Saudi woman barricades herself in Thai hotel fearing relatives will kill her at home

A young Saudi woman has barricaded herself into a hotel in Thailand, saying that she has fled from abusive relatives and will be killed if sent back home. Her claims have caught the attention of human rights campaigners. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, a Saudi national, says she intended to seek asylum in Australia but a […]

Thai man guns down 6 family members, kills himself as New Year’s party goes wrong

Seven people, including the gunman, were left dead after a mass shooting in the southern Thai province of Chumphon, AFP reports citing local police. The horrific incident occurred 10 minutes after midnight, when a “heavily” drunk man, identified as Sucheep Sornsung, opened fire on his family members apparently after feeling slighted by his in-laws during […]

This Thai Beach Is Closing ‘Indefinitely’ Due to Overtourism

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Joanna Jedrzejczyk outraged after question about Muay Thai losses to Valentina Shevchenko (VIDEO)

While UFC’s former strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk says she is ‘totally open’ to fight Valentina Shevchenko in the octagon, she gave quite the reaction when asked about her Muay Thai bouts with ‘The Bullet’. Polish MMA star Jedrzejczyk, who was in Moscow to attend the UFC’s debut event in Russia as a special guest, spoke […]

Elon Musk triples down on ‘pedo’ claims, calls Thai cave rescuer ‘child rapist’

Elon Musk wrote that he “hopes” to get sued by Vernon Unsworth, once again accusing the 63-year-old British diver who played a key role in the rescue of a Thai youth football team from a cave of being a “child rapist.” “I suggest that you call people you know in Thailand, find out what’s actually […]

Video shows the rescued Thai soccer team leaving hospital for the first time since being saved

Jonathan Miller/Twitter; Business Insider The Thai soccer team trapped in a flooded cave complex have left hospital for the first time. They were on their way to their first press conference, accompanied by their families. See the footage below. The Thai soccer team has left hospital for the first time since been rescued from a […]

Australian divers who helped rescue the Thai soccer team from a cave will receive civilian honors

Facebook The two Australian divers that helped rescue the 12 members of a Thai soccer team and their coach will receive civilian honors. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said arrangements for honoring Richard Harris and Craig Challen were already underway. Harris medically assessed each boy prior to their rescue and was the last person to leave after the boys […]

Diver in Thai cave rescue says the bravest boys were likely rescued first

Channel News Asia/Screenshot An Australian diver who helped rescue 12 Thai soccer players and their coach from a flooded cave said it was likely the bravest boys were rescued first. It was previously reported the weakest boys came out first. But diver Craig Challen said the decision was not made by medical experts, and instead […]

Director of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is making a movie about the Thai cave rescue and promised that it won’t be a ‘white wash

Warner Bros. The director of “Crazy Rich Asians” is in talks to make a movie about the rescue of 12 boys and their coach who were rescued from a Thai cave. Jon M. Chu has pledged to make a film that won’t be a “white wash,” indicating Asian actors would be front and center of […]

Boys recovering in hospital after Thai cave rescue doing well, health officials say

As ecstatic relatives watched and waved from behind a glass barrier, the 12 boys and their coach rescued from deep within a flooded cave in Thailand made the V-for-Victory sign from their beds in a hospital isolation ward where they are recovering from the 18-day ordeal.