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Gunmen Kill 2 Monks in Southern Temple Attack

NARATHIWAT — Police on Saturday were still looking for the gunmen who attacked a temple in the Deep South, killing two Buddhist monks and injuring two others.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korea leader Kim Jong Un walk from their lunch at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump, NK Leader Kim Jong Un to Hold 2nd Summit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear weapons, the White House announced Friday.

Prawit to Feed Sticky Rice to Chinese at ‘Record-Breaking’ Feast

BANGKOK — The man behind a viral disparaging remark about Chinese tourists is scheduled to feed them five tons of mango sticky rice Sunday.
A tourist pours a bucket of slop onto a swarm of monkeys in Hua Hin in an undated photo. Photo: Matichon

Too Many Monkeys: Hua Hin to Sterilize 1,200 Macaques

HUA HIN — Hua Hin city will spend 1.2 million baht to sterilize 1,200 macaque monkeys in a bid to control their growing population. Macaques...

Bhumjaithai Woos Farmers With Weed, Thai Raksa Chart Blasts Junta

BANGKOK — While no one knows when the next election will be held, political parties have begun testing their messages in advance of the...
A file photo of VT-4 battle tanks delivered to Thailand in 2018. Photo: Norinco

Defense Ministry Defends New Lot of Chinese Tanks

BANGKOK — A transparency gadfly on Friday slammed the military’s latest purchase of 14 Chinese battle tanks as an unnecessary waste of money – a claim disputed by the defense ministry.
A file photo of stairs and escalators at BTS Siam. Photo: Nopphan Bunnag / Flickr

BTS Fails to Keep Accessibility Promises for 4th Year

BANGKOK — The BTS Skytrain remains inaccessible to all commuters four years after a historic legal victory for disability activists.
Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates a point win over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during their third round match Friday at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Kin Cheung / Associated Press

Defending Champ Gone: Sharapova Ousts Wozniacki in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova smacked a forehand winner – the sort she's hit so many times, at so many key moments, over the years –...
Kanchananukroh School teachers cut the hair of a Matthayom 4 student on Jan. 10 in Kanchanaburi.

Students Appalled by Haphazard Forced Cut (Video)

KANCHANABURI — A teacher presses a ruler onto the nape of a student’s neck while the other crudely shears five inches of her straight...
A Hindu holy man dances holding a mace Tuesday as he arrives for a ritualistic dip on auspicious Makar Sankranti day during the Kumbh Mela, or pitcher festival in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh / Associated Press

Asia This Week in Photos: Cute Pandas, Smog and Aussie Open

Top: A Hindu holy man dances holding a mace Tuesday as he arrives for a ritualistic dip on auspicious Makar Sankranti day during the...

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