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Culture Clash and Chaos at Silom Songkran (Action Photos)

BANGKOK — Traditional garb and garlands brushed shoulders with tank tops and water guns Friday where Lumphini Park meets Silom Road.

Police Admit to Shooting At, Arresting Wrong Men in NE Thailand

MAHA SARAKHAM — A police commander in northeastern Thailand has apologized to two men who plain-clothed officers shot at yesterday because they mistook them for suspected drug dealers.

Cops and Monks Clash at Wat Dhammakaya

PATHUM THANI — A police operation to search headquarters of the Dhammakaya sect and look for its fugitive spiritual leader met resistance on Monday, when monks and worshipers tried to push police forces out of their positions around the temple complex.
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Prince Harry’s Visit To See King Charles III Didn’t Bring Reconciliation With William

LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry flew more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) to see his father after King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer. But Harry did...

Father Jumps From Court After Man Acquitted in Son’s Murder

BANGKOK — After the man he believed killed his son walked free Monday, a distraught father jumped from the eighth floor of the Criminal Court to his death.

A Rights Lawyer Who Was Fleeing China Has Been Arrested In Neighboring Laos

BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese rights lawyer stripped of his license for taking on sensitive cases has been arrested in the Southeast Asian country...

Hong Kong Protesters, Facing Arrest, Won’t Leave University

HONG KONG (AP) — A small but determined group of protesters remained inside a Hong Kong university campus Thursday, resisting pleas to turn themselves in to police.

300 Rare and Famous Guitars Coming to NYC Auction

NEW YORK — About 300 guitars, including instruments associated with Eric Clapton, Elvis Presley and Eddie Van Halen, are heading to a New York City auction.

Korean Man Dies After Falling Down Elevator Shaft in Phra Khanong Condo

BANGKOK — A Korean man was found dead Monday morning after he fell into a condominium’s elevator shaft from the eighth floor.

Ceremony Homemade Fiery Rocket Hits Car, Kills 2

(27 May) The celebration of Sixth Lunar Month at a temple in Nong Khai province turned tragic when the homemade rocket, a part of the folk tradition, malfunctioned and killed 2 people in the car it landed on.

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