For government critics in Southeast Asia, fleeing abroad does not necessarily mean safety. Thailand is growing particularly dangerous for foreigners seeking protection.
"Life just happens really fast, and we wanted to do something else before it was too late, physically and also mentally," Sabine, 51, told BI.
The 29-year-old was held in two Thai police cells and a Bangkok deportation centre for 15 days. He took photos and videos on a phone he smuggled inside a pack of baby wipes
Dozens of men from the ethnic minority sought escape from repression in China a decade ago, but have been detained in Thailand ever since.
We are all vulnerable to the rapid spread of phone scams – including, it seems, world leaders. Thailand’s prime minister has revealed she got a call from an AI system, demanding money in the voice of another famous head of government.
BANGKOK: Thai authorities intercepted more than one and a half tonnes of crystal methamphetamine in a record seizure of the illegal drug, senior narcotic officials said on Monday (Jan 20). The haul – which authorities said had been sent from Africa via India and was bound for Europe,
Wang Xing was living in fear. His head had been shaved. He couldn’t sleep and was in a strange place where his captors were forcing him to type – the first phase of training for an unwanted role.
Thailand's car production industry, a powerhouse of the national economy, stands at a pivotal red light crossroads.
Thailand updated its visa rules to attract skilled professionals, investors, and wealthy foreigners by easing long-term residency permit requirements. Key changes include eliminating the minimum income requirement,
A group of 48 Uyghur men who have been held for over a decade in Thai immigration detention face risks of enforced disappearance, long-term imprisonment, torture, and other severe mistreatment if Thailand forcibly sends them to China,
The brief abduction of a Chinese actor who was trafficked into Myanmar to work in a scam camp has rattled travelers from a country that Thailand relies on for tourism.
Thailand's political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra believes Southeast Asia's second largest economy should push to legalise online gambling, which he said could net the government as much as 100 billion baht ($2.