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Officials Tracing 24 People in Contact With New Virus Case ‘As a Precaution’

BANGKOK — Health officials announced Thursday night they are looking for two dozen people who had been in close contact with a Loei woman who tested positive for the coronavirus outside of state quarantine.

California Ex-Con Entrepreneur Arrested in Thai Kidnap Case

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand said Thursday they are pursuing more suspects in the kidnapping of a Taiwanese businessman for which an American entrepreneur with a criminal past and two other men have already been arrested.
An undated photo of Keomanivong Khoukham. Photo: Human Rights Watch

Laotian Political Exile Arrested in Bangkok Despite UNHCR Card

BANGKOK — An international human rights group on Monday expressed concerns about the safety of a Laotian asylum seeker who was arrested in Bangkok over the weekend.
A Slovenian man accused of destroying Phalang Pracharat Party’s campaign posters in Kalasin apologized to candidate Chalong Karalert, at left, in front of the damaged posters Monday at a police press briefing.

Lovesick Slovenian Destroys Pro-Junta Posters to Spite Girlfriend

KALASIN — A Slovenian man destroyed posters of the Phalang Pracharat Party to get back at his girlfriend for standing him up on Valentine’s Day to campaign for the party, police said.

Fire Breaks Out at Coconut Factory Near Talaad Thai (Video)

  PATHUM THANI — A fire broke out at a factory near Thailand’s largest agricultural market Talaad Thai on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported about...

Developer, Engineer Behind Collapsed Building Charged

BANGKOK — Police said Saturday they charged engineers responsible for the demolition of a building in Soi Sukhumvit 87 where at least two workers were killed when it collapsed and two remain missing.

3 New Virus Deaths Reported, Infections Dip to 56

BANGKOK — Three more people died of coronavirus infections in Thailand, health officials said on Monday, though new confirmed cases of infection dropped to 56.
Police commissioner Chakthip Chaijinda inspects a checkpoint in Nonthaburi province on April 15, 2020.

2 More Died of Coronavirus; Gov’t Says Fewer Outdoor Infections

BANGKOK — Two people have died from the coronavirus in Thailand, raising the total death toll up to 43, the government’s response center to the epidemic said Wednesday.

Tham Luang, Site of Daring Rescue, Reopens to Visitors This Week

CHIANG RAI — The cave complex in Chiang Rai province that came to worldwide attention during a dramatic rescue operation in 2018 will open to visitors again on Friday, officials said.
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Axe-Wielding Phuket Taxi Driver Arrested (Video)

PHUKET — A taxi driver was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening another motorist with an axe in full view of foreign tourists at Phuket International Airport.

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