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Officials Say Flood Recovery Underway as South Inundated Anew

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — Massive flooding which has ravaged dozens of provinces in recent weeks and killed at least 20 people is still affecting Isaan, while the south is drying out Thursday from a fresh monsoon.

4 Tourists, 1 Guide Die in Ayutthaya Van Crash

AYUTTHAYA — Four foreign tourists and their Thai guide died Wednesday in a collision in Ayutthaya’s Bang Pa-in district.

Makeup Store Apologizes for Sale Fiasco

BANGKOK — A downtown makeup store apologized Sunday after it came under fire for false advertising and poor service from some of the hundreds of people who queued for hours over the weekend.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha arrives Oct. 31, 2017, to Khon Kaen province with members of his cabinet to inspect flood damage.

Dike Repaired as Prayuth Arrives in Flooded Khon Kaen

BANGKOK — Just a few hours before Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha touched down to survey flood-devastated Khon Kaen this afternoon, local officials repaired a...

Army Captain Charged With Missing Daughter’s Murder

SISAKET — A family finally has closure after searching three months for their daughter and hope for justice as an army captain was charged with her murder Monday.

Flooded Provinces Shield Bangkok From Calamity at Sensitive Time

BANGKOK — Water levels remained critical in three flooded regions Wednesday as the prime minister thanked flooded provinces in the central region for their...

Storm Warning For Bangkok as Flood Crisis Deepens in Provinces, 7 Dead

BANGKOK — Bangkok is warned to expect more heavy rain Monday while flooding continues  in 18 provinces, where seven people have already been killed. Though...

Rescuers Unable to Free Elephant Swept Into Creek by Flash Flood

Update: The elephant was rescued Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports. She was being taken to an elephant hospital in Lampang province for treatment...

Phuket Denies Lifeguard Shortage is Killing Tourists

PHUKET — A senior official on Phuket said Monday the loss of the island’s regular lifeguards was not to blame for the drowning of a Russian tourist at Karon Beach, where seven others had to be rescued from the raging seas.

Taiwanese Customers Shut Inside Siam Square Salon For Not Paying

BANGKOK — It took two diplomats, an online culture lesson and a stuffed animal to smooth a Pacific Rim feud that flared up between two Taiwanese women the Bangkok salon owner they refused to pay.

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