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SONGKHLA — The army general accused of running a human trafficking operation in southern Thailand has been charged with 13 different offenses after eight hours of police interrogation last night.

CHIANG MAI — Police are looking for a man who has posted a series of nude photos on Facebook of himself standing next to road signs in the northern province of Chiang Mai.

YALA — Thai authorities have arrested 22 suspects in connection with a three-day spate of bombings in the southern border province of Yala that injured nearly 20 people last month.

BANGKOK — In an effort to extradite lese majeste suspects living abroad, Thailand’s military government will inform foreign ambassadors that insulting the monarchy is a criminal offense, not a political one.

BANGKOK — The construction of a new railway in Thailand that will ultimately connect with a route to China will begin before the end of this year, according to a spokesperson of the Thai military government.

BANGKOK — A television news anchor formally apologized to the chief of the Royal Thai Police today for accidentally mispronouncing his name as a Thai swearword on a live program.

BEIJING (DPA) — A passenger ship with more than 450 people on board has sunk in China's Yangtze River during a heavy storm, Chinese state media reported early Tuesday.

YANGON (DPA) — Myanmar's main opposition party on Monday urged the government to quickly resettle people living in temporary camps - mostly Bengali Muslims who became homeless after sectarian conflicts with Buddhists since mid-2012.

BANGKOK — Thailand's military government will increase the air time of its daily television show from 15 to 30 minutes, said a spokesperson, citing the need for more time to explain the post-coup government's works in detail.

NARATHIWAT — A roadside bomb wounded four security officers and two students in the southern border province of Narathiwat this morning, forcing a nearby school to close down for the day.