Latest News in Thailand

Thailand’s best learning institution, Chulalongkorn University ranked top 200 universities in the world
Thailand’s top learning institution, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, is now rated in the top 200 universities in the world, rated by the latest Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings.
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand is ranked at number 166, tied with Germany’s Gottingen [...]

Forensic expert and renowned author Dr. Pornthip investigating PAD riot scenes to determine cause of injuries to PAD members
Forensic expert and renowned author Dr. Pornthip, head of the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS), has been inspecting riot scenes of the alleged abuse by Thai police to PAD members. Dr. Pornthip’s investigations have found no [...]

Thailand’s Corruption Ranking/Rating in New Study
Thailand is up from 84th to 80th out of 180 countries, in a new study by Transparency International.
Thailand’s upgraded ranking is due to corruption charges against Thai politicians following 2006 coup that ousted the Thaksin government. In 2006 Thailand was 63rd, and 59th in 2005. In Asia, Thailand is [...]

Thai Students Protest at Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand
This afternoon hundreds of Thai students held a protest at the Royal Thai Police headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand to question the role of Thai Police in the ongoing political turmoil in Thailand.
The Thai Students also asked Bangkok police when arrests would be made for the unknown [...]

Australian Writer arrested in Bangkok, Thailand on Lese-Majeste charges - Insulting Thai Royalty
An Australian writer was arrested on Sunday on his attempted departure at Bangkok’s airport. The Australian man faces a lese-majeste charges for a book he wrote in 2005 insulting Thailand’s Royal family.
The Australian embassy identified the Australian man as a 41 year old [...]

Thailand’s Military has asked Thai Prime Minister Samak to resign
Thailand’s Army commander Anupong has refused PM Samak’s request for Thai state of emergency and said PM Samak should resign or dissolve the Thai House of Representatives to ease political and economic tensions in Thailand.
General Anupong made statement in meeting with PM Samak shortly after meetings [...]

China’s world champion Wu Jingyu took the Olympic Gold in Taekwondo in the final of the Women’s 49kg defeating Thailand’s Buttree Puedpong.
Thailand’s Buttree Puedpong gets the WDH Gold for Best Spirit, after the Taekwondo Olympic bout Buttree Puedpong humbly said “I had dreamed just to wear the Thailand jacket in the Olympic Games and this [...]

Thaksin not to return to Thailand from China Olympics Visit, voluntary exile for Thaksin
An inside government source has said that Thaksin has made a deal with Thai government officials not to return back to Thailand after a recently approved short visit to China for the Olympics this week. Thaksin was to return to Thailand after [...]

9 Thai judges selected to determine court future on abuse-of-power corruption case against X-PM Thaksin Shinawatra
Nine judges were selected yesterday to decide whether an abuse-of-power case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra should go to trial.
The abuse-of-power corruption case concerns charges that Thaksin abused his power while serving as Prime Minister in replacing concession [...]