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JJ from Austria stands on the stage with the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, May 18, 2025. (Martin Meissner/AP)
March 31, 2026, 2:02 pm
Eurovision’s first contest in Asia to be held in Bangkok this year
Eurovision Song Contest Asia 2026 has confirmed attendance of artists from at least 10 countries, as contest director says region is ‘rich in culture, creativity and talent’
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
Workers move a coffin containing the body of Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai laborer who was killed and whose body was taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack, as it arrives at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakarn, Thailand, December 10, 2025. (Surakit Kaewmorakot/AP)
December 10, 2025, 6:46 pm
Remains of Sudthisak Rinthalak, last Thai hostage in Gaza, arrive home
Body of captive slain by terrorists on Oct. 7 and held for two years arrives at Bangkok airport, where family waits to perform Buddhist funeral rites in his hometown
By AFP and ToI Staff
A three-wheeled motorcycle drives past collapsed and damaged buildings in Mandalay, after the March 28 earthquake struck central Myanmar, April 3, 2025. (AFP/ Sai Aung MAIN)
April 3, 2025, 10:23 am
Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,000 as more bodies found
The Southeast Asian nation says another 4,715 people have been injured and 341 are missing after last week’s 7.7 magnitude quake
By AP
A beef vendor waits for customers at a local bazaar near a building damaged by the earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo)
April 1, 2025, 1:36 pm
Myanmar earthquake survivors without food and shelter as death toll passes 2,700
Aid groups accuse southeast Asian country’s military junta of impeding access to rebel-held areas; in Thailand, rescuers scour rubble from collapse of unfinished Bangkok skyscraper
By Reuters
Israeli search and rescue experts are seen in Thailand on March 30, 2025, to assist following a major earthquake. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 30, 2025, 11:44 pm
Israeli delegation assists Thailand with search and rescue efforts after major quake
Engineers, doctors, rescue professionals dispatched to Bangkok after 7.7 magnitude earthquake downs skyscraper, rattles buildings in Thai capital
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
People look on as teams of rescue workers attempt to free residents trapped under the rubble of the destroyed Sky Villa Condominium development in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. (Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
March 29, 2025, 9:39 am
Myanmar earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,600 as more bodies recovered from rubble
Toll likely to be far higher in civil war-ravaged country; military junta issues rare appeal for international assistance; death toll at 10 in Bangkok
By David Rising and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI
Rescue teams are seen at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. (Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
March 28, 2025, 1:34 pm
Massive 7.7 quake topples buildings, kills more than 150 in Myanmar, Thailand
Death toll expected to rise further as ill-equipped Myanmar’s ruling junta makes rare plea for international assistance
By Sebastien BERGER, Hla-Hla HTAY and Damon Wake
Visitors evacuate from a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, October 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
October 3, 2023, 3:52 pm
Shooting at Bangkok mall popular with tourists leaves 3 dead, 6 injured
Shooter, 14, apprehended by police as masses, including Israeli tourists, flee bustling Paragon Mall after gunshots ring out
By AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An El Al flight takes off at Ben Gurion Airport outside Tel Aviv, October 25, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
October 28, 2022, 11:17 pm
Passenger, smoking, sparks fire in bathroom on El Al flight to Bangkok
Crew extinguishes fire, caused after cigarette butt ignites toilet paper in bathroom trash can; passenger to face legal action upon return to Israel
By Michael Horovitz
The research team from Chulalongkorn University's chemistry department collects sweat samples from vendors in a fresh market on September 8, 2021, as they develop a novel device that detects the COVID-19 coronavirus through specific odors, in Bangkok. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
September 9, 2021, 12:49 pm
Thai device tests for coronavirus in armpit sweat
Scientists testing new technology on vendors at outdoor market in Bangkok
By AFP
Nati Hadad, who was sentenced in 2018 to four years in prison in Thailand and later was extradited to Israel, is seen after his release from the Hermon Prison, November 29, 2020 (David Cohen/Flash90)
November 29, 2020, 3:47 pm
Israeli freed early from jail where he was serving time for Thailand offenses
Nati Hadad out on parole from Israeli prison where he transferred earlier this year for remainder of 4-year sentence for operating illegal Ko Samui clinic, firearms conviction
By ToI Staff
Nati Hadad. (Screenshot: YouTube)
June 8, 2020, 9:40 am
Israeli jailed in Thailand lands in Israel to serve out rest of sentence
‘I can’t believe I got here,’ says Nati Hadad, who was given four years in 2018 for operating an illegal clinic and firearms offenses
By ToI Staff
Nati Hadad. (Screenshot: YouTube)
June 7, 2020, 11:49 pm
Israeli jailed in Thailand heading home to serve rest of sentence
Nati Hadad was given four years in 2018 for operating an illegal clinic and firearms offenses; expected to land on Monday, following prolonged diplomatic efforts
By ToI Staff
A child lies on the floor as voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Bangkok on March 24, 2019, during Thailand's general election. (Jewel SAMAD / AFP)
March 24, 2019, 5:52 am
Thailand goes to polls in first election since 2014 coup
Junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha looking to hold onto power after engineering political system that favors parties allied with army, as challengers seek to end military rule
By AP
This photo taken on February 27, 2019, shows a t-shirt with a picture depicting a nude Adolf Hitler on a beach for sale at a street market for tourists in Bangkok. (Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
March 3, 2019, 6:30 am
As Europe battles anti-Semitism, Thailand grapples with ‘Nazi chic’
Officials blame ignorance for the popularity of swastikas and Hitler figures in southeast Asia, but there is hope education and a number of high-profile scandals may turn the tide
By JOE FREEMAN
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