Army Spends 2.2 Billion Baht For More Chinese APCs, Ammo
BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Army’s buying spree shows no signs of letting up with the disclosure Friday it has committed to spending another 2.2 billion baht on more military hardware from China.
Full Schedule for Royal Coronation Ceremony Unveiled
BANGKOK — A month’s worth of events involving sacred waters and auspicious occasions for the coronation ceremony were released by the palace.
Worlds Collide When Intl School Students Hazed at Thai Unis
Projected at force, a hot tan vomit of soup, cocoa, wasabi and stomach acid shoots out of a student’s mouth onto the back of...
Trump to Say When, Where He’ll Hold 2nd North Korean Summit
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he will likely announce the site and date of a second summit with North Korean leader Kim...
Bangkok Marathon Still On Despite Toxic Smog
BANGKOK — A marathon organized for this weekend in Bangkok will go ahead despite the hazardous levels of smog that have clouded Bangkok for weeks, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said Friday.
Australian Rallies Call for Thais to Free Bahraini Refugee
SYDNEY — Scores of demonstrators have rallied in Australia's two largest cities to demand that Thailand release a detained Bahraini football player who has...
Facebook Removes 783 Fake Pages, Accounts Tied to Iran
NEW YORK — Facebook says it has removed 783 Iran-linked pages, accounts and groups from its service for what it calls "coordinated inauthentic behavior."...
At Least 3 Deaths in New York Blamed on Polar Vortex
CHICAGO — At least three deaths in western New York are being blamed on the winter storm that has dropped more than 20 inches...
Fire Damages ‘Hell Money’ Shophouse in Chinatown
BANGKOK — A shophouse went up in flames Thursday in Chinatown just as the community there was gearing up to celebrate Chinese New Year.
Courts Will Decide Footballer Hakeem’s Fate: ‘Big Joke’
BANGKOK — Thailand is open to considering appeals by FIFA and Australia for the release of a Bahraini footballer detained two months despite holding refugee status, the immigration chief said Thursday.
