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1 Million Thai Teens Suffer From Depression: Official

BANGKOK — Thailand may be known as the “Land of Smiles” but an estimated 1 million teenagers suffer clinical depression, many of whom are going untreated, said the nation’s chief mental health official Boonruang Trairuangworawat on Friday.

Last Seating: Trader Vic’s Maitre D’ Retires After 57 Years

EMERYVILLE, California — She's worn a gardenia in her hair every day since she started working in 1960 at Trader Vic's, the legendary home of mai tai cocktails.
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Foreign Woman Wows BKK With Unauthorized Stunt (Video)

BANGKOK — A foreign woman showed off her gymnastic skills in an unauthorized stunt at Suvarnabhumi International Airport late Wednesday afternoon.

DTAC Asked to Explain Why it Thinks Customers Are Trillionaires

BANGKOK — One of the three largest telecoms was called upon by regulators Friday to explain what appeared to be some errors on some...

New Tourism Aims to Revive Bangkok’s Dying Communities

BANGKOK — It was as though six old neighborhoods around Bangkok were teleported to a hotel garden on a recent afternoon. At one corner, a man was hawking sets of glimmering bowls made from copper and bronze, a tradecraft passed down in Baan Bu community for centuries.

Commuters Trapped in BTS Rush Hour Breakdown

BANGKOK — A system failure left hundreds of skytrain passengers stranded on platforms and carriages for an hour.

UN: Closing Energy Gap Would Help Poorest Countries Develop

BANGKOK — The world's least developed countries need access to electricity if they are to break out of poverty, according to a U.N. report that urges wealthy nations to do more to honor their aid commitments to help bridge the energy gap.
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Thai Indie Music: The Movie

Independent artists are shaking up the Thai music landscape which has long been dominated by two corporate labels. This short film leaps onto the stage and gets face-to-face with some of the musicians taking their sounds out of the capital and across the country.

Siam Square Animal Cafe ‘Kitties and Bears’ Shut Down

BANGKOK — A controversial animal cafe has been ordered shut by the authorities.

Former Malaysian PM: Current Government ‘Must Go’

BANGKOK — The man who led Malaysia through the final two decades of the 20th century and has waded back into its politics in recent months said Thursday the country's current government is deeply problematic and "must go."

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