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Noomna Nakhonphnom/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/4a35a9e5e3ce39f9195fb23d1c5f70bdc34efb47/0_55_1616_970/master/1616.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=672db2d2d16ca7c6ab4bbc0830d68389"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Noomna Nakhonphnom/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe, south-east Asia correspondent and Lorcan Lovett in Mae Sot</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-09T03:07:37Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>No more monkey business: Thai city’s macaques to be put in enclosures</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/05/no-more-monkey-business-thai-lopburi-macaques-to-be-rounded-up-and-put-in-enclosures</link> <description><p>Primates are symbol of Lopburi but residents have had enough as monkeys resort to violence to get food</p><p>Mischievous long-tailed macaques are, for many, a symbol of the Thai city of Lopburi. Tourists flock to the city’s ancient temple to feed the macaques fresh fruit and photograph them as they maraud the streets. But, increasingly, residents say they have had enough.</p><p>This week, after growing complaints from residents, wildlife officials announced a plan to round up 2,500 of the urban monkeys and place them in large enclosures. It follows an incident in March where a woman’s knee wasdislocated after she was kicked in the back by a monkey that wanted her food. Separately, a man lost control of his motorcycle after a monkey tried to grab a bag of food from him.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/05/no-more-monkey-business-thai-lopburi-macaques-to-be-rounded-up-and-put-in-enclosures">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/animals">Animals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:20:32 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/05/no-more-monkey-business-thai-lopburi-macaques-to-be-rounded-up-and-put-in-enclosures</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/befb6a9f2e9871dccff7e7ca8252d18188e73675/0_152_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=210582c298f08c7bc49cb35bd7302ba2"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Chalida EKvitthayavechnukul/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/befb6a9f2e9871dccff7e7ca8252d18188e73675/0_152_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b06f41cdbc72e06320dad8e91aabd242"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Chalida EKvitthayavechnukul/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol in Bangkok</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-05T11:20:32Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Passengers jump into sea to escape Thai ferry fire</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/04/passengers-jump-into-sea-to-escape-thai-ferry-fire</link> <description><p>No casualties after fire engulfs ferry carrying 108 people from Surat Thani to Koh Tao</p><p>Panicked passengers jumped into the sea to escape a raging ferry fire in the Gulf of Thailand early on Thursday, and all 108 people onboard survived.</p><p>The overnight ferry from Surat Thani province was about to arrive at Koh Tao, a popular tourist destination off the Thai coast, when one of the passengers heard a crackling sound and smelled smoke.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/04/passengers-jump-into-sea-to-escape-thai-ferry-fire">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/water-transport">Water transport</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 12:23:41 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/04/passengers-jump-into-sea-to-escape-thai-ferry-fire</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/94beeec136dfb1a4b8b914565244711422f0cbcc/69_356_1734_1040/master/1734.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=be3ae459b9a4bec2e75e2b15cf26a889"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Koh Tao Rescue Handout/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/94beeec136dfb1a4b8b914565244711422f0cbcc/69_356_1734_1040/master/1734.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=56e19b48bf660789c776f0d8228bee24"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Koh Tao Rescue Handout/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Associated Press</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-04T12:23:41Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Passengers rescued after tourist ferry catches fire in Thailand – video</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/04/tourist-ferry-catches-fire-in-thailand-video</link> <description><p>More than 100 people were rescued from a fire on a ferry off the coast of Thailand. The ferry had been travelling to Koh Tao, known as 'death island', when a fire broke out in the engine room. Passengers and crew in lifejackets were rescued from the dense smoke and fire. Some had jumped into the sea to escape the blaze</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/04/tourist-ferry-catches-fire-in-thailand-video">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 11:24:42 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2024/apr/04/tourist-ferry-catches-fire-in-thailand-video</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/26cc13b810fb11409d8ded81d4492b6752d78bea/0_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=49a37eb3fb60d6beb1ca05e27ce0b46a"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/26cc13b810fb11409d8ded81d4492b6752d78bea/0_0_1800_1080/master/1800.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b720ce938946d96986e6271b8e8e8877"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Reuters</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator /> <dc:date>2024-04-04T11:24:42Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Schools close and crops wither as ‘historic’ heatwave hits south-east Asia</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/schools-close-and-crops-wither-as-historic-heatwave-hits-south-east-asia</link> <description><p>Governments across region grappling for response as temperatures soar to unseasonable highs</p><p>Thousands of schools in the Philippines have stopped in-person classes due to unbearable heat. In Indonesia, prolonged dry weather has caused rice prices to soar. In Thailand’s waters, temperatures are so high that scientists fear coral could be destroyed.