Tag: Thailand
Rare twin elephants were born in Thailand | News in brief
The mother of the baby elephants is 36-year-old Chamchuri. Buddhist monks gave their blessing to the chicks on Friday In an elephant park in central Thailand, 36-year-old female elephant Chamchuri…
hundreds of thousands of young people try to flee to escape compulsory military service
In Burma, the junta has suspended work permits abroad since May 1, an attempt to prevent young people from fleeing to neighboring countries, mainly Thailand, where hundreds of thousands of…
Went to Thailand with the children – fined 82,000 kroner for violating compulsory schooling
Two cases are currently relevant where guardians in Varberg are sentenced to fines for having violated the school obligation and going to Thailand. A parent couple must pay SEK 82,000.…
thousands of civilians flee renewed fighting on the Thai border
Thousands of civilians are fleeing fighting on the border between Burma and Thailand, while rebels press to flush out troops of the Burmese junta who have been holed up for…
ASEAN “deeply concerned” by the escalation of the conflict in Myawaddy
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed its “ deep » concern over the intensification of the civil conflict in Burma, which recently culminated with the capture of a…
rebels take control of key town on Thai border
Rebels from the Karen ethnic group have seized one of the country’s main cities, on the Thai border, a gateway to the rest of Southeast Asia. A new setback for…
Thailand closer to legalizing same-sex marriage
400 out of 415 members present adopted the bill during Wednesday’s vote. Only ten voted against, and five abstained. The proposal, which has support from all of the country’s major…
a big step towards “marriage for all”
In Thailand, MPs gave the green light this Wednesday, March 27, to same-sex marriage. The kingdom could thus become the first country in Southeast Asia to recognize the union between…
The municipality says no to schooling in Thailand
Kristina Iwar’s children have, during their stay on Koh Lanta, Thailand, completed their compulsory schooling. But when the family switched from a free school to a municipal school in Solna,…
‘Friendly fire’ crisis in the Thai Navy! They hit their own warship: There are many injured
A cannonball accidentally fired from a Thai Navy warship at Sattahip Naval Base in Chonburi province of Thailand at around 11.50 local time hit another warship. A FIRE BREAKED OUT…