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- Cyanide found in teacups shared by six found dead in Bangkok hotel
Victims at Grand Hyatt Erawan drank poison-laced beverage in murder-suicide plot, Thai police believe
Police investigating the deaths by poisoning of six people found in the room of a luxury hotel in central Bangkok believe one member of the group took their own life and murdered the rest by lacing cups of tea with cyanide.
Tests detected the deadly chemical that interferes with the body’s ability to use oxygen in a tea flask and six cups, with the signs of its poisoning revealed in autopsies of the six bodies . Based on interviews with a relative, police believe the deaths could be related to a business dispute.
Continue reading...17 July 17 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/17/cyanide-cups-teacups-dead-bangkok-grand-hyatt-erawan-hotel-thailand - British and Danish nationals accused of violent robbery in Thailand
British cryptotrader allegedly tied up after being invited to apartment in Bangkok after night out
Three British nationals and one Danish national have been arrested in Thailand after a violent robbery in which a British man was allegedly lured to an apartment, tied up and beaten.
The victim, a cryptocurrency trader, had been on a night out in Bangkok with a group of tourists and was invited back to an apartment to continue partying, police said. When he arrived, he was tied up with rope and tape, beaten and attacked with a stun gun.
Continue reading...16 July 16 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/16/british-danish-accused-violent-robbery-bangkok-thailand - Six people found dead in Bangkok luxury hotel in suspected poisoning
Bodies of three men and three women, two of whom were US citizens, discovered in locked suite at Grand Hyatt Erawan
Six people have been found dead at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok, in what authorities say could be a case of poisoning.
The bodies of three women and three men were found inside a hotel suite on the fifth floor of the Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel by a hotel worker late on Tuesday afternoon.
Continue reading...16 July 16 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/16/six-people-found-dead-bangkok-luxury-hotel-grand-hyatt-erawanin-suspected-poisoning - Golden age for south-east Asian cinema as local films break box office records
As Hollywood grapples with production delays, locally made films are boosting the industry in countries such as Thailand and Indonesia
On social media videos, audiences throw packs of tissues around the cinema halls. Tearful TikToks from across Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore show friends leaving the cinema weeping. Thailand’s latest hit film, How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, has reduced audiences across south-east Asia to tears – and broken box office records.
The film, about a university dropout who offers to care for his terminally ill grandma, hoping to inherit her house, has reportedly earned 334m Thai baht ($9.1m) at the Thai box office and become the most successful Thai film ever in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
Continue reading...6 July 06 2024Film industryhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/article/2024/jul/06/golden-age-for-south-east-asian-cinema-as-local-films-break-box-office-records - Thai artist gives voice to Myanmar’s Shan refugees at Venice and Bangkok biennales
Themes of displacement and diaspora explored in collaborative textile project as part of The Spirits of Maritime Crossing exhibition in Venice and Bangkok
The Koung Jor refugee camp on the Thai-Myanmar border is just three and half hours from Jakkai Siributr’s home in Chiang Mai. But it was only during a visit in 2019 that the Thai textile artist learned about the ordeals of the Shan refugees living there.
That visit inspired a collaborative embroidery project, with participation from 20 girls and women from the Shan ethnic minority living in the camp in northern Thailand, who were invited to sew images and words of their choice.
Continue reading...1 July 01 2024Global developmenthttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/article/2024/jul/01/myanmar-shan-refugees-thailand-textile-artist-jakkai-siributr-weaving-venice-biennale - Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra indicted for insulting monarchy
Thaksin appears in court accused of lese-majeste relating to 2015 interview with South Korean media
The former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a powerful backer of the ruling government, has been formally indicted for allegedly insulting the monarchy almost two decades ago.
One of Thailand’s most influential political figures, Thaksin, 74, appeared at Bangkok’s Ratchada criminal court accused of lese-majeste. The case relates to an interview he gave to South Korean media in 2015. He was granted bail on Tuesday.Thaksin was ousted by a military coup in 2006 and spent 15 years in self-imposed exile to avoid charges he said were politically motivated. He returned to Thailand last year, arriving back in the country on the same day his party Pheu Thai formed an unlikely coalition with his former enemies from the conservative military establishment – a deal that was in both sides’ interest because it kept a popular, youthful pro-reform party out of power.
Continue reading...18 June 18 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/former-thai-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-indicted-alleged-insulting-monarchy - Thailand passes historic bill recognising marriage equality
Country on track to become third in Asia – after Taiwan and Nepal – to legalise same-sex marriage
Thailand’s senate has passed the final reading of a historic marriage equality bill, paving the way for the country to become the first in south-east Asia to recognise same-sex marriage.
The bill gained the support of nearly all upper-house lawmakers and will be sent to the palace for endorsement by King Maha Vajiralongkorn. The law will come into force 120 days after it is published in the royal gazette.
Continue reading...18 June 18 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/18/thailand-same-sex-marriage-equality-vote-bill-legislation - Thailand market fire kills more than 1,000 animals prompting calls for crackdown
Animal welfare groups have called for better regulation of the sale of wildlife after a fire swept through the pet zone of one of Bangkok’s biggest markets
Animal welfare experts have called for a crackdown on the sale of wildlife in Thailand, after a fire swept through the pet zone of Bangkok’s most famous outdoor market, killing more than 1,000 animals.
Puppies, cats, fish, snakes, swans, cockatoos and rabbits kept inside cages were all reportedly killed in the blaze, which began early on Tuesday morning and burned through about 1,300 square metres of the Chatuchak Weekend Market.
Continue reading...12 June 12 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/12/bangkok-thailand-chatuchak-weekend-market-fire-animals-killed-pet-zone-deaths - ‘You can’t fight your way to peace’: from a 20-year-old Israeli to a 99-year-old Briton, eight conscientious objectors on why they refused to serve in the army
Military service for 18-year-olds is a key Tory election pledge in the UK. But in countries with conscription, opting out comes at a heavy cost – ostracisation, fines and time in prison
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Peter Hathorn, 63, Cape Town, South Africa8 June 08 2024Ethicshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/08/you-cant-fight-your-way-to-peace-from-a-20-year-old-israeli-to-a-99-year-old-briton-eight-conscientious-objectors-on-why-they-refused-to-serve-in-the-army - Thai island of Samui weighs ‘White Lotus effect’ against environmental cost
There is unease about how to strike a balance between tourist numbers and the need to protect natural resources
Along the beachfront on the Thai island of Samui, vendors are busy setting up tables covered with souvenirs and sunglasses. Staff stand outside massage shops and restaurants gesture to passersby, hoping to entice in tourists.
Soon, there could be even more customers passing through the area. The island is one of several locations that will feature in the third season of The White Lotus, a series so popular that its previous settings, Hawaii and Sicily, both saw surges in demand from travellers.
Continue reading...1 June 01 2024Thailandhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/01/thai-island-samui-white-lotus-effect-tourism-environment