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Police Spokesman: Incompetent Immigration Cops Will Be Punished

BANGKOK — A representative for the national police force on Friday said immigration officers who fail to process cases swiftly are liable for punishment.

Travelers Welcome Restored Order at Hong Kong Airport

HONG KONG — The Hong Kong International Airport was bustling as usual on Thursday, but white plastic fences erected outside the terminal building and long lines of passengers waiting for check of their flight booking information and ID cards served as a reminder that protesters had disrupted operation of the airport earlier this week.
File photo of passengers queuing up at Don Muang Airport immigration. Photo: Matichon

15-Day Visa Exemption Proposed for Chinese and Indian Tourists

BANGKOK — Soon visitors from China and India may no longer need to queue up for a visa on arrival at airports, as cabinet...
Celebrity Taksaorn “Aff” Paksukcharern poses for photographs Aug. 14, 2019 in a three-bedroom unit on the 35th floor of the Residences at Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.

Here’s What the Condo Above Iconsiam Looks Like (and Costs!) (Photos)

BANGKOK — Nine months after the swanky Iconsiam mall opened on the banks of the Chao Phraya River, the ultra-loaded are ready to move into the penthouses towering over it.
A Kashmiri man walks as Indian paramilitary soldiers stand guard during security lockdown in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Photo: Dar Yasin / AP

Activists Describe Life Under Lockdown in Kashmir as ‘Grim’

NEW DELHI — On the eve of India's Independence Day, a team of activists and scholars released a report that paints a bleak picture...
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by Empress Masako bows after delivering a speech before the main altar decorated with huge bank of chrysanthemums during a memorial ceremony for the war dead at Nippon Budokan Martial Arts Hall in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko / AP

Japan’s New Emperor Remorseful in 1st War Anniversary Speech

TOKYO  — Emperor Naruhito has expressed deep remorse over Japan's role in World War II in his first appearance at the annual ceremony marking...
This satellite image captured on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, provided by Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies appears to show Chinese security force vehicles inside the Shenzen Bay Sports Center in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, bordering Hong Kong. Photo: Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies via AP

Satellite Photos: Chinese Armored Vehicles Near Hong Kong

BEIJING — Satellite photos show what appear to be armored personnel carriers and other vehicles belonging to the China's paramilitary People's Armed Police parked...
Wildun Maha and Luai Sae-ngae being escorted by police on Aug. 13.

Witnesses Testify Against Bangkok Bombing Suspect

BANGKOK — Witnesses testified Wednesday against one of the two men accused by authorities of planting explosive devices in front of the Royal Thai Police...
Left, Poomjai “DJ Poom” Tangsanga holds a fish captured in Mu Koh Chumphon National Park, in a video he posted in August 2018. Right, a park ranger holds a printed screenshot of the video at the same spot in the park, in a photo posted on Aug. 13, 2019.

Park Rangers Report DJ to Police for Fishing in National Park

CHUMPHON — Police are awaiting additional evidence Wednesday from park officials who reported a DJ for fishing in a national park. Park rangers on Tuesday...
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Rep: K-Pop Superstar Group BTS Will Take Break, but Brief

LOS ANGELES — A representative for K-pop superstar group BTS said Tuesday the boy band is taking a break, but it will only be...

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