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Same-sex couples get married in Thailand: "Waited ten years"

Same-sex couples can now enter into marriage in Thailand since a new law has come into force. Already on the first day, nearly 2,000 couples took the opportunity to get married.

Same-sex couples get married in Thailand: "Waited ten years"

Shinawatra elected Prime Minister of Thailand

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the country's former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, has been elected as the new prime minister of Thailand. The 37-year-old becomes the youngest person to lead the country – and the second woman after her aunt in the top post.

Shinawatra elected Prime Minister of Thailand

Thailand's Prime Minister is Fired

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is dismissed, decides the country's Constitutional Court. Srettha has, among other things, been accused of appointing a convicted criminal to minister.

Thailand's Prime Minister is Fired

Six dead found at luxury hotel in Bangkok

It was early on Tuesday morning when the bodies were found at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok. According to the local police, it is likely a poisoning.

Six dead found at luxury hotel in Bangkok