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CHIANG RAI — It was 5am when Winai Pisailert received a phone call from the hospital. A woman’s voice told him his daughter was seriously injured from the fire that broke out in the dormitory late night while the 11-year-old was sleeping.

BANGKOK — Good news: Lab tests found orange juice confiscated from an illegal production ring last week was the real stuff after all, and not fake OJ as widely reported. The bad news? It contains bacteria commonly found in animal feces and therefore violates food safety laws.

BANGKOK — Celebrate World Music Day and the summer solstice at an all-day music festival with vibrant beats and even some film courtesy of the French Embassy and Alliance Francaise.

BANGKOK — A pop music event organizer apologized for lampooning the controversial Buddhist sect Dhammakaya at a party Saturday night following threats of legal action by the group.

BANGKOK — Unlike last year’s tuk-tuk dress worn at the Miss Universe contest, the groundbreaking Golden Pagoda gown will not grace the international stage at the Mrs. Universe pagaent as Thailand’s national costume.

By Simon Duncan
Assistant Editor

BANGKOK ― An elected prime minister is removed by the army chief. Those who offer defiance are taken into secret detention; Western diplomats annoy the new junta.

AYUTTHAYA — Cloaked in a monk's robe, Jenphop Viraporn stepped into a court for the first time today to plead not guilty to most of the charges relating to the two graduate students he killed in a high-speed crash 11 weeks ago.

BANGKOK — Fans of feel-good Ben & Jerry’s ice cream can rejoice as the beloved American brand is coming to Bangkok.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo has temporarily closed its gorilla exhibit after a special zoo response team shot and killed a 17-year-old gorilla that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into a moat.

BANGKOK — When someone goes missing, will he or she be remembered? Do the vanished feel differently from those who remain?