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By Pracha Hariraksapitak
Reuters

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday ordered officials to improve aviation safety standards after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, downgraded Thailand's safety ratings.

PATTAYA — A missing former member of the Australian Hells Angels motorcycle gang was found buried early this morning.

LOS ANGLES — Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan celebrated the birth of their daughter Tuesday with a "small contribution" to their charity – 99 percent of their shares in the world's largest social network.

MANILA — A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a U.S. Marine of homicide for killing a transgender Filipino in a motel in a northern city last year.

MANILA - A Philippine court on Tuesday convicted a US Marine of homicide for killing a transgender Filipino in a motel in a northern...

By Todd Ruiz
Editor

WASHINGTON — Civil aviation officials in the United States have ruled Thailand does not comply with international safety standards.

KUALA LUMPUR — A Malaysian