</p><p>A “historic heatwave” is being experienced across south-east Asia, according to Maximiliano Herrera, a climatologist and weather historian. In updates posted on X, he said heat that was unprecedented for early April had been recorded at monitoring stations across the region this week, including in Minbu, in central Myanmar, where 44C was recorded – the first time in south-east Asia’s climatic history that such high temperatures had been reached so early in the month. In Hat Yai, in Thailand’s far south, 40.2 C was reached, an all-time record, while Yên Châu<em> </em>in north-west Vietnam hit 40.6C, unprecedented for this time of year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/schools-close-and-crops-wither-as-historic-heatwave-hits-south-east-asia">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/extreme-heat">Extreme heat</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/philippines">Philippines</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/malaysia">Malaysia</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 10:02:23 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/04/schools-close-and-crops-wither-as-historic-heatwave-hits-south-east-asia</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/471090c7c35175fb16573fe1bf8e6fc48447bef8/0_263_4000_2399/master/4000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=949e3d61ae687a30f1233d24a03320b6"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/471090c7c35175fb16573fe1bf8e6fc48447bef8/0_263_4000_2399/master/4000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=bd14ba9ad48ed7c1e7c51637def04e20"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-04-04T10:02:23Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Thailand poised to legalise same-sex marriage after parliament passes bill</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/thailand-poised-legalise-same-sex-marriage-parliament-passes-bill</link> <description><p>Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to make country the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex unions</p><p>Lawmakers in Thailand’s lower house of parliament have overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in south-east Asia to legalise equal rights for marriage partners of any gender.</p><p>Four hundred of 415 lawmakers present voted for the bill on Wednesday and footage from inside parliament <a href="https://x.com/PheuThaiParty/status/1772915194777538833?s=20">showed</a> people standing and applauding afterwards.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/thailand-poised-legalise-same-sex-marriage-parliament-passes-bill">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/lgbt-rights">LGBTQ+ rights</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/marriage">Marriage</category> <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:10:49 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/27/thailand-poised-legalise-same-sex-marriage-parliament-passes-bill</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e8aebb6ab14687d5448ce7268c2fc545f1886bab/0_126_2971_1784/master/2971.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=16c1abc0e01b8d46c022a45359f027f9"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e8aebb6ab14687d5448ce7268c2fc545f1886bab/0_126_2971_1784/master/2971.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=4d8220562d4b89b6d71b3421c504cb34"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Michael Tatarski</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-03-27T11:10:49Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Thailand election body seeks to dissolve progressive party that won 2023 vote</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/13/thailand-move-forward-party-could-be-dissolved-progressive-anti-defamation-law</link> <description><p>Move comes after court found that efforts to amend lese majeste laws by Move Forward party were unconstitutional</p><p>Thailand’s election body has said it will seek the dissolution of a pro-reform party that won the most votes in last year’s election, saying there is evidence the party “undermines the democratic system with the king as the head of state”.</p><p>Move Forward came top in last year’s election after promising major reforms, including to amend Thailand’s draconian lese-majesty law, under which criticism of the powerful royal family can lead to up to 15 years in prison. However, the party was<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/thaksin-shinawatra-anger-and-anticipation-in-thailand-as-exiled-former-pm-expected-to-return"> blocked from taking power</a> by military-appointed senators, and has faced legal cases.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/13/thailand-move-forward-party-could-be-dissolved-progressive-anti-defamation-law">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2024 01:05:16 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/13/thailand-move-forward-party-could-be-dissolved-progressive-anti-defamation-law</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e7b7c0388eb88715e52ecfe2e91c1c2e6a96b07e/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=d1983363338d64ed7f9e1dfe0538c5ac"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e7b7c0388eb88715e52ecfe2e91c1c2e6a96b07e/0_0_6000_3600/master/6000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=f0eddec9d331c9a0c37fbab96febc865"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-03-13T01:05:16Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Red panda found in luggage of smuggling suspects at Thailand airport</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/red-panda-found-in-luggage-of-smuggling-suspects-at-thailand-airport</link> <description><p>Bangkok customs officers arrest six after finding 87 animals, including lizards, birds, a monkey and snakes</p><p>Thai customs officials have arrested six Indian nationals for attempting to smuggle dozens of wild animals, including a red panda and cotton-top tamarin monkey, out of the country.