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Bangkok (AP) — Thailand’s disbanded opposition Future Forward Party attacked the government Sunday for allegedly colluding with Malaysia’s former prime minister to cover up the 1MDB financial scandal, for which former Malaysian leader Najib Razak is now standing trial.

Future Forward Calls for Protest; Police Issue Warning

February 21, 2020 6:30 pm

Future Forward Dissolution May Backfire on Regime: US Scholar

February 21, 2020 5:00 pm

Future Forward Party Found Guilty, Disbanded by Court

February 21, 2020 3:44 pm

Twitter User Arrested, Jailed for ‘Insulting Monarchy’

February 21, 2020 3:01 pm

CRIME & CALAMITY

A still from CCTV footage showing the suspect walking into Robinson shopping mall with a handgun on Jan. 9, 2020.

Man Confesses to Killing 3 in Lopburi Gold Heist

Tappanai Boonbandit, Staff Reporter - February 21, 2020 11:00 am

BANGKOK — A school director accused of murdering three people in a gold store robbery in January pled guilty in court on Friday.

Khaosod, Matichon Acquitted of Defaming Suthep in Graft Case

Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer - February 21, 2020 10:30 am

BANGKOK — The Appeal Court on Thursday dismissed a libel case against Khaosod and Matichon newspapers filed by former deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban.

Law Criminalizing Abortion is Unconstitutional, Top Court Rules

Tappanai Boonbandit, Staff Reporter - February 20, 2020 4:53 pm

BANGKOK — Reproductive rights activists on Thursday welcomed a ruling by the Constitutional Court that struck down a decades-old ban on abortion, on the grounds that it contradicts the country’s highest law.

Thailand’s Worst-Case Plan for Coronavirus Revealed

Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer - February 20, 2020 3:40 pm

BANGKOK — Military field hospitals and closure of facilities like schools and prisons will be introduced if the coronavirus epidemic took a turn for the worse, a government source said Thursday.

Robert Vinn, left, and his wife Duenpen Vinn, center, at their house in Rayong province on Feb. 19, 2020.

Thai-Canadian Couple Protests Cops’ Inaction After Break-in

Tappanai Boonbandit, Staff Reporter - February 19, 2020 6:00 pm

RAYONG — A woman and her Canadian husband on Tuesday said they’re selling their house after police failed to catch the burglar who broke into their home earlier this month.

Salesman Arrested for Fatal Shooting at Bangkok Mall

Associated Press - February 19, 2020 3:45 pm

BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of killing his ex-wife in the country's latest incident of deadly gun violence in a shopping mall.

ASEAN & WORLD

Russia to Denounce Attempts to ‘Rewrite History’ of WW2

TASS - February 24, 2020 9:00 am

MOSCOW (TASS) — Russia will not allow the history of World War Two to be distorted and will expose any such attempts, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday speaking at a gala concert marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at Moscow’s State Kremlin Palace.

Russia Tries to Help Sanders Win Election: Report

Associated Press - February 23, 2020 9:00 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Friday he was briefed by U.S. officials “about a month ago” that Russia has been trying to help his campaign as part of Moscow’s efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.

German Gunman Calling for Genocide Kills 9 People

Associated Press - February 21, 2020 9:02 am

HANAU, Germany (AP) — A German who shot and killed nine people of foreign background in a rampage that began at a hookah bar frequented by immigrants had posted an online rant calling for the “complete extermination” of many “races or cultures in our midst,” authorities said Thursday.

Bloomberg Struggles to Respond to Politics of #MeToo Era

Associated Press - February 21, 2020 9:01 am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Bloomberg’s name last appeared on a ballot a decade before #MeToo transformed cultural mores surrounding sexual harassment and the treatment of women. As he campaigns for the presidency, the 78-year-old billionaire is struggling to adjust.