HM King's Intestine Inflammation Escalates
BANGKOK — The King of Thailand is still being treated for an infection in his intestine more than a month after he was admitted to the hospital with a high fever, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement today.
Martial Court Approves Bail for Woman Accused of Spreading Prayuth Rumor
BANGKOK — A martial court has reversed its ruling to allow a single mother to be released on bail while she awaits trial for allegedly spreading a rumor about junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Thailand Takes its Place in Space with ‘Chalawan’
URSA MAJOR — Thailand has laid claim to a place among the stars in the form of a villainous crocodile king who has ascended from myth and legend to burn brightly in the heavens.
Junta Leader To Fight Rape With Clampdown On 'Sexually Suggestive' Media
BANGKOK — The leader of Thailand’s military junta has vowed to crack down on sexually suggestive media in response to the rape and murder of 13-year-old girl on a state railway train last weekend.
Botched Gun Store Heist Not Terrorism, Police Say
BANGKOK — A group of Chinese nationals who attempted to rob a gun store in Chinatown on Friday had no known links to any terror groups, the commander of Bangkok police said today.
Thai Woman Speaks Out on the Secret That Almost Killed Her
Worada Elstow had just entered university when she was recruited for modeling work. Soon she was subsisting only on black coffee and a small plate of suki haeng without noodles or eggs per day.
Review: ‘Rogue One’ is a Dark, Exhilarating Blast
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" seemed suspicious on paper, like any film saddled with the dreaded "spinoff" label. For a while all the odds looked stacked against it too — reshoots, script changes and a director in Gareth Edwards whose last blockbuster "Godzilla" had visual flair but no humanity, not to mention the fact that the film would be asking us to learn a dozen new characters with strange names, none of which were Skywalker or Solo. And of course as with any franchise there's that ever-present knowledge that, in some ways, this is another line-item on a corporate profit sheet.
'Elephant Beggar' Attacks Two Beach-goers in Rayong
RAYONG — Two people have been hospitalized after they were attacked by an elephant that was being used to beg for money on a beach in eastern Thailand.
Chiang Mai Royalists File Lese Majeste Against Facebooker
CHIANG MAI — A group of ultra-royalists in Chiang Mai province have urged police to take action against a Facebook user who allegedly insulted the monarchy, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison in Thailand.
500 Monks Gather to Censure Buddha Isara
Nakhon Pathom — Hundreds of monks gathered in Nakhon Pathom Saturday morning to censure the activist monk Buddha Isara.
