Thai Elephant Fitted with Artificial Leg
August 2009 A 48-year-old Thai elephant named Motola has been fitted with a new artificial leg at a specialist elephant hospital in Lampang, northern …
2009 News
Violence in Thailand’s Restive Deep South
June 2009 The ongoing problems in the deep south of Thailand have escalated in recent weeks. On Monday, gunmen attacked a mosque in Narathiwat …
Actor David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok Hotel
Bangkok: June 2009 Hollywood actor, David Carradine, has been found dead in his Bangkok hotel suite. Thai police are saying there was no evidence of a …
Who are the Yellow Shirts and Red Shirts?
February 2009 The recent change in government in Thailand does not signal an end to the country’s long standing political problems. Although the …
Dozens Killed in Bangkok Nightclub Fire
Bangkok: 1 January 2009 At least 59 people have died and many more have been injured in a fire which took hold in a Bangkok nightclub shortly after …