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Sick animals packed into cages at a government animal shelter in December at Bangkok's Prawet district. Photo: Watchdog Thailand / Courtesy

Bangkok to Halt Roundups, Take New Approach to Stray Animals

Bangkok’s governor on Tuesday promised new policies to address stray animals in the capital, signaling an end to transporting them to shelters where thousands have died.

Khon Kaen Railway Land Considered For … Theme Park?

KHON KAEN — Land by Isaan’s rail hub could be developed into condos, offices – or even a theme park, according to railway officials. A...
Rahaf Alqunun, at center, is escorted by immigration chief Surachate Hakparn, at right, Monday at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Saudi Woman Leaves Bangkok Airport Under UN Care

A runaway Saudi woman who barricaded herself inside a room at a Bangkok airport rather than be deported back to her family has left safely in UN care.
Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun in a still image from a video. Photo: Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun / Human Rights Watch via Associated Press

‘We Won’t Send Someone to Their Death,’ Thai Immigration Chief Says

The head of Thailand’s Immigration Bureau said a Saudi woman who fled her family to seek asylum in Australia will not be forcibly deported.

Get Japanese Feels as Traveling Film Fest Hits Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket

BANGKOK — Indulge in the unique culture of the Land of the Rising Sun when the Japanese Film Festival returns later this month.
Officers in front of the Immigration Bureau Police operation center on Monday afternoon at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok.

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.

1 Dead, Thousands Evacuated as Storm Pabuk Batters South

BANGKOK — Tropical storm Pabuk is expected to weaken to a tropical depression before reaching Surat Thani province later tonight as the eye made landfall...

Italian Man Jumps to Death at Terminal 21

BANGKOK — An Italian man jumped to his death Thursday afternoon inside a downtown shopping mall in Asoke area.

‘7 Dangerous Days’ Kill 463 on Thai Roads During Holidays

BANGKOK — Nakhon Ratchasima remained the province with the most fatalities during this year’s holiday season, while overall road deaths increased in comparison to 2018.

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