Flash Flood Kills 5 in North and Isaan
BANGKOK — Flash floods in the North and Isaan have killed a total of five people as the tropical storm Podul barrages through Thailand.
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Flash Flooding Risk in 47 Provinces, Meteorological Dept. Warns
BANGKOK — Forty-seven provinces are at risk of flash floods and heavy rain due to tropical storm Podul, the Meteorological Department warned Saturday.
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Immigration Says TM30 Fix Underway, Pleads for Understanding
BANGKOK — Bangkok’s immigration chief is no rookie. He’s been in the service for 35 years, but current immigration protocols have been in place even longer.
King’s Consort to Help Lead Prison Charity
BANGKOK — A royal consort of His Majesty the King was named Friday as a deputy adviser of a charity organization aimed to improve well-being of prison inmates.
This Simple Shop Might Offer Bangkok’s Best Banh Mi
Hidden away in the Thai capital, a cheerful Thai-Filipino might be serving the best banh mi you’ll ever eat.
Hundreds of Chinese Books Donated to NYC Library
NEW YORK (Xinhua) — Over 300 sets of books from China were donated to a library located in a major Chinatown in New York's Queens borough on Thursday so as to promote cultural exchanges between China and the United States.
Ten Pandas Settle Down in East China City
NANJING (Xinhua) — Ten giant pandas, six males and four females, arrived in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province Wednesday, becoming permanent settlers at a local safari park.
Biden Defends Faulty Telling of Military Heroism Story
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday defended his faulty description of a tale of military heroism and his interactions with the service members who carried it out.
Hong Kong Police Confirm Arrests of 3 Protest Leaders
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Three leaders of political groups advocating "Hong Kong's independence," Joshua Wong Chi-fung, Agnes Chow Ting and Andy Chan Ho-tin, have been detained, Hong Kong police confirmed Friday.
Watchdog: Comey Violated FBI Policies in Trump Memos Handling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with President Donald Trump, the Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday.
