Three Germans injured in bomb attack in Thailand
The German Foreign Ministry has announced that three Germans were injured in a series of explosions which hit southern Thailand on Thursday and Friday.
Customs seize 'stinking' ape skull from traveller's luggage
Customers officers did a double-take at Munich airport last week when a suitcase belonging to a man arriving from Thailand turned out to contain the reeking skull of an unfortunate ape.
Thais send kidnapper to face Munich justice
Thai authorities will deliver a man to Germany later this week to stand trial on accusations of kidnapping the wife of a Bavarian banker to finance his lavish lifestyle abroad.
Tourists evacuated from beaches in tsunami scare
German tourists on holiday in Thailand were among thousands evacuated from the beaches and taken to high ground after an enormous undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean prompted a tsunami alarm.
Elephant death tourist 'crushed by husband'
Thai police are investigating reports that a German woman who died when she fell off an elephant was crushed to death by her "heavy-set" husband.
Former Beluga manager accused of stealing orphan school donations
Former owner of the bankrupt Beluga shipping firm Niels Stolberg has been accused of funnelling money donated to rebuild a school in Thailand after the 2004 tsunami in Asia into his company’s coffers as he battled to keep it afloat.
Germany frees Thai prince's plane
Germany has released a plane belonging to Thailand's crown prince which was seized at Munich airport as surety for an outstanding Thai government debt, a court official said Wednesday.
Thai prince to pay €20m bond on seized jet
Thailand's crown prince has offered to pay from his own pocket to end an awkward episode between his country and German authorities, who seized his plane in a long-running debt dispute.
Thais refuse to pay guarantee on prince's seized jet
Thailand's foreign minister on Thursday ruled out paying a multi-million dollar bank guarantee to secure the release of the Thai crown prince's jet, which has been impounded in Germany.
Court releases Thai prince's impounded jet
A German court on Wednesday ordered the release of an aircraft flown by the Thai crown prince impounded in Germany on receipt of a €20-million ($28.2-million) bank guarantee.
Thai government fights back over seizure of prince's jet
Thailand's government says it’s girding itself for a high-level diplomatic scrap with Germany for impounding the jet of country's crown prince.
Thai crown prince's plane seized at Munich airport in debt dispute
German authorities have seized a Boeing 737 aeroplane controlled by Thailand's crown prince at Munich airport, saying the Thai government owes money to a now insolvent German construction company.
Thai waxworks cuts saluting Hitler poster after protests
A Thai waxworks museum has apologised and covered up a giant billboard of Adolf Hitler giving a Nazi salute after the Israeli and German embassies lodged complaints, its director said on Sunday.