</p><p>Officers found 87 animals, including monitor lizards, birds and snakes, packaged inside the suspects’ checked luggage at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport. They were trying to fly to Mumbai.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/red-panda-found-in-luggage-of-smuggling-suspects-at-thailand-airport">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/illegal-wildlife-trade">Illegal wildlife trade</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/animals">Animals</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/wildlife">Wildlife</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 08:38:19 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/red-panda-found-in-luggage-of-smuggling-suspects-at-thailand-airport</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6436fc9bbdaf72ab738f2a34349998fd455dde6c/0_115_3500_2099/master/3500.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=41c3fb6dff1fa2952d12d7b2cac01986"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Thailand's Customs Department/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/6436fc9bbdaf72ab738f2a34349998fd455dde6c/0_115_3500_2099/master/3500.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=53fd1457d436a22157478534f038b17b"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Thailand's Customs Department/AFP/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-03-07T08:38:19Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Anthony Albanese flatly denies claim Thai PM asked for slowing of fuel efficiency standards</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/06/anthony-albanese-flatly-denies-claim-thai-pm-asked-for-slowing-of-fuel-efficiency-standards</link> <description><p>According to Thai government Srettha Thavisin asked for new standards to be gradually implemented to protect exports</p><ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">morning and afternoon news emails</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has denied that the Thai prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, asked him to slow the introduction of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/07/australia-vehicle-emissions-standards-nves-evs">Australia’s planned fuel efficiency standard</a>, as tensions simmer between climate advocates and car companies over the proposal to import cleaner vehicles.</p><p>Albanese and Thavisin met on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Asean summit in Melbourne. An account of the conversation released by the Thai government said Thavisin raised Australia’s proposed fuel efficiency standard and how it might affect car exports from his country.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/06/anthony-albanese-flatly-denies-claim-thai-pm-asked-for-slowing-of-fuel-efficiency-standards">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australian-foreign-policy">Australian foreign policy</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australia-news">Australia news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/anthony-albanese">Anthony Albanese</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/australian-politics">Australian politics</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/automotive-emissions">Automotive emissions</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/environment">Environment</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/electric-vehicles-australia">Electric vehicles</category> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 08:46:12 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/06/anthony-albanese-flatly-denies-claim-thai-pm-asked-for-slowing-of-fuel-efficiency-standards</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e0de0a8e663a4d984fd2b189ba356b28a250b4d6/302_15_2755_1652/master/2755.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=20d685f508f2af6d61bb4035b164c20c"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e0de0a8e663a4d984fd2b189ba356b28a250b4d6/302_15_2755_1652/master/2755.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ccfc97a82e79cda5ec1667b035c6b3a0"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Elias Visontay and Daniel Hurst</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-03-06T08:46:12Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>24 in 2024: first job, making money and avoiding ghosts in Thailand</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/24-in-2024-first-job-making-money-and-avoiding-ghosts-in-thailand</link> <description><p>Titapa Thaipreecha is back living with her parents in Bangkok and will soon veer away from her engineering degree to take a corporate job</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/series/24-in-2024">Read more from our 24 in 2024 series</a></li></ul><p><em>Twenty-four in 2024 is a series on the lives, hopes and fears of 24-year-olds around the world in a year of election uncertainty, conflict and climate change.</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/24-in-2024-first-job-making-money-and-avoiding-ghosts-in-thailand">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/global-development">Global development</category> <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:05:04 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/26/24-in-2024-first-job-making-money-and-avoiding-ghosts-in-thailand</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/66e7677394ad43cbf2f1ba71090ec989f0d5750d/0_121_7463_4480/master/7463.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=1756f0560d34cd33d51605ea78d256f5"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Lauren DeCicca/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/66e7677394ad43cbf2f1ba71090ec989f0d5750d/0_121_7463_4480/master/7463.