The Ahmadi Muslim Refugee Crisis
The issue Around 6,000 Ahmadi Muslims have fled state-sponsored persecution in Pakistan and are in south east Asian countries such as Thailand and Malaysia where many have obtained UNHCR refugee […]
Racing to reopen borders: Tourism reboot in Asean as peak season approaches
Tan Tam Mei Thailand Correspondent PUBLISHE DOCT 30, 2021 BANGKOK – Countries in South-east Asia are racing to reopen their borders as the tourist season descends. First off the block […]
The luckiest generation? Or simply blessed by Allah …
I just came across the News that my old Employer Jolly Beach Resort Antigua closed down and did not even pay its staff. A covid-19 casualty. This prompted me to […]
Communal concerns
Emanuel Sarfraz Political Economy July 25, 2021 Religious minorities complain that they have been undercounted in the census The squealing and rumbling of eight washing machines continued while children in […]
Best soups from around the world
BY DAILY SABAH JUN 17, 2021 12:27 PM +03 +03:00 Tarhana This fermented soup from Turkey is the oldest instant soup in existence and it can be found throughout the region. Menudo The Mexican […]
Spectre of another lost tourism season haunts emerging markets
May 13, 20211:15 PM CEST Tom Arnold Karin Strohecker People receive the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine as the Thai resort island of Phuket rushes to vaccinate its population amid the coronavirus […]
THAILAND: Questions on whereabouts of Thai queen
By Brittani Barger 11th February 2021 Royal Household Bureau There are questions on the whereabouts of Thailand’s Queen Suthida who hasn’t been seen in person since 28 December. The King, […]
Thai King ‘makes his consort his second queen as her birthday gift’
Thai king ‘makes his consort his second queen as her birthday gift’ in historic move – despite her ‘leaked naked selfies’ and previously jailing her for ‘disrespecting’ current queen King […]
The young protesters taking on the monarchy are changing Thailand for ever
Pravit Rojanaphruk Where older generations chose reverence, young Thais are demanding freedom of speech and basic rights A protester with riot police during a protest calling for reform of the […]
Thailand’s king seeks to bring back absolute monarchy
Maha Vajiralongkorn has provoked something new in Thailand: open criticism of a king The moments disappear in the dark. In April 2017 it was a small bronze plaque from Bangkok’s […]
Protest erupts at Thai king’s hotel in Germany where he is staying with his harem of 20 women
Since the outbreak of novel coronavirus, Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn is staying in a German hotel with his entourage of servants and harem of 20 women By Shubhangi Shah May 7, […]
HHRC 41 written statement : The case of the Ahmadis refugees in Thailand and Malaysia
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community : The Ahmadiyya Muslim community in Pakistan is perhaps the most obviously persecuted religious group in the world today. The Ahmadis suffer under a unique combination […]
Deserted beaches, empty bars: Covid-19 devastates Thailand’s tourist islands
Visitor numbers expected to plummet by tens of millions in crisis that eclipses the 2004 tsunami, bird flu and Sars Koh Samui’s beaches are almost entirely devoid of people since […]
Coronavirus: Thai king self-isolates in Alpine hotel with harem of 20 women amid pandemic
Tens of thousands of Thais risk breaking law to criticise him online Source: Independent Thailand’s controversial king has been self-isolating in a luxury hotel in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen with his entourage. King Maha Vajiralongkorn, also known as Rama X, is said to have booked out the entire […]
Two bombs explode outside Thai government office in Yala, wounding 18
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded in front of a government office in Thailand’s insurgency-hit southern Yala province on Tuesday, wounding 18 people, a security official said. The explosions took place in front of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Center (SBPAC), a Thai government body that oversees the administration of […]
Intercultural challenges: Room to Rest or Rest-Room?
While in Bangkok my brother-in-law from USA visited me. My wife was going into a cloth-store, owned by a Thai Sikh family. My brother in law asked the shop keeper: […]
Thailand’s king strips ‘disloyal’ royal consort of titles and military ranks
Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, 34, was accused of breaching code of conduct for courtiers Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Mon 21 Oct 2019 King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand has stripped his 34-year-old consort of all titles for “disloyalty” and apparent “ambition” to match the queen’s position, a royal command said, less than […]
The mystery of the stolen blue diamond
The theft of precious jewels from a Saudi palace in 1989 set off a chain of killings and a diplomatic crisis that continues to this day. Now, in a rare interview, the man behind the theft tells his story. The Saudi prince and his wife were away […]
Rohingya Muslims found stranded on Thai island: officials
Source: Reuters BANGKOK (Reuters) – A fishing boat carrying more than 60 Rohingya Muslims was found beached on an island in southern Thailand on Tuesday, officials said. The passengers – […]
CORONATION OF RAMA X: The new Thai king’s Swiss childhood
By Olivier Grivat, Bangkok MAY 3, 2019 The Thai royal family walking by Lake Geneva in Lausanne in summer 1960. The future king Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarang is wearing the cap of a local school. (Archive Yves Debraine) In 1960 and 1961, Thailand’s new king lived with his parents and sisters in […]