At least 18 people were killed and 31 injured when a chartered bus overturned in eastern Thailand early Wednesday morning, officials said. The accident took place in Prachinburi province during an overnight journey from northern Thailand to coastal Rayong province for a municipal study tour. The Department of Land Transport said it would coordinate with … Read more
HUNDREDS of LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand celebrated a momentous occasion on Thursday as they registered their marriages on the first day of the enforcement of the Marriage Equality Act. This landmark law grants LGBTQ+ couples equal legal status as heterosexual couples, making Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third in Asia—following Taiwan … Read more
THAILAND has approved same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in the Southeast Asian region to do so. The development followed the nation’s Senate passing a marriage equality bill on Tuesday, June 18. Al Jazeera reports that the upper house gave a final approval — by 130 votes to four, with 18 abstentions — allowing same-sex … Read more