Belarus Model Arrested for Sex Seminar Pleads Guilty in Court
PATTAYA — A model from Belarus who claimed last year that she had evidence of Russian involvement in helping elect Donald Trump president pleaded guilty Tuesday in a Thai court in a case related to holding a sex training seminar and will be deported.
‘Everyone Has to Help Out’ With Air Pollution, Prayuth Says
BANGKOK — The junta leader said Tuesday that controlling the air pollution problem was everyone’s responsibility, not just the government’s.
During a cabinet meeting trip...
Burning Sugarcane Stalks Contributes to Smog: Activists
KANCHANABURI — Fields of burned-out sugarcane husks wrapped in flames are one of the major sources of smog, environmental activists say.
Looking over fields of...
Family Alleges Foul Play in Phuket Death of British CEO
BANGKOK — Nearly six years after police wrote off injuries sustained by a British resort owner as a bike accident, his family came forward...
Arrests of Visa Scofflaws Good for Tourism: Big Joke
BANGKOK — Nearly 500 foreigners were arrested this week on visa violations in the latest raid police said early Friday morning will benefit tourism.
Immigration...
Monkey Massacre? Macaques Drop Dead From ‘Poisoned Watermelon’
RAYONG — Dying monkeys fell from trees foaming at the mouth in Rayong province and police are looking Thursday for who might have poisoned...
Foreigner Dies in Possible Traffic Suicide Near Khaosan Road
BANGKOK — A foreigner was killed by a bus Thursday morning on Phra Sumen Road in Bangkok’s old quarter.
Thai Man Escapes With Life in Harrowing, Violent Scam in Parisian Club
PARIS — A New Year’s trip to the City of Love took a scary turn for one Thai man whose harrowing night on the...
Standoff at Suvarnabhumi as Saudi Woman Resists Deportation
SAMUT PRAKAN— A Saudi woman who says she fled her family to seek asylum in Australia is surrounded by police in an airport hotel...
Weakened ‘Pabuk’ Moves to Andaman; Effects to be Felt in Bangkok
BANGKOK — The tropical storm that left at least two people dead and hundreds of homes damaged has moved over the western coast of Thailand where its ferocity has dropped, the national weather service said Saturday.