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Thai court removes PM Srettha Thavisin from office over cabinet appointment of Cabinet member previously imprisoned for an alleged bribery attempt. — 14 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 92 media reports (LINK)
Thailand is making it easier for travelers to stay longer: a new five-year visa targeted at remote workers and other travelers: up to 180 days per visit, on a multiple-entry basis, within five years — 28 July 2024 (LINK)
— To apply, travelers need to show evidence that they have a minimum of 500,000 baht (about $13,800) in funds, as well as documents to support the purpose of their visit, such as a letter from a medical center or proof of employment status outside of Thailand. The visa, which costs 10,000 baht, does not permit applicants to seek employment in Thailand.
Thailand becomes first South-East Asian country to legalize same sex marriage — ground.news: 107 media reports — 17 June 2024 (LINK)
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted, accused of insulting monarchy — ground.news: 86 media reports — 17 June 2024 (LINK)
Monarchy reform activist in Thailand dies in detention at 28 after months of a hunger strike — ground.news: 18 media reports — 14 May 2024 (LINK)
Heatstroke kills 30 in Thailand this year as kingdom bakes — ground.news: 15 media reports — 25 April 2024 (LINK)
Thai doctor offered bribe to drop lawsuit in Swiss scandal — thethaiger.com — 10 April 2024 (LINK)
Thailand to ban recreational cannabis use by year-end: Draft law proposes fines up to $1,700 for recreational use and prison time for selling cannabis without permission — ground.news main source: Reuters, 20 media reports — 28 February 2024 (LINK)
Elephants terrorising villagers in Thailand — yahoo.com — 27 February 2024 (LINK)
— Recent efforts to bring back the animals — including a ban on hunting with a ten-year jail sentence for killing elephants — have been coupled with an ever-shrinking natural habitat. "Naturally elephants will not attack, but people throw 'ping pong bombs' and make loud noises to drive the elephants away," a researcher says. "Now [the elephants have] become more aggressive."
Figures vary, but the Eastern Elephants Education Centre has tracked 90 human fatalities in this luscious region since 2018 — including four since the Telegraph visited just a fortnight ago. Close to 100 elephants have also died nationwide.
Thai prime minister says visa-free policy for Chinese visitors to be made permanent in March — ground.news: 37 media reports — 2 January 2024 (LINK)
Six dead, tens of thousands hit by southern Thailand flooding — ground.news: 14 media reports — 27 December 2023 (LINK)
Floods hit Thailand's south; tens of thousands affected — ground.news: 17 media reports — 25 December 2023 (LINK)
Thai former soldier shoots dead bride and two of her relatives at own wedding after wedding party argument — ground.news: 23 media reports — 25 November 2023 (LINK)
Thailand's Cabinet approves a marriage equality bill to grant same-sex couples equal rights — AP — 21 November 2023 (LINK)
Miss Universe pageant owner files for bankruptcy in Thailand 1 year after purchase — ground.news: 20 media reports — 9 November 2023 (LINK)
Thai police seizes $8.15 million worth methamphetamine pills and other drugs — Reuters ● — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
Lawyer who called for Thai monarchy reforms sentenced to 4 years for royal insults — Reuters ● — 26 September 2023 (LINK)
Thai king's estranged son urges open discussion of monarchy, in rejection of anti-defamation law — ground.news main source: AP, 9 media reports — 20 September 2023 (LINK)
Srettha Thavisin to become Thai PM after securing endorsement of parliament hours after return from 17-year exile — ground.news: 87 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)
Court clears the way for Thai Parliament to pick a new prime minister 3 months after elections — ground.news: 13 media reports — 17 August 2023 (LINK)
— Thailand's Constitutional Court declined to rule on a complaint over the rejection of the progressive Move Forward Party's leader as a prime ministerial candidate, clearing the way for Parliament to vote for a new prime minister. The court's decision was based on the grounds that the complainants were not directly affected by Parliament's decision and therefore not entitled to submit the case.