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=2bce9628bc2148691733061f3cc6024e"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Lauren DeCicca/The Guardian</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Titapa Thaipreecha as told to Rebecca Ratcliffe</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-02-26T00:05:04Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Singapore sought exclusivity deal over Taylor Swift concerts in south-east Asia, Thai PM alleges</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/19/singapore-sought-exclusivity-deal-over-taylor-swift-concerts-in-south-east-asia-thai-pm-alleges</link> <description><p>Srettha Thavisin claims promoter told him Singaporean government offered ‘subsidies’ of $2m-$3m a show</p><p>Thailand’s prime minister has claimed that Singapore sought a deal with Taylor Swift to prevent her from playing elsewhere in south-east Asia on her Eras tour.</p><p>Srettha Thavisin said the concert promoter AEG had informed him that the Singaporean government offered subsidies of US$2m-$3m (£1.6m-£2.4m) a show as part of an exclusivity agreement.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/19/singapore-sought-exclusivity-deal-over-taylor-swift-concerts-in-south-east-asia-thai-pm-alleges">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/singapore">Singapore</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/music/music">Music</category> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:37:56 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/feb/19/singapore-sought-exclusivity-deal-over-taylor-swift-concerts-in-south-east-asia-thai-pm-alleges</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7d781fc904c2c9f0f8e75518baa5254541baea37/184_1010_4883_2929/master/4883.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=027a1151a49b8f1a4e5a07722a4475de"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/7d781fc904c2c9f0f8e75518baa5254541baea37/184_1010_4883_2929/master/4883.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=e6ff8905d19309339d78044bf88a569d"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Rebecca Ratcliffe in Bangkok</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-02-19T11:37:56Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole from police hospital</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/17/former-thai-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-about-to-be-released-on-parole</link> <description><p>Formerly exiled billionaire freed six months into eight-year sentence due to age and health</p><p>Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been freed on parole and returned home, six months after he was arrested on his dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile.</p><p>The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, was jailed for eight years on graft and abuse-of-power charges after he arrived in Thailand in August.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/17/former-thai-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-about-to-be-released-on-parole">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thaksin-shinawatra">Thaksin Shinawatra</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 01:03:45 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/17/former-thai-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-about-to-be-released-on-parole</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0604dc18b3aaa47a59a4cc5212fdbbc051830dbf/0_166_5000_3002/master/5000.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=22131e04491a9e5e954312ad264f878f"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <media:content width="460" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0604dc18b3aaa47a59a4cc5212fdbbc051830dbf/0_166_5000_3002/master/5000.jpg?width=460&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ece8731a5e46c7385f88151997491953"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Sakchai Lalit/AP</media:credit> </media:content> <dc:creator>Agence France-Presse in Bangkok</dc:creator> <dc:date>2024-02-18T01:03:45Z</dc:date> </item> <item> <title>Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be freed</title> <link>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/13/former-thai-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-jail-release-corruption-charges</link> <description><p>Billionaire politician was jailed on corruption charges in August last year after returning from self-imposed exile </p><p>Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom’s justice minister has said, possibly as soon as the weekend – just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.</p><p>The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, was <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/22/thaksin-shinawatra-anger-and-anticipation-in-thailand-as-exiled-former-pm-expected-to-return">jailed for eight years</a> on graft and abuse of power charges in August, but within days had his sentence cut to one year by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/13/former-thai-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-jail-release-corruption-charges">Continue reading...</a></description> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thailand">Thailand</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/thaksin-shinawatra">Thaksin Shinawatra</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/asia-pacific">Asia Pacific</category> <category domain="https://www.theguardian.com/world/world">World news</category> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:38:37 GMT</pubDate> <guid>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/13/former-thai-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-jail-release-corruption-charges</guid> <media:content width="140" url="https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e6678fc286a1acb1e96680f078c9457f56270232/0_77_5406_3244/master/5406.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=b3bdc6422ff03c8e737951c31d02a5b3"> <media:credit scheme="urn:ebu">Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty 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