Locked and Loaded: Thai Cops Join ‘Tetris Challenge’
LAMPANG — The police in northern Thailand arrested the attention of netizens nationwide after they tried their hand at the “Tetris Challenge,” the latest global internet craze.
Officials Struggle to Retrieve Six Elephants Who Died at Waterfall
Update: Environment minister Varawut Silpa-archa said on Tuesday that rangers found five more elephants died from the fall. A total of 11 elephants died in...
Mask On: PM2.5 Smog Returns to Bangkok
BANGKOK — Mask on, it’s not fog. The capital on Monday morning found itself ranked as the second most polluted city in the world, according to an independent monitoring service.
One in 10 Thais Have Marital Problems Due to Alcohol, Survey Says
BANGKOK — About 10 percent of Thais say they have experienced marital and family problems because of someone else’s drinking habit, according to a...
Autopsy Says ‘Abducted’ Model May Have Been Raped
BANGKOK — Ten people have been questioned in connection to the suspected abduction and sexual assault of a promotional model, who was found dead...
Bin Banluerit Won’t Pool Flood Relief Funds With Gov’t
UBON RATCHATHANI — An actor who has fundraised more than 355 million baht for flood relief efforts said Thursday he won’t pool the funds with the government’s own fundraising efforts.
Isaan Flood Update: Gov’t Dinner Party Cancelled, Donation Race Begins
BANGKOK — Government leaders and TV personalities on Tuesday are soliciting donations to assist those affected by ongoing floods in the northeast that have claimed at least 30 lives.
Group Drops ‘Ultraman Buddha’ Charges, But Sees Larger Conspiracy
BANGKOK — Hardline Buddhists on Monday they withdrew charges of religious sabotage against a student who depicted Buddha as a Japanese superhero in her now-viral paintings, but vowed legal prosecution will continue.
Abbot Raped Teen for Five Years, Refuses to Exit Monkhood
BURIRAM — An abbot who confessed to serially raping a teenager over a period of five years until she fell pregnant is refusing to...
Bones at Nat’l Park Belong to Missing Karen Activist: DSI
BANGKOK — The Department of Special Investigation said Tuesday that bone fragments of a Karen community rights activist missing since 2014 have been found.
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