Thailand

Thailand is a Southeast Asian country known for its tourism industry and monarchy. It is currently facing domestic issues related to corruption, firearm control, and its foreign relations with countries like Myanmar and Australia.

Why it’s in the news: Thailand is in the news due to a series of domestic crises, including a corruption scandal involving foreign children, the release of a high-profile drug lord, and growing concerns over gun violence, alongside significant diplomatic engagements.

Latest on Thailand

• Fake residency of foreign children in Thailand spotlights widening corruption
• Thailand hosts Myanmar military chief, deepening bilateral ties
• Australia pauses backpacker visas from 24 countries, including Singapore and Thailand
• Thailand to review pardon rules after release of 85-year-old drug lord brings backlash
• Millions of guns, repeated shootings: Thailand confronts limits of firearm control
• Thailand to 'stay neutral' in US-China AI race
• A 12-year-old girl died from injuries sustained in a school shooting in Thailand, bringing the death toll to nine. Fourteen people remain hospitalised as of Saturday, with seven in critical condition
• Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online: Police
• ‘I felt like ‌we weren’t going to survive’: how Thai school shooting unfolded
• How Thai teenager carried out a deadly school shooting after killing his grandparents
• Thai officials revise down death toll in school shooting as PM cites 'academic stress'

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