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.
Bangkok Literally Sinking in Sex as Brothels Steal Groundwater
BANGKOK — So much water is used for sex in Bangkok’s brothels that it is contributing to the gradual sinking of Bangkok, officials have warned.
Monkey See, Monkey Steal: Macaque Rolls Blind Grandma For Her Coconuts
CHUMPHON — A macaque named after one of Thailand’s most marketable faces and the human companion he allegedly teamed up with for a massive coconuts heist was still on the lam Tuesday.
Roadside Bomb Kills 4, Injures 6 in Pattani
PATTANI — Four rangers were killed during a Friday morning patrol when a bomb went off in a Pattani province road.
