Too Many Monkeys: Hua Hin to Sterilize 1,200 Macaques
HUA HIN — Hua Hin city will spend 1.2 million baht to sterilize 1,200 macaque monkeys in a bid to control their growing population.
Macaques...
Bhumjaithai Woos Farmers With Weed, Thai Raksa Chart Blasts Junta
BANGKOK — While no one knows when the next election will be held, political parties have begun testing their messages in advance of the...
Defense Ministry Defends New Lot of Chinese Tanks
BANGKOK — A transparency gadfly on Friday slammed the military’s latest purchase of 14 Chinese battle tanks as an unnecessary waste of money – a claim disputed by the defense ministry.
BTS Fails to Keep Accessibility Promises for 4th Year
BANGKOK — The BTS Skytrain remains inaccessible to all commuters four years after a historic legal victory for disability activists.
Defending Champ Gone: Sharapova Ousts Wozniacki in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia — Maria Sharapova smacked a forehand winner – the sort she's hit so many times, at so many key moments, over the years –...
Students Appalled by Haphazard Forced Cut (Video)
KANCHANABURI — A teacher presses a ruler onto the nape of a student’s neck while the other crudely shears five inches of her straight...
Asia This Week in Photos: Cute Pandas, Smog and Aussie Open
Top: A Hindu holy man dances holding a mace Tuesday as he arrives for a ritualistic dip on auspicious Makar Sankranti day during the...
Yemeni Players United for Football to Make Tournament Debut
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Civil war raging at home.
Football players who struggle to play or get paid.
A coach who never enters the...
Indonesian Presidential Candidates Spar Over Corruption
JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo accused his election rival of allowing corrupt candidates on his legislative ticket and failing to include women in...
Belarusian Model Who Claimed Trump Info Arrested in Moscow
MOSCOW — A Belarusian model who claimed last year that she had evidence of Russian interference in the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president was arrested immediately upon her arrival in Moscow on Thursday following deportation from Thailand.
