Saudi Woman Who Fled Family Set to Fly to Canada
BANGKOK — An 18-year-old Saudi runaway who feared for her life if she were deported from Thailand and returned to her family was scheduled to fly to Canada on Friday,…
Saudi Woman Who Fled Family Is Granted Refugee Status
BANGKOK — A young Saudi woman who barricaded herself in a Bangkok airport hotel room to avoid deportation was granted refugee status Wednesday by the United Nations refugee agency, Australian…
What’s Next for Fleeing Saudi Woman?
BANGKOK — Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, the 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family and avoided deportation from Thailand by barricading herself in an airport hotel room and posting about her…
Saudi Woman Seeking Asylum Is Allowed in Thailand
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun secretly boarded a plane to Thailand last week to escape her family and seek asylum in Australia. She was barricaded in a hotel airport until Thai officials…
Fleeing Saudi Woman Is Staying in Thailand for Now
BANGKOK — A young Saudi woman who fled her family and was facing deportation from Thailand won a brief reprieve Monday after she posted a short video from her barricaded…
Saudi Woman Who Tried to Flee Family Says, ‘They Will Kill Me’
BANGKOK — A young Saudi woman who wanted to assert her independence slipped away from her family during a holiday in Kuwait last week and boarded a plane for Thailand.…
Tropical Storm Pabuk Strikes Thailand’s Resort Islands
BANGKOK — Rain, winds and surging seawater knocked down trees and flooded roads on Friday, as Tropical Storm Pabuk made landfall in southern Thailand. One person was reported dead and…
Thailand to Allow Medical Marijuana, a First in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK — In a region known for its harsh penalties for illegal drugs, Thailand is set to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to allow the use of marijuana…
‘Destroying Our Children for Sport’: Thailand May Limit Underage Boxing
THAT PHANOM, Thailand — Sprawled on a bamboo mat, Supattra Inthirat closed her eyes as her father massaged her hard arms with oil and menthol. In preparation for her 15th…
Thai Court Holds Bahraini Soccer Star Who Escaped Persecution
A political refugee who spoke out against a powerful ruling family in the Gulf moved one step closer on Tuesday to being extradited to his native Bahrain by the Thai…
Soccer Player’s Plea: ‘I Am Afraid if I Go to Bahrain, I Will Be Tortured Again’
BANGKOK — The trip to Thailand was meant to be a belated honeymoon for a young soccer player and his wife. But upon landing at a Bangkok airport last week,…
House Hunting in … Thailand
Koh Samui, about 20 miles from mainland Thailand, is part of the southern Surat Thani Province, known for its rubber trees and coconut plantations. The Santikhiri Estate, on its southern…