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Left, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha makes a kho-khun beef steak while visiting an agriculturalist association in Mukdahan province on Feb. 6, 2019. Right, a stevia plant grown by La-ong Sriwanna of Chiang Mai.

Prayuth Urges Thais to Use Stevia When Cooking

BANGKOK — Junta leader. Songwriter. Bookworm. Nutritionist?
United States'Megan Rapinoe celebrates at the end of the Women's World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Spain and US at the Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, France, Monday, June 24, 2019. US beat Spain 2-1. Photo: Alessandra Tarantino / AP

It’s On: The World Cup Clash Between the US and France

PARIS — It wasn't just the fans who were looking forward to a quarterfinal clash between France and the defending champion United States at...
FILE - In this Saturday, June 8, 2019 file photo, Britain's Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry ride in a carriage to attend the annual Trooping the Colour Ceremony in London. Kensington Palace says on Thursday, June 20 the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be starting their own foundation to support their charitable endeavors, formally spinning off from the entity Prince Harry and Prince William established together a decade ago. Photo: Frank Augstein / AP File

Prince Harry, Meghan’s Home Renovations Cost Taxpayers $3m

LONDON — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's home was renovated with 2.4 million pounds ($3.06 million) of taxpayers' money, royal accounts revealed Tuesday. Prince...
In this June 18, 2019, photo, a plastic recycling company worker sorts out plastic bottles collected for processing at Tokyo Petbottle Recycle Co., Ltd, in Tokyo. Photo: Koji Sasahara / AP

Big Plastic User Japan Fights Waste Ahead of G-20 Summit

TOKYO — Japan has a plastic problem. In a country where cleanliness and neat packaging have long been considered good service, almost everything, from single...

Back in Fashion? Thai Traditional Dress and How to Pull it Off

Experts observed a renaissance of interest in traditional dress thanks to period dramas and market fairs initiated by the King.

Thai-Cambodian Trains to Reopen After 45 Years

BANGKOK — A rail service connecting Bangkok with the Thai-Cambodian border is set to restart next week, exactly 45 years after it was halted by a Communist takeover.

Forget Boring Summit and Head to ASEAN Film Fest

BANGKOK — Though we couldn’t join world leaders at last week’s ASEAN Summit, us average Joes and Somchais can explore the region over the next two weeks through the annual Bangkok ASEAN Film Festival.  

‘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.
In this April 21, 2019 file photo, Sri Lankan Army soldiers secure the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: Eranga Jayawardena / AP

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.”

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