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BANGKOK — Despite concerns over the coronavirus outbreak, a senior official on Tuesday said government-sponsored events to celebrate Thai New Year will go ahead as planned, albeit some changes.

BANGKOK — A woman who claims she fell victim to the latest “turbo taxi” scam in east Bangkok posted a video online of what appears to be a suspiciously hyperactive taxi meter.

NAKHON RATCHASIMA (AP) — Sirirat Nualraksa blinked back tears as the ambulances delivered gurneys bearing cloth-shrouded bodies to the morgue of a public hospital after a vengeful Thai soldier killed 29 people and wounded dozens of others in a shopping mall rampage.

If all you have to show from your Thailand vacation are elephant pants and a fluorescent-threaded monk bag, you may be doing it wrong.

BANGKOK — Nearly 500 road accidents have already killed 46 people on the first day of the “seven dangerous days” of Songkran.

BANGKOK — Japanese-owned Tokyu Department Store in Bangkok’s downtown shopping area of MBK will close at the end of January, the company said.

PHAYAO — The parents of a 10-year-old girl said Thursday that they would press charges against eighth graders who assaulted her at school in Phayao province last week.

On Thursday the Sanam Luang is host to perhaps the most watched funeral to ever take place there. King Bhumibol, or Rama IX, the most revered monarch in modern Thai history, who died at 88 in October 2016,was cremated there in an ancient ritual that saw nearly a year of preparation.

BANGKOK — His Majesty the King is set to lead thousands of cyclists in an epic bike ride across town again in December.

UTTARADIT — Five people are wanted by police for allegedly run a criminal scheme that produced fake Thai ID cards for foreigners living in Thailand.