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3 weeks ago | 
business-humanrights.org | Iris Zhao |Sally Brooks |Kathleen Calderwood |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
Beijing is censoring references on China's internet to the skyscraper that collapsed in Bangkok, as the Chinese company involved in the project faces mounting scrutiny in Thailand……news of the building collapse has been censored on the internet in China, and searches for related keywords like "Bangkok" and "tower" on Chinese social media returned limited results.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Erin Handley |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
Bannawat Saethao was one of dozens of Thai workers kidnapped by Hamas. For the first time, he shares the story of his terrifying capture — and the emotional moment he first met his baby daughter. Bannawat Saethao points to the fine white line on the palm of his right hand. The scar is so faint it's barely visible, but it's a constant reminder of the recent horrors he's endured. The 28-year-old was one of 31 Thai nationals taken hostage by Hamas on October 7.
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1 month ago | 
abc.net.au | Erin Handley |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
For the first time, a young Thai man has opened up about the terrifying moment he was kidnapped by Hamas. Bannawat Saetheo was among 30,000 Thai nationals, working on Israeli farms at the time of the October 7 attacks. After 15 months in captivity, he was finally released and returned home to Thailand in February.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
abc.net.au | Lauren Day |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
When actor Apiwat "Porsch" Apiwatsayree proposed to his long-time partner Sappanyoo "Arm" Panatkool in 2014, he was overwhelmed with joy, but the magical moment quickly soured. Same-sex marriage still wouldn't be legal for another decade and in conservative Thailand, the couple was bombarded with online bullying and hate speech. "I must say 11 years ago, 80 per cent of the 'netizens' bullied us," Arm told the ABC.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Lauren Day |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
Two teenage girls from Melbourne are reportedly fighting for their lives in Thai hospitals after drinking tainted cocktails in Laos. The young women, both believed to be 19, were staying at a backpackers hostel in Vang Vieng, a popular party town north of the capital Vientiane. According to the owner of the Nana Hostel, they had been out drinking at a nearby bar last Tuesday night and, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, were taken to hospital after falling ill.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Lauren Day |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
An Australian boxing champion is in a coma after he was found next to the body of his dead friend and fellow boxer at a hotel in Thailand. Pattaya police told the ABC that Muay Thai fighter Jayson Tonkin and British fighter Joshua Goldstone checked into a hotel in Pattaya on Tuesday and were supposed to check out the following day. On Tuesday night, hotel staff heard a man shouting for help and called local police.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Lauren Day |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
A city in Thailand has been caught between rival gangs of monkeys that have terrorised, mugged and assaulted locals, even driving some from their homes and businesses. Lopburi is famous for its long-tailed macaques and even hosts an annual banquet for the animals but in recent years the population has exploded and has started causing trouble. Tensions boiled over earlier this year when a woman dislocated her knee after she was kicked in the back by a monkey that wanted her food.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Supattra Vimonsuknopparat |Tabarak Al Jrood
A Perth man has died after being stabbed while holidaying in Thailand. It's understood the 35-year-old was stabbed in his abdomen around 2am on Monday outside a bar in the coastal resort town Krabi. He was rushed to hospital but died from his injuries. Thai police have arrested a 43-year-old American man and charged him over the death and possessing a weapon without permission.
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Apr 27, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Lauren Day |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
As fans eagerly wait for a new lot of guests to check into the White Lotus, a behind-the-scenes drama has been unfolding to secure the filming location of the Emmy-award winning show. The series has been so incredibly lucrative for the first two destinations it featured that some have dubbed it "The White Lotus effect". A show ostensibly about tourists has in turn been a boon for tourism in Hawaii, where online interest in the Four Seasons Maui jumped by 425 per cent after the first season aired.
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Apr 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Lauren Day |Supattra Vimonsuknopparat
Three years after the military junta seized control of Myanmar, the shock waves of that fateful day are still being felt throughout the region. In mid-February, the group announced it would invoke a decade-old law to start drafting young men and women into the army. The decision set off widespread alarm across all corners of the country, particularly among those who could soon be called up.
