'Victory for the people': Thailand set to approve same-sex marriage

The senate upper house is expected to approve the legislation, after which it will go to King Maha Vajiralongkorn for royal assent and come into force 120 days after publication in the official Royal Gazette. Thailand would become only the third place in Asia where same-sex couples can tie the knot, after Taiwan and Nepal, and activists are hoping the first weddings could be celebrated as early as October. "Today is the day that Thai people will smile. It is a victory for the people," Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat...