Thailand
Tourist wanted over stabbing of Australian in Thailand flees country
Thai police say an Israeli tourist wanted over the stabbing of an Australian man at a nightclub in the seaside resort of Pattaya has fled the country.
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Crime
Australian man stabbed in Thailand night club
An Australian man has been hospitalised after an alleged stabbing in a nightclub on Thailand's eastern Gulf.
Thailand
Autopsy reveals dead pilot whale had 80 plastic bags in its stomach
The whale spat out five plastic bags on Friday before dying. Experts say the plastic had made the whale sick and unable to hunt.
Religion
Thailand raids temples, arrest monks in fight to clean up Buddhism
Several prominent monks and worshippers arrested in the year's biggest such operation as part of a crackdown on illegal financial dealings by temples.
- by by Panu Wongcha-um
Thailand
Tourists flee as jetski operator shot dead in Koh Samui turf war
Tourists ducked for cover as bullets flew in a bloody shootout on the popular Thai resort island.
- by Megan Gorrey
Thai activists in Pinocchio masks call junta leader 'liar'
Hundreds of pro-democracy activists in Thailand wore cartoon masks portraying the country's junta leader with a long nose, calling him a "liar" for delaying a general election promised this year.
- by Panarat Thepgumpanat
Thai court grants custody to Japanese father of 13 surrogate children
A Thai court has ruled in favour of a wealthy Japanese man who fathered 13 surrogate children, naming him their legal parent and sole guardian.
- by Aukkarapon Niyomyat
Thailand
Australian drug kingpin to be extradited after more than a year in Bangkok prison
A Sydney man accused of overseeing a multi-million dollar Australian drug syndicate is set to be extradited from Thailand seven years after skipping bail in South Australia.
- by Lindsay Murdoch
Thailand
Melbourne man dies in fatal Thai bar brawl
Drunk, aggressive "foreigners" who bashed man in Pattaya's notorious red light district reportedly took photos of their victim's horrific injuries.
- by Lindsay Murdoch, Melissa Cunningham & Robyn Grace
'Ask this guy': Rights group criticises Thai PM's cardboard cutout gesture
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, known for his temperamental outbursts, has adopted a unique tactic to avoid tricky questions from reporters — leave a cardboard cutout of himself for reporters to quiz.