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The 17-year-old teenager, Supatra "Nat" Sasuphan, has often been called "Monkey Face" and the Star Wars character "Chewbacca".

An American tourist overdosed on Viagra and walked around Phuket International Airport in Thailand naked before being taken down by six security guards.

A blind woman in Thailand who admitted sharing an article critical of the monarchy on Facebook was handed a sentence of 12 to 18 months in jail.

What could possibly be bringing in over 100 men a month to a clinic in Thailand? It's a new popular procedure known as penis whitening.

A Zimbabwean family has been living in an airport terminal for two months in what many are describing as a real life version of The Terminal film, which starred Tom Hanks.

34-year-old Pudit Kittithradilok pleaded guilty to running the pyramid scheme, which saw 40,000 people invest £120m into his companies

A Thai zoo has sparked fury after a video of a worker repeatedly poking a tiger to prompt roars for tourist selfies went viral.

However, sugar cane diversion to ethanol production in Brazil means global prices remain high.

The couple visited the popular Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) in Bangkok where they posed half-naked and shared the images on Twitter and Instagram.

Members of the Khon Rak Ling Hua Jai Kraeng (Thai for Good-hearted monkey lovers) community along with a veterinarian took the monkey to Doctor Raiwin Pet Hospital.

Netchanok Nokyungtong, 20, said she was devastated after her married lover returned to his family in South Korea, leaving her alone.

Elaborate funeral ceremonies steeped in centuries of royal tradition were held for King Bhumibol Adulyadej following a year of mourning.

Despite torrential rain in Bangkok, crowds of mourners have begun camping on the streets around the royal palace ahead of the funeral of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

A customer in a Bangkok branch of McDonald's made the horrifying discovery and posted the image to Facebook.

Facebook has irked the Thai government by being a platform for critics of the country's monarchy. In May, a Thai regulator threatened to block the popular site.

Thailand is preparing to bid a grand final farewell for the late king with an elaborate five-day funeral ceremony that will begin on 25 October.

Thailand marks one year since the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. IBTimes UK looks back at the life of the "people's king", who helped shape the Southeast Asian nation.

The exact date for the election will be announced in June 2018, says Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha after earlier false promises.

Yingluck has been sentenced in absentia to 5 years in prison.

The girl from Ban Koh Raed in Phang Nga Bay claims she was drugged and systematically abused by the villagers for eight months.

Shinawatra failed to appear in court for a trial verdict on charges of negligence in a governmental rice scheme.

He was put on a strict diet for three months.

Kimlan Jinakul had waited her entire life to graduate from university.

Thai artists carve intricate floral and animal designs into a range of fruits and vegetables including watermelon, papaya and pumpkins.

This was the first time the bear had set upon a human, Phra Tanet Tikayano, a monk at the temple said.

The models work as the so-called "cheer beer ladies".

The 70-year-old was enjoying his 'dream holiday' in Thailand with his wife when tragedy struck.

Elise Dallemange investigation reopened as mother disputes police claims after body found on Koh Tao island.

A 14-year-old is being investigated on suspicion of attempted bodily harm, although the king has not pressed any charges.

In 2015, three Cambodians were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years in jail for kidney trafficking.