Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet Visits Thailand With Busy Schedule To Extend Close Ties
BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday made his first official visit to neighboring Thailand since becoming his country’s leader last year, seeking...
Their Mission Complete, Cave Heroes Head Home
BANGKOK — It’s over. After a total of 20 days, an “impossible” search-and-rescue operation successfully and safely evacuated 12 boys and their football coach from the cave, and now all are recovering at a hospital.
Paradoxical Reactions Greet 2010 Victims Families' Amnesty Bill
(18 July) The draft of
amnesty bill proposed by families of some victims killed during the 2010 military crackdown in
Bangkok has been met...
In First, Election Rules to Limit Social Media Campaigning
BANGKOK — Those planning to meme their way to electoral triumph via savvy Facebook campaigns need to think twice. Riding the easy train into parliament and Government House won’t be as simple as hiring the zeitgeist-exploding girls of BNK48 to serenade the youth vote.
Police Say Two Korean Men Who Acted Indecently in Public Left Thailand
Two Asian men who performed oral sex in public at the Songkran festival in Bangkok's Soi Ratchadaphisek 4 have fled Thailand,
Grand Palace Access Limited During Holidays
BANGKOK — There will be limited public access to the Grand Palace on three days later this week due to a merit-making ceremony and celebration for the king’s birthday.
Thai Teens Arrested for Killing Burmese Man on Koh Samui
SURAT THANI — Three Thai teenagers have been arrested for allegedly killing a 22-year-old Burmese man on the southern island of Koh Samui, despite a police officer's earlier suggestion that the killers must have also been Burmese.
China’s Firms Emerge as Global Donors in Virus Pandemic
BEIJING (AP) — As the coronavirus spread, the world’s richest communist dug into his deep pockets.
Popular Giant Panda Xiang Xiang Departs Japan for China
Xiang Xiang, a hugely popular Japanese-born female giant panda at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, on Tuesday departed for China, where she is...
Saving Face on The World Stage: Obama’s Last UN Speech
UNITED NATIONS — Standing before the United Nations for the last time as president, Barack Obama will reassure foreign leaders that the world is better equipped to tackle its challenges than at almost any point in history despite a cascade of harrowing crises that seem devoid of viable solutions.
