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Fire and thick smoke is seen pluming out of a building in the CentralWorld shopping complex Wednesday evening.

2 Mall Staff Likely Jumped to Death While Aiding Fire Rescue: Official

BANGKOK — Investigators said Thursday that two workers in an upscale Bangkok shopping complex were likely forced to jump to their deaths because they were trapped by flames while assisting evacuation.

Prayuth Asks Officials to Forgive his Moodiness

BANGKOK — Junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha urged officials to be understanding of his occassional moodiness, before asking forgiveness. Prayuth made the remark on Thursday as government...

Cop Warns of Jail Time for Online Nudity, Booze Posts During Songkran

BANGKOK — Cyber police on Wednesday warned Thai netizens against posting revealing photos of Songkran revelers and promoting alcoholic drinks.
Durian pad thai. Photo: Baiyoke Sky Hotel

Craving Durian Pad Thai? Baiyoke Has You Covered

BANGKOK — Baiyoke Sky Hotel’s annual durian buffet is back to satisfy cravings for the iconic, smelly fruit.
Customers try on yellow Hawaiian shirts at Supak Sawasdee’s shop in Korat.

Coronation-Themed Songkran Shirts at the Ready

NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Yellow floral shirts are flying off of the racks in many provinces.
This image released Wednesday, April 10, 2019, by Event Horizon Telescope shows a black hole. Scientists revealed the first image ever made of a black hole after assembling data gathered by a network of radio telescopes around the world. Image: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration / Maunakea Observatories via AP

Scientists Reveal First Image Ever Made of Black Hole

WASHINGTON — Scientists on Wednesday revealed the first image ever made of a black hole, depicting a fiery orange and black ring of gravity-twisted light swirling around the edges of the abyss.

At Least 2 Dead by Fire Near Bangkok’s Mall

BANGKOK — A fire ravaged a popular shopping complex Wednesday evening in downtown Bangkok, killing at least two people.
Firefighters at a factory in Bangkok Wednesday where a huge fire broke out.

Huge Blaze Ravages Bangkok Broom Factory

BANGKOK — Firefighters spent hours battling a huge fire that tore through a large factory Wednesday afternoon in the capital’s northeast.

Japan’s Emperor and Empress Celebrate 60 Years of Marriage

TOKYO — Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary Wednesday just three weeks before he abdicates his throne.
This image released by Paramount Pictures shows Jason Clarke in a scene from "Pet Sematary." Photo: Kerry Hayes / Paramount Pictures via AP

Review: ‘Pet Sematary’ Exhumes a Stephen King Masterwork

Hollywood, in its infinite irony, has resurrected a tale about the unholy perils of resurrection. The mean roads and mangy cats of Stephen King's "Pet...

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