KUALA LUMPUR: Muslim minority communities in the Asean region that are struggling for greater rights should not seek independence but rather meaningful autonomy, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. He said Muslim communities, such as those in the Philippines, Thailand and Myanmar, should recognise their responsibilities within their […]
Source: www.newswit.com General Press Releases Thursday April 18, 2013. Bangkok–18 Apr–The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Thailand The Ahmadiyya Muslim Association of Thailand held its 12th Annual Convention on 29-30 March […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia March 28, 2013 (AP) Thai authorities and Muslim separatist leaders on Thursday started peace talks aimed at ending almost a decade of unrest in the country’s far south, as a fresh attack by suspected militants killed three Thai soldiers. Thailand’s National Security Council secretary-general Paradorn Pattanathabutr said […]
By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) – A pre-dawn raid on a Thai military base ended with 16 Muslim insurgents killed on Wednesday in the deadliest violence in the country’s […]
Report highlights extent of global programme in US war on terror By Mick O’Reilly Senior Associate Editor GULF NEWS Dubai: Some were picked up as they travelled through airports, others […]
THAILAND’S navy has blocked more than 200 Rohingya refugees from entering the kingdom as part of a new crackdown on refugees from violence-hit western Myanmar (Burma), officials say. Thousands of Rohingya – members of a stateless Muslim minority group described by the UN as one of the most persecuted in […]
Source: Bangkok Post A huge procession of Thai people turned out to deliver food, cash and necessities to help Rohingya migrants confined in various shelters yesterday. Muhammad Sabare, 14, weeps in gratitude as he represents Rohingya youngsters who gathered to give thanks to people who donated food and other necessities […]
FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS JEDDAH: The “Sultans of Science” exhibition thrilled 1.2 million visitors to the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center in Thailand. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn opened the “National […]
Thailand said Thursday it was holding peace talks with some Muslim insurgent groups in its violence-wracked south, in a policy reversal which follows a recent surge in militant attacks. Informal talks are under way between the government agency in charge of the region — the Southern Border Provinces Administration Center […]
JEDDAH: FOUZIA KHAN ARABNEWS Wednesday 8 August 2012 Sultans of Science, a global traveling exhibition of MTE Studios, United Arab Emirates, will bring history back to life at the National […]
by Mohammad Ghazal | Jul 18, 2012 | JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Jordan and Thailand are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding soon under which the latter will help the Kingdom make artificial rain, according to the top Thai diplomat in Amman. In an interview with The Jordan Times […]
Source: 7News PATTANI, Thailand (AFP) – A shared passion for football is uniting Buddhists and Muslims in Thailand’s restive south, where grassroots efforts to find elusive peace are gaining ground […]
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LONDON: A majority of 28 mostly European countries have failed to comply with freedom of information requests about their involvement in secret CIA flights carrying suspected terrorists, two human rights groups said Monday. London-based Reprieve and Madrid-based Access Info Europe accused European nations of covering up their complicity in the […]
Source / Courtesy: BBC Thailand has jailed a US citizen for two and a half years after he admitted posting web links to a banned biography of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Joe Gordon, a used car salesman from Colorado who was born in Thailand, admitted lese majeste, or insulting the king, […]
BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and leaders of the 10 ASEAN member nations issued a joint statement Friday at a summit commemorating the 20th anniversary of the China-ASEAN dialogue relations in Bali, Indonesia. The following is the full text of the statement……… …. Further Advancing […]
JAKARTA: Indonesia claimed their 200th medal of the Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday while former Olympic badminton champion Taufik Hidayat made a winning start to his quest for gold in the singles badminton. Indonesia have collected 80 golds after only five full days of competition, nearly double its tally of […]
By ASSOCIATED PRESS BANGKOK: Thailand’s ailing king — the world’s longest-reigning monarch — recently suffered a health problem that caused him to temporarily lose consciousness, his daughter revealed, linking the incident to stress over the country’s flood crisis. News that the health of 83-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej took what Princess […]
by Marc-André Miserez, swissinfo.ch Before he became the king of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej lived an almost ordinary life as a student on Lake Geneva in western Switzerland. A new book, written in French by Swiss journalist and author Olivier Grivat, looks at the adolescence of a shy young man, who […]