Lifestyle

CHONBURI — Raging floods have trapped families in their homes and destroyed roads southeast of Bangkok in Chonburi province prompting the military government to declare a state of emergency there and in x other provinces.

MAE HONG SON — Six Falung Gong activists were briefly detained by soldiers in the north of Thailand today for carrying pamphlets deemed critical of China.

BANGKOK — A powerful tropical storm from the South China Sea is causing havoc over the southern and eastern regions of Thailand, with devastating floods that threaten to cut off some communities from the outside world.

BANGKOK — The seas will be rough and the streets soaked through Friday as a tropical depression continues afflicting Thailand with the monsoon blues.

BANGKOK — Princess Chulabhorn has called upon all Thais to pray for her father, King Bhumibol, who is being treated for blood and lung infections at a hospital in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — Turkish officials have refuted claims from Thai police that the two nations were cooperating in the investigation of last month’s bomb attack in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — HIV testing and treatment for pregnant women has reduced new infections among children in Asia by more than a quarter since 2000, but many babies born to mothers with HIV are still not being tested or given life-saving medicines.

BURIRAM — Once again, something wonderful is happening in Buriram.

CHONBURI — More than 30 people have been placed on watchlist in the latest police effort to combat the notorious “jet ski scams” which have plagued the resort town of Pattaya for years.

BANGKOK — A top forensic scientist testified to the court today that DNA traces found on a garden hoe reportedly used in the murder of two British backpackers last year did not match the two defendants.