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Thai authorities have seized more than $500,000 worth of rhino horn from passenger’s luggage at a Bangkok airport.

“The foreigner got in the way”: Thai gangster apologises for shooting British tourist as he aimed at rival

The Thai man who shot a British tourist at a New Year beach party has apologised for killing him.

Ekkapan Kaewkla told a court he was aiming at rival gangsters when Stephen Ashton, 22, was hit.

Thai Govt Urged to Reveal Whereabouts of 73 Rohingya Migrants

Human Rights Watch has urged Thailand not to deport 73 Rohingya Muslims back to Burma, where they have been the target of recent sectarian violence, and to reveal where the migrants were taken after being intercepted by Thai authorities earlier this week.

Chi Tan Thai’s 1978 journey to Toronto as one of Vietnam’s “boat” people

From There to Here is an occasional series on the people who have come to the GTA from all over the world. See below for more.

Thai community in shock as monks die in car smash

THE Capital’s Thai and Buddhist communities are in shock today following a horrific car smash on Christmas Eve which claimed the lives of three monks.

The Buddhist monks, who were originally from Thailand, died when the car they were travelling in was involved in a head-on crash on the A68, around a mile and a half south of Pathhead, at around 7.30am.

Freed son tells of Thai nightmare

A COUPLE have flown halfway around the world to spend their first Christmas with their son in 18 years after he was freed following a nightmare legal battle

Lee Chestnutt, 41, has today described the moment a Thai court threw out an appeal against him for allegedly stealing property from a landlord in Bangkok.

Modern life takes toll on Thai monks

THE monks of this northern Thai village no longer perform one of the defining rituals of Buddhism: the early-morning walk through the community to collect food. Instead, the temple’s abbot dials a restaurant and has a takeaway delivered.

My Muay Thai Training: Implementing a strategy

Welcome back to my online diary documenting my very amateur experience training in Muay Thai. If you missed the previous entries on Bloody Elbow, read them.

It’s been just about two years since I started this training. Over the course of those years, I have seen points where things accelerate, points where things stay the same. This week proved to be an interesting acceleration point in my journey.

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Thai hopeful Rida in spotlight at Miss Universe

The 16 semi-finalists for the title of Miss Universe 2012 will be revealed Thursday morning when the annual pageant is broadcast from the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada at 10am Thailand time.