THAILAND'S Constitution Court has effectively sacked the country's Prime Minister, Somchai Wongsawat, in a ruling that has banned him from politics for five years.

Hanoi: Iraq has bought 30,000 tonnes of Vietnamese rice via a tender for shipment early next year, a trade source said on Tuesday. Iraq bought the long grain, 5 per cent broken rice from a European tr...

from wooden-product exports in the 11 months ended November, the General Statistics Office said late last month. Wooden products earn the most in export revenue for the country after crude oil, garm...

. The exact number of stranded New Zealanders wasn't known, but it could be up to 300, he said. The government would decide within two days whether the Hercules would fly on to

(2 hrs 7 mins ago) Two Canadian tourists stranded by Bangkok's airport closures were killed and a Briton seriously injured in a car crash as they rushed to catch a flight out of southern Thailand, po...

A British woman stranded by the closure of Bangkok's airports has been seriously injured trying to catch a flight out of southern Thailand, police have confirmed. Two Canadian tourists travelling...

News ) - Hundreds of pro-government demonstrators swarmed around a court building Tuesday, forcing the relocation of judges who will rule on the fate of a Thai government beset by protests and a virtu...

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An anti-government protester points to broken glass inside Don Mueang Airport December 2, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. One person was killed and over 20 injured in a grenade explosion inside Don Mueang ...

Bangkok - Two Canadian tourists stranded by Bangkok's airport closures were killed and a Briton seriously injured in a car crash as they rushed to catch a flight out of southern Thailand, police said ...

BANGKOK -- Protests that shut down Bangkok’s airports will be crushing for business relations, tourism and the economy in Thailand, once hailed as a beacon of stability in the region, experts say.

Bangkok bomb blast puts heat on proposed rescue plan An Air Force Hercules will leave tonight for Singapore or Malaysia so it can be used at short notice to get New Zealanders out of Thailand, Prime M...

As tension grows in Thailand, the Government is dispatching an Air Force Hercules to the region, in case it is needed to rescue the more than 200 New Zealanders stranded in Bangkok.

BANGKOK -- Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Monday downgraded its outlook on Thailand’s sovereign credit from stable to “negative,” in response to Bangkok’s two airports being closed do...

Monday. Dealers said they expect the rate to rise slightly over the rest of the week on low supply. The state bank has recently said that it will tighten management on dollar transactions on free ma...

More than 100,000 travelers have been stranded in Thailand during current protests Governments tell travelers which areas to avoid, also not to fly if possible Thai authorities offer daily compensatio...

Stranded in Thailand: 'Get us out of here' A potential emergency evacuation of up to 300 New Zealanders trapped in Bangkok by anti-government protests could be hamstrung by the air force's two Boeing ...

The Government is looking at what options are available to evacuate the 300 or so New Zealanders stuck in Bangkok. Mr Key had been hoping to deploy the Air Force's two 757s, however one is being refi...

CLIFFORD COONAN in Bangkok WHEN MEGAN Evans became Megan O'Rourke in Ballarat in Australia three weeks ago, she had no idea that a big part of the honeymoon would be played out in Thailand's worst pol...

An anti-government protester was killed and 22 others were wounded by a bomb blast at one of Bangkok’s two blockaded airports last night. There were reports that a grenade was fired ...