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Police and firemen inspect the scene of a fire Friday morning that destroyed 16 homes in Bangkok's western district of Bangkok Yai.

Fast-Moving Fire Torches Bangkok Community

BANGKOK — A massive fire tore through a community in western Bangkok Friday morning, destroying 15 homes and injuring one person.

Falling Crane Severs Worker’s Leg (Video)

BANGKOK — Another day, another crane falls in Bangkok.
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Monks Injured in Bangkok Temple Fire

BANGKOK — A fire broke out late last night in a temple in the capital’s southwest, leaving several of its monks injured. Firefighters managed to...

Fake Pumpkin Seeds Give Farmers Real-Life Halloween Scare

PHAYAO — The northern province of Phayao will be denied plump jack-o-lanterns this month after dozens of farmers said they were been conned into...
Rescued tourists from a boat that sank are helped onto a pier from a fishing boat Thursday on Phuket. Photo: Associated Press

Search Resumes for 23 Missing Tourists in Boat Tragedy

PHUKET — Divers who entered the wreck of a tour boat that sank in a storm off the southern resort island of Phuket described heart-breaking scenes of bodies of children found in the arms of their mothers, as a search resumed Saturday for some 23 mostly Chinese tourists missing.
Rescuers Sunday make their way down at the entrance to a cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press

Divers Make Little Progress in Murky Cave Search

MAE SAI — Thai navy divers leading the search for 12 boys and their football coach in a cave have failed to make much headway in their effort to push through the murk of a kilometer-long chamber to what is thought to be a clear area where the missing may be sheltering.

Four Rescued, One Still Trapped in Koh Chang Hotel Collapse

Three adults and a 2-year-old child were found alive today by rescue workers following the collapse of a hotel on Koh Chang this morning.

Please Burn Less ‘Hell Money’ This Smoggy New Year: BMA

BANGKOK — Chinese New Year festivities began Thursday with wan wai, a day of worship which involves family members burning glittering “hell money” for their ancestors. But with Bangkok plagued by heavy smog, health officials warn the tradition may hasten their reunion with the dead.

Jenphop Granted Bail After Being Sentenced for Killing 2 Grad Students

AYUTTHAYA — The court on Wednesday granted businessman Jenphop Viraporn bail for a car crash that killed two grad students a year ago after earlier sentencing him to two and a half years in prison.

Suspected Muslim Insurgents Kill 4 Soldiers in Narathiwat

HAT YAI — Suspected Muslim insurgents killed four paramilitary army rangers Thursday in an ambush in southern Thailand, in the latest high-profile attack in the troubled region.

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