King’s Top Adviser Confident Prayuth’s Govt ‘Not Corrupt’
BANGKOK — A highly influential royal adviser on Wednesday said he’s confident the government of junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha is “not corrupt” and has honestly worked for the public’s greater good.
Astronomers to Release First-Ever Photo of Black Hole
At 9am Eastern Time on Wednesday, an international group of scientists plans to release the first photograph of the shadowy edges of a black hole.
Construction of Sathorn BTS ‘Ghost Station’ Underway
BANGKOK — Skytrain operators revealed Wednesday preliminary works quietly began on a new station in downtown Bangkok last month – over 20 years after plans were first announced.
Dalai Lama Hospitalized With Chest Infection
NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama has been hospitalized in the Indian capital with a chest infection and is feeling better, his spokesman said Wednesday.
Singapore PM Defends Law Combating Fake Online News
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday defended Singapore's proposed law to fight "online falsehoods," but his Malaysian counterpart, Mahathir Mohamad, warned that anti-fake news laws were a double-edged sword that could be abused by governments to stay in power.
Rape-Murder of German Tourist Stuns Island Community
CHONBURI — Vendors on a small island off the eastern coast said on Tuesday they fear the recent murder of a German tourist will drive travelers away.
How to Check for Songkran Traffic, Real-Time
BANGKOK — Avoid water-soaked, hellish Songkran traffic by checking in to real-time maps.
The Department of Highways released on Tuesday five real-time updating maps to...
American Teen Pleads Guilty to IS-Inspired Terror Plot
DALLAS — A suburban Dallas teenager has pleaded guilty to plotting an Islamic State group-inspired mass shooting at a North Texas mall.
9 Leaders of Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protests Found Guilty
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court found nine leaders of 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations guilty Tuesday on public nuisance and other charges, in a...
Gov’t Moves ‘Big Joke’ to Obscure Civilian Post
BANGKOK — A former immigration chief was stripped of all police posts in an order released by the junta on Tuesday.
