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Yasothorn 'Magical Well' Offers Lotto Number

YASOTHON - After a monk in Si Nual village dreamed of the mythical dragon Naga living in a well 3 years ago, the hunt...

Forest Ranger: Poacher Premchai Offered Bribe

BANGKOK — A ranger and his coworkers have told police that the powerful construction magnate they arrested on suspicion of poaching a rare black panther tried to bribe them, a police official said.

Top Anti-Booze Crusader Removed From Post

BANGKOK — The official whose name is synonymous with stringent enforcement of anti-alcohol laws lost his job in a surprise ministry shuffling announced Friday night.
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Weather Foils Recovery of Missing Thai Students in California

FRESNO, California — Weather conditions have delayed the recovery of a car believed to contain the bodies of two Thai students from a river canyon in central California, foreign ministry officials said Monday.
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Chiang Mai Celebrates Its 727th Anniversary Amid PM2.5

Chiang Mai held a merit-making ceremony to celebrate the 727th anniversary. The event was held to pay respect to the founders: King Mangrai, King...
FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2019 file photo, Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra welcomes his guests for the wedding of his youngest daughter Paetongtarn "Ing" Shinawatra at a hotel in Hong Kong. A court in Thailand has on Thursday, June 6, 2019 sentenced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in absentia to two years in prison over his handling of a state lottery program he initiated while in office more than a decade ago. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP

Divisive Thai Ex-Pm Vows To Return From Exile After Polls

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s self-exiled former prime minister said Tuesday he wants to return home by July, making his declaration less than a week...
Security officials at a COVID-19 screening checkpoint in Chachoengsao province.

Prayut Orders Survey on Lifting Virus Emergency Decree

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered a public survey to gather opinions on whether the emergency decree should be lifted, officials said Monday.

Women Fighters to Smash Bangkok as MMA Penetrates Homeland of Muay Thai

BANGKOK — Mixed Martial Arts is kicking deeper into the land of Muay Thai with a tournament to be held March 11 headlined by women and Thai MMA fighters.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives Oct. 31, 2017, to Khon Kaen province with members of his cabinet to inspect flood damage.

Prayuth Reshuffling Deck in Hope of Popularity Trump Card: Pundits

BANGKOK — Although the details of who’s in and out in the cabinet reshuffle have yet to be announced, politicians and critics are seeing it as a pivot by the military regime toward elections next year.

Review: With ‘Planet Lam,’ Paradise Bangkok Takes Thai Country to Next Level

Chris Menist and Maft Sai had just finished warming things up with vinyl selections of spiritual jazz, disco, Thai funk and roots reggae when the lights dimmed and out walked drummer Phusana Treeburut and guitarist Piyanart Jotikasthira.

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