Bangkok | The Asian Age

Saturday, Apr 20, 2024 | Last Update : 11:57 AM IST

Bangkok Page-3

A Thai court granted Mitsutoki Shigeta legal rights to take the children, saying he had ample money to care for them and had prepared nurses and nannies to look after the brood at a safe residence in Japan. (Photo: AFP)

Japanese 'baby factory' man gets custody of 13 kids born to Thai surrogates

Thai police in 2014 said DNA samples of Mitsutoki Shigeta links him to nine infants found under the care of 24-hour nannies in Bangkok.

20 Feb 2018 12:15 PM

More than 650,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh since Myanmar's military launched a brutal crackdown in August following attacks on police posts by a militant group. (Photo: Representational image)

1st camp to house Rohingyas will be ready next week: Myanmar official

The UN refugee agency said it is not involved in the process but is willing to play a 'constructive role' in the process if allowed.

15 Jan 2018 3:53 PM

The White House has contradicted Tillerson's offer of talks without preconditions, saying North Korea must first take 'sincere and meaningful actions toward denuclearisation.'

US special envoy hopes N Korea will accept Rex Tillerson's 'unconditional' talks

Joseph Yun told reporters in Bangkok on Friday that the talks could take place without preconditions.

15 Dec 2017 3:18 PM

'Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been reporting on events of global importance in Myanmar, and we learned that they have been arrested in connection with their work,' says Stephen J. Adler, President and Editor-in-Chief of Reuters. (Photo: Twitter/@stephenjadler)

2 journalists arrested in Myanmar, Reuters demand release

The journalists will be charged under colonial-era Official Secrets Act, penalty can be up to 14 years in prison.

14 Dec 2017 1:37 PM

Under the agreement, Rohingya are required to present residency documents, which few have, before being allowed to return to Myanmar. (Photo: AP/File)

Bangladesh, Myanmar sign agreement on return of Rohingya refugees

Myanmar announced the agreement but provided no details on how many Rohingya refugees would be allowed to return home.

24 Nov 2017 4:56 PM

The soldier allegedly shot her thrice in the back in front of shoppers at a local supermarket. (Representational Image | Photo: File)

Thailand: Wife shot to death by husband in supermarket; 2 others injured

Sirinporn Chumboonchu split with her husband upon learning about his affair.

18 Oct 2017 7:00 PM

More than 580,000 refugees have arrived in Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

Amnesty: Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women, children

In some villages, women and girls were raped or subjected to other sexual violence.

18 Oct 2017 1:28 PM

Thousands of Rohingyas have fled a military operation in Rakhine state, in Myanmar. (FIle Photo)

Myanmar leader Suu Kyi won't go to UN General Assembly amid Rohingya crisis

At least 370,000 ethnic Rohingya Muslims have fleed to nearby Bangladesh in less than three weeks.

13 Sep 2017 11:46 AM

A Rohingya insurgent group, the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, or ARSA, took responsibility for Thursday night's attacks on more than 25 locations, saying they were in defense of Rohingya communities that had been brutalized by government forces. (Photo: File/Representational)

Ongoing Myanmar clashes leave 96 dead, including 6 civilians

Myanmar is mostly Buddhist, but about 1 million Muslim Rohingya live in the northern part of Rakhine, where the violence is taking place.

27 Aug 2017 7:42 PM

Use of the country’s lese-majeste law has surged under the royalist junta that took power in a 2014 coup d’etat, with more than 100 people charged since the coup, according to legal monitoring group iLaw. (Photo: Representational/File)

Thai court sentences man for 18 years in prison for insulting monarchy

Tara, whose last name was withheld by his lawyer, was arrested in 2015 for sharing online materials allegedly insulting to the monarchy.

09 Aug 2017 11:36 AM

The trial on a charge of criminal negligence is nearing an end, with Yingluck delivering her closing statement today. (Photo: AFP)

Former Thai PM Yingluck pleads not guilty in graft case as trial nears end

Yingluck was banned from political office for five years after the national assembly appointed by the military government impeached her.

01 Aug 2017 11:27 AM

China and Southeast Asian countries agreed in May to a framework for a long-proposed code of conduct for the disputed waters. (Photo: Representational/File)

China says it wants to 'maintain stability' in disputed South China Sea

China claims most of the energy-rich sea through which about $5 trillion in ship-borne trade passes every year.

24 Jul 2017 6:34 PM

The mother of a victim of a sex-trafficking ring greeting a high-ranking police official. (Photo: AFP)

Girls referred as dessert: Thailand sex scandal puts spotlight on grim tradition

Until recently the most sinister part of that tradition, the procurement of underage girls, was well-known but rarely discussed.

25 Jun 2017 12:57 PM

In April, Thailand approved the first of three planned submarine purchases from China in a deal worth a total of more than $1 billion. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Thailand in USD 67 million deal to buy armoured personnel carriers from China

The purchase is the latest defence deal between Bangkok and Beijing amid warming ties since Thailand's military coup in 2014.

14 Jun 2017 2:34 PM

The third seeded B Sai Praneeth prevailed 17-21 21-18 21-19 over the fourth seeded Indonesian Jonatan Cristie in a contest that lasted an hour and 11 minutes.(Photo: PTI)

B Sai Praneeth wins Thailand Open; defeats Jonatan Christie 17-21, 21-18, 21-19

This is B Sai Praneeth's second consecutive title win, following the Singapore Open victory.

04 Jun 2017 7:19 PM

A Thai soldier stands guard as police officers investigate the lobby of Phramongkutklao Hospital, a military-owned hospital that is also open to civilians, in Bangkok after a bomb wounded more than 20 people, in Bangkok. (Photo: AP)

Bomb blast wounds 25 at Bangkok military hospital: Thai police

The deputy commissioner of the Royal Thai Police said investigators found traces of batteries and wires at the scene on Monday.

22 May 2017 2:22 PM

The unidentified man doused himself with gasoline before lighting himself on fire outside the gate of the embassy around noon, police said. (Photo: AP)

Thailand: Iranian burns self outside embassy, protests against elections

Pol Lt Col Noppadol Samart said the man was protesting on Friday's presidential vote in Iran.

19 May 2017 5:47 PM

A wild obese macaque named "Uncle Fat," who was rescued from a Bangkok suburb, sits in a rehabilitation center in Bangkok (Photo: AP)

After gorging on junk food, Thailand's chunky monkey on diet

Wildlife officials rescued the male long-tailed macaque last month after photos of the animal started circulating on social media.

19 May 2017 2:53 PM

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron (Photo: AP)

Ex-British PM says Trump travel ban gift to Islamist extremists

David Cameron condemned the Trump administration's proposed travel ban, saying it alienated Muslim moderates and allies.

26 Apr 2017 4:58 PM

Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Photo: AP)

Thailand King Maha Vajiralongkorn to sign country's new constitution

The palace says King Maha Vajiralongkorn, ascended the throne following the October death of his widely revered father Bhumibol Adulyadej.

06 Apr 2017 12:18 PM

3 of 4

Columns

Shobhaa De