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Parties Stake Out Positions on ‘SOTUS’ Hazing

BANGKOK — A representative from Thailand’s newest progressive party said it would work to ban freshmen hazing at universities and schools if it comes...

Thai Suicides Inflamed by Urbanization, Social Stigmas

BANGKOK — A man was found dead in his car Monday morning in Bangkok days after a well-known model jumped to her death just across town in two more cases of suicide as a global call for increased awareness goes out.
Then opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party President Kem Sokha shows off his ballot before voting in June 2017 in local elections in Chak Angre Leu on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Photo: Heng Sinith / Associated Press

Former Opposition Party Leader Freed in Cambodia

The leader of Cambodia's now dissolved opposition party was released on bail Monday after being jailed for a year on a treason charge.

Lotto Seller Arrested Over Fake 90M Baht Tickets

NAKHON PATHOM — A lottery ticket seller turned himself in Monday for forging tickets with winning numbers. Thanawat “Pete” Kumhaengpol, 35, was arrested in Nakhon...
Delegates meet for a UN climate change conference Sunday in Bangkok. Photo: Kaweewit Kaewjinda / Associated Press

Nations Fail to Draft Climate Change Rules in Bangkok

BANGKOK — An international meeting in Bangkok fell short of its aim of completing fruitful preparations to help an agreement be reached in December...
A photo of Thanawat “Pete” Kumhaengpol, left.

Police Seek Lotto Seller Over Fake 90M Baht Winning Tickets

SAMUT SAKHON — Police on Sunday were seeking the arrest of a ticket seller thought to have doctored winning numbers for the national lottery. The...
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Japan’s Osaka, 20, Beats Idol Serena to Win US Open

NEW YORK — Naomi Osaka walked to the net, the excitement of being a Grand Slam champion mixed with a bit of sadness. She grew...

33 Hours of Defiance: The Thai Airmen Who Resisted an Empire

In the darkness over the sea, air force lieutenant Srisak Sucharittham heard the enemies before he saw them.
Rapper Mac Miller performs on his Space Migration Tour IN 2013 at Festival Pier in Philadelphia. Photo: Owen Sweeney / Associated Press

Mac Miller, Collaborated With Rap Royalty, 26

LOS ANGELES — Mac Miller, the platinum hip-hop star whose rhymes vacillated from party raps to lyrics about depression and drug use, and earned...
Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro holds a little girl as he poses for photos with supporters during the National Social Liberal Party convention where he accepted the party's nomination in July in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Leo Correa / Associated Press

Modern Media Magnify Impact of Assassinations

Ever since the stabbing of Julius Cesar in ancient Rome, assassination has been a fixture of political life around the world. But when political...

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