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No More Naming Top Uni Entrance Exam Scorers

BANGKOK — Effective this year, education officials will no longer disclose the names and schools of the top 10 students ranked in university entrance examinations, an exam regulator said Tuesday.

Southern Market Bomb Kills 2, Wounds Dozen

PATTANI — The government on Tuesday condemned a bomb attack at a busy market in Pattani province that killed two people: a woman and a 14-year-old boy.

Rights Activist Bridles at Amended Rape Law

BANGKOK — A new law unveiled on Tuesday no longer considers the insertion of an object into the anus, mouth or genitals as rape.
President Donald Trump speaks to troops at a Memorial Day event aboard the USS Wasp, Tuesday, May 28, 2019, in Yokosuka, Japan. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP

Trump Ending Japan Trip After Memorial Day Speech to Troops (Photos)

ABOARD THE USS WASP — President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed military personnel aboard the USS Wasp after a quick stop on a Japanese...
Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini arrives for a press conference at the League's headquarters, in Milan, Italy, Monday, May 27, 2019. The League party of Italy's hard-line interior minister was one of the biggest winners in the European elections, with sky-rocketing support that bolsters his role as the flagbearer of the nationalist and far-right forces in Europe and could also shake up politics at home. Photo: Antonio Calanni / AP

From Poland to Portugal, Election Highlights Across Europe

BRUSSELS — Here's a brief look at the results of the European elections, country by country, arranged according to the number of seats they hold...
Rescuers work at the scene of an attack in Kawasaki, near Tokyo Tuesday, May 28, 2019. A man wielding a knife attacked commuters waiting at a bus stop just outside Tokyo during Tuesday morning's rush hour, Japanese authorities and media said. Photo: Kyodo News via AP

Man Stabs Kids at Japan Bus Stop; At Least 19 People Wounded

TOKYO — A man carrying a knife in each hand and screaming "I will kill you" attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting at a...

Weed Laws: Cannabis License and Foreigners Growing Hemp

Over 30,000 citizens registered for an amnesty at the FDA in an illustration of how popular medical cannabis is in Thailand, and how it was secretly consumed by a large number of the local population.

Army Detains Suspected Admin of Monarchy Satire FB Page

BANGKOK — A man suspected of running a Facebook page lampooning the Royal Family was briefly held by the military over the weekend, a civil rights lawyer said Monday.

Road Closes When Bee Boxes Fall Off Truck

PULLMAN, Wash. — Traffic was disrupted in a Washington state city when boxes holding thousands of bees fell off a truck.
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage, left, reacts as results are announced at the counting center for the European Elections for the South East England region, in Southampton, England, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Photo: Alastair Grant / AP

Brexit Party Wins, Conservatives Bashed in UK’s EU Voting

LONDON — Britain's governing Conservative Party was all but wiped out in the European Parliament election as voters sick of the country's stalled European...

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