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Workers from Myanmar, Saw, left, and Win, sit together, escorted by a Thai police officer, during a press conference in Koh Tao island, Surat Thani province. Thailand, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. Thai police have arrested the two Myanmar workers they say confessed to killing a pair of British tourists on a beach in the southern Thailand last month. (AP Photo) THAILAND OUT

Myanmar men accused of killing 2 Brits in Thailand

Thanyarat Doksone · October 3, 2014 11:55 am

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014 file photo, the body of one of slain British tourists, Hannah Witheridge, wrapped in plastic sheet, is carried at a forensic police facility in Bangkok, Thailand. Police Maj. Gen. Kiattipong Khawsamang said Thursday, Oct. 2 that two out of three Myanmar workers questioned by police admitted murdering Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Thai police: 2 men admit killing British tourists

Thanyarat Doksone · October 3, 2014 4:02 am

In this picture taken Monday, Sept. 29 , 2014. A female railway police officer inspect the lady-child train carriages at Hua Lamphong train station in Bangkok, Thailand, The State Railway of Thailand introduced a womenâs-only carriage on main routes for overnight trains following the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl on an overnight train.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai man gets death penalty for train rape, murder

Thanyarat Doksone · September 30, 2014 9:31 am

The body of slain British tourist, David Miller, wrapped in plastic sheet, is carried at a forensic police facility in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Police on the scenic resort island of Koh Tao in southern Thailand conducted a sweep of hotels and workers' residences Tuesday searching for clues into the slayings of two British tourists whose nearly naked, battered bodies were found on a beach a day earlier.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai police search for clues after 2 Brits slain

Thanyarat Doksone · September 16, 2014 11:38 pm

FILE - In Aug. 25, 2014 file this photo released by Thai Spokesman Office, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks after he accepted a written royal command issued by King Bhumibol Adulyadej certifying his appointment as the country's 29th premier in Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. The general who transitioned from Thailand's junta leader to prime minister has awarded top posts in his Cabinet to senior military officials, in the latest move that critics say will prolong the military's grip on power. Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha's government lineup was announced Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. . (AP Photo/Thai Spokesman Office, File)

Thai junta leader stacks Cabinet with military men

Thanyarat Doksone · August 31, 2014 1:43 pm

In this photo released by Thai Spokesman Office, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha speaks after he accepted a written royal command issued by King Bhumibol Adulyadej certifying his appointment as the country's 29th premier in Bangkok, Thailand Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Thailand's junta leader, who seized power in a military coup three months ago, officially assumed his new post as prime minister on Monday following the endorsement from the country's monarch. (AP Photo/Thai Spokesman Office)

Thai junta leader assumes prime minister post

Thanyarat Doksone · August 25, 2014 5:40 am

Thailand pushes to ban commercial surrogacy

Thailand pushes to ban commercial surrogacy

Thanyarat Doksone · August 7, 2014 1:58 pm

Thai surrogate mom would be happy to get twin back

Thanyarat Doksone · August 5, 2014 12:14 pm

Secretary-General of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) Gen. Paiboon Koomchaya, who also in charge of legal and justice affairs, speaks during a news conference at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Thailand adopted a temporary constitution on Tuesday, taking its first step toward the slow return of electoral democracy after two months of military rule. But the charter's clauses allow the ruling junta to continue to hold substantial power even after an interim Cabinet and legislature take office. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

New constitution gives Thai junta sweeping powers

Thanyarat Doksone · July 23, 2014 1:53 pm

Thailand’s junta adopts interim constitution

Thailand’s junta adopts interim constitution

Thanyarat Doksone · July 22, 2014 4:12 pm

FILE - In this June 13, 2014 file photo, Thailand's Army commander Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, left, arrives at the Royal Thai Army Club in Bangkok, Thailand. Critics and journalists raised concerns Saturday, July 19, 2014 about the Thai military government's latest move to tighten its grip on the media by banning them from criticizing the junta's operations and threatening to immediately suspend the broadcast or publication of content that defies the order. Critics said the order to censor all forms of media was expansive and contradicted the message the coup leader, Gen. Prayuth, has attempted to send to the Thai people. (AP Photo/ASTV Manager newspaper, File) THAILAND OUT

Thai junta’s gag on media raises alarm, criticism

Thanyarat Doksone · July 19, 2014 1:35 pm

In this picture take on May 7, 2014. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra talks to media during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand. An anti-corruption body has recommended criminal charges against the ousted Thai prime minister over her government's rice subsidy program. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Criminal charge recommended against ousted Thai PM

Thanyarat Doksone · July 17, 2014 1:46 pm