Two-year-old girl is tied to a pole before being dangled upside down during Thai festival

This is the shocking moment a toddler is strapped to a 30ft pole and catapulted into the air – before being dangled upside down by her ankle. The crying two-year-old was part of a ritual at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, also known as the Nine Emperor Gods festival, in southern Thailand on October 23. Footage shows the … Read more

Thousands of protestors take to Bangkok streets after Thai Prime Minister ignored deadline to resign

Thousands of protestors take to the streets in Bangkok after Thai Prime Minister ignored deadline to resign The rally attended by several thousand took place at Rajprasong intersetion, Bankgkok, Thailand, on Sunday   They say constitution, written and enacted under military rule, is undemocratic and want to reform monarchy Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha called a Parliamentary … Read more

Thai pro-democracy activists hold fourth day of protests in Bangkok in defiance of authorities

Pro-democracy activists in Thailand have staged a fourth straight day of high-profile protests in the capital, thwarting efforts by the authorities to stop them, including a shutdown of the city’s mass transit systems.  Unlike Friday’s protests, which saw police using water cannons to keep the demonstrators at bay, Saturday’s rallies were peaceful, with no reports … Read more

Thai king and queen put on a brave face amid mass protests as two activists face life terms

Thailand‘s king and queen have put on a brave face while attending a graduation ceremony amid unprecedented anti-monarchy protests in the country. The royal couple attended the event, where Queen Suthida received an honorary degree, on Thursday, just hours before thousands took to the streets for another night of pro-democracy protests in the capital, Bangkok.  On … Read more

Thailand and Singapore put on safe travel list but Slovenia and Guadeloupe visitors face quarantine

Holidays to Thailand and Singapore are back on as countries are added to UK’s ‘green list’ – but British travellers must get back from Slovenia and Caribbean island of Guadeloupe by Saturday or face 14-day quarantine By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:13 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 17:58 BST, 17 September … Read more

Thailand and Singapore put on safe travel list but Slovenia and Guadalupe visitors face quarantine

Thailand and Singapore are added to the UK safe travel list but British travellers to Slovenia and Caribbean island of Guadalupe face 14-days in quarantine from Saturday By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:13 BST, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 17:16 BST, 17 September 2020 Travellers returning from Thailand and Singapore will no … Read more

Tourist falls 50ft to his death from a waterfall in Thailand while trying to take a selfie 

Tourist falls 50ft to his death from a waterfall in Thailand while trying to take a selfie Soipov Abdullokh, 22, from Uzbekistan, had gone to see waterfalls in Thailand  Police say he arrived early Saturday with his friends and hiked to the falls Officers say Abdullokh ignored warning signs and climbed falls to take selfies Friends … Read more