Hong Kong Police Seize Explosives as Rival Camps Rally
HONG KONG — Police in Hong Kong discovered a stash of a powerful homemade explosive as the semi-autonomous Chinese city readied for another major...
Kwai from ‘Bang Rajun’ Film Dies
RATCHABURI — A water buffalo who acted in one of Thai film’s most memorable historical war epics has died.
Thephasadin Clan Offers 500k Baht to Crash Victims
BANGKOK — Representatives of the powerful Thephasadin Na Ayudhya clan have offered a 500,000 baht cheque to be shared among the families of nine...
‘Yaa Baa’ Flooding SEA and Beyond Despite Crackdown: UN
BANGKOK — Despite authorities cracking down on methamphetamine in Thailand and Southeast Asia, efforts have failed to arrest the trade’s big players, a recent UN report says.
Ex-Illinois Student’s Life Spared in Killing of Scholar
PEORIA, Ill. — A former University of Illinois doctoral student was spared the death penalty Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and killing a 26-year-old scholar from China. Her parents, disappointed he was not sentenced to death, publicly begged for the killer to reveal where her remains are so they can be returned home.
UN Envoy Says US Sanctions on Myanmar Generals Inadequate
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The U.N. special rapporteur for Myanmar said Thursday the U.S. didn't "go far enough" in sanctions against four top Myanmar generals over the mass killings of minority Rohingya Muslims.
Anime Studio Hit by Deadly Fire Is Known for Skill, Fan Base
TOKYO — It may not be as famous as Japanese anime legend Studio Ghibli, but Kyoto Animation has many core fans and is known as a team of skilled animators that provides top-quality work for others and can produce its own hits, such as "Lucky Star," ''K-On!" and the "Haruhi Suzumiya" series.
‘She Accepts Her Punishments,’ Praewa Family Apologizes to Crash Victims
BANGKOK — The extended family of a woman convicted of killing nine people in a car crash in 2010 said Thursday they are sorry for what happened and pledged to assist families of the victims.
‘Big Bad Wolf’ Book Sale Back With 3 Million English and Thai Books
BANGKOK — Dust off your bookshelves because massive piles of discounted books are returning to Bangkok this August.
Suspect Screaming ‘You Die!’ Kills Up to 23 at Anime Studio
TOKYO — A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, and set it on fire early Thursday, authorities said, killing seven people and leaving at least 16 more presumed dead.
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