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After a young Muay Thai fighter died in the ring in late 2018, Thailand's politicians and advocates called for new legislation to protect kids who kick-box. Is Muay Thai an ancient art form or child abuse?
Journalists Morison and Sidasathian exposed the plight of Rohingya refugees, and the Thai military's involvement in people smuggling, which saw them on trial for defaming the Thai Navy. Here we report on their ordeal.
Eleven-year-old Omsin is a professional Muay Thai boxer. Since the tender age of five he has made a living with his fists, taking on other pint-sized opponents in a bid to be the next great champion.
The red tide that's just swept through Bangkok is just a hint of Thailand's growing political tensions. As the succession day draws ever nearer, 'democracy' and the royal institution grow further apart.
Beyond Southern Thailand's beaches, lies Thailand's deep south. Crime and Islamic extremism are rife. Clashes between the Buddhist authorities and Muslim population have claimed 3,500 lives in four years.
The crowd roars as children punch and kick one another during a Thai kickboxing competition in Bangkok. For the adults watching these young athletes in combat it is more than just sport, it means money.
Amid the carnage and twisted rubble in Phuket the desperate search for loved ones goes on. But with the death toll rising hourly, hope is fading.
Twenty-nine year old Pramote lives in Bangkok and has AIDS. If he'd been able to afford the drugs now routinely prescribed for HIV-positive people in the West, he wouldn't be paralysed and bedridden today. Ninety per cent of the people infected with HIV today live in developing countries, and most don't have access to the drugs that could keep them alive because they are simply too expensive for …
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