Civilian Deaths Drop Following Talk With BRN: Official Report
(14 July) Security force
in southern Thailand recently released a report stating that the death toll of civilians in the
Southern Insurgency has declined...
Monorail Structure Collapsed, Injuring 5
NONTHABURI — Five people were injured Thursday morning when a monorail line under construction in the northwestern suburb of Bangkok collapsed, officials said.
1-Ton ‘Wizard Rock’ That Disappeared From Arizona Forest Returns
PRESCOTT, Ariz. (AP) — A boulder that mysteriously disappeared two weeks ago from a national forest in Arizona is back, and forest officials aren’t asking any questions.
Fact Check: Trump Takes Credit He Hasn’t Earned
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday night about corporate job expansion and military cost-savings that actually took root under his predecessor and gave a one-sided account of the costs and benefits to the economy from immigration – ignoring the upside.
4 Ideas from NKorean Leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s Speech
TOKYO — Looking almost banker-like in a business suit and sitting in an upholstered leather armchair, Kim Jong Un gave his annual televised New Year's address on Tuesday.
Drunk Monk Disrobed For Public Tantrum
A monk was disrobed Monday after he got drunk on moonshine and yelled at a number of farangs waiting at a bus station.
Bombing Suspects’ Interpreter Says Cops Plant Drugs on Him
An interpreter for the two men on trial for last year's deadly bombing in Bangkok denied he was carrying drugs when police arrested him Wednesday after he testified in their trial.
Plague of Locusts Leads Bolivia to Issue State of Emergency
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian President Evo Morales is declaring a state of emergency to fight a plague of locusts that is decimating crops in the country's agricultural heartland.
Chiang Mai Karaoke Bar Charges 8 Tourists 114,080 Baht
CHIANG MAI — A karaoke bar in Chiang Mai province has been shut down after it charged eight Malaysian tourists more than 100,000 baht for a night of carousing over the weekend.
Father of 2011 Tsunami Victim to Carry Tokyo Olympic Flame
SENDAI — A father who lost his 12-year-old daughter in the massive tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in 2011 said Thursday he will take part in the torch relay for next summer's Tokyo Olympics.