Women Recount Lives Disrupted 3 Years by Junta Harassment
Two young activists' stories of frequent harassment by soldiers and security officers belie the prevailing narrative that the military regime has traded hard tactics for a softer approach.
Fire Breaks Out in Bangkok Shanty Town
BANGKOK — A large plume of smoke was hanging over Bangkok on Thursday after a fire broke out in a shanty community in the...
Students Show Teachers Gratitude With Delicious Bingsu Trays
BANGKOK — A group of Matthayom 5 schoolgirls on Thursday found a creative way to update their wai khru ceremony – bingsu-shaped offering trays.
Polls Open in UK Election After Campaign Marred by Attacks
LONDON — Polling stations have opened across Britain in an election to choose a new government.
Prayuth Presents 2.9 Trillion Budget for 2018
BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Thursday submitted his 2.9 trillion baht budget plan to his rubber-stamp legislature.
Education, interior, finance and defense –...
Pole Banned From Nepal After Illegally Climbing Everest
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Officials say a Polish climber who illegally traversed Mount Everest has been banned from climbing in Nepal for 10 years and faces further punishment for immigration violation.
Church Says Papua Riot Sparked by Military Burning Bibles
JAKARTA — A major church in Indonesia's predominantly Christian Papua province says a riot in the provincial capital last month was sparked by the military burning Bibles, contradicting the police account of events.
Bodies Found in Search for Missing Myanmar Plane With 120 Aboard
YANGON — A navy ship found bodies and aircraft parts in the seas off Myanmar while searching Thursday morning for a military transport plane carrying 120 people, a spokesman said.
Drunk Full Moonites Accused of Stealing Restaurant’s Wooden Elephant
KOH SAMUI — Two Full Moon Party-bound Americans were charged Wednesday with stealing a giant wooden elephant from the front of a restaurant while drunk.
Germany Group Demands Arrest of CIA Official Over Thailand Torture
BERLIN — A civil rights group is asking German authorities to issue an arrest warrant for the recently appointed deputy director of the CIA over claims she oversaw the torture of terrorism suspects 15 years ago.
