Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of ex-premier Thaksin, won the backing of 319 of 488 Thai lawmakers.

The majority are Sunni Muslims. 1. The United States and other countries made repeated offers to Thailand to resettle more than three dozen Uighurs men before they were deported back to China, where ...

Thailand has defended its move to return 40 Uighurs to China in February, saying it has received assurances from Beijing about their safety and integration back into society. The visit by Thai ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against an unidentified number of officials in Thailand for deporting at least 40 Uighurs to China last month, despite apprehensions they ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced sanctions against an unidentified number of officials in Thailand for deporting at least 40 Uighurs to China last month, despite apprehensions they ...

BANGKOK: Thailand’s deportation of 40 Uighurs to China last week was in the South-east Asian country’s best interest due to the possibility of retaliation from Beijing if the group was sent ...

Human rights groups accuse China of widespread abuses of Uighurs, a mainly Muslim ethnic minority numbering about 10 million in its north-western region of Xinjiang. Beijing denies any abuses.

“We call on Chinese authorities to provide full access to verify the well-being of the returned Uighurs on a regular basis,” said Secretary Rubio. The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL ...