‘Nonsense Law:’ Experts Question Practicality of Home Smoking Ban
BANGKOK — In the wake of a new law that classifies smoking at home as “family violence”, experts are debating whether it’s a practical measure to promote health and wellbeing.
Probe Advised of Ex-Defense Secretary Over Sri Lankan Blasts
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's attorney general advised the acting police chief on Monday to launch a criminal investigation of the former defense...
Trump Says Woman Who Accuses Him of Assault Not His Type
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that a New York-based advice columnist who has accused him of sexually assaulting her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990s is not his “type.”
Cave Boys Mark Year Since Ordeal With Buddhist Rites
CHIANG RAI — The 12 young Thai soccer players and their coach who grabbed global attention last year when they were trapped in a flooded...
‘Jeopardy!’ Champ out of Debut World Series of Poker Event
LAS VEGAS — "Jeopardy!" champion and professional sports gambler James Holzhauer finished out of money in his World Series of Poker debut on Monday,...
Selling Hope: Refugees Building Small Businesses, New Lives in Thailand
BANGKOK — Bags embroidered with Mhong motifs, notebooks painted with henna patterns, table runners made from Pakistani fabrics. These were just some of the...
Taxis Who Reject Passengers Will Face Larger Fines
BANGKOK — Bangkokians rejoice! Cabbies who refuse passengers will be subject to heavier fines under a new legal amendment, officials said Monday.
Wild Boars Mark Year Since Going Missing in Cave
MAE SAI — When the 12 young boys and their soccer coach walked into a cave complex in northern Thailand a year ago Sunday,...
Ethiopia Says Military Chief Killed, Regional Coup Failed
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's military chief was shot to death by his bodyguard amid a failed coup attempt against a regional government north of...
ASEAN Leaders Call for Restraint Amid Sea Row, US-China Rift
BANGKOK — Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday pressed their call for self-restraint in the disputed South China Sea and renewed their alarm over the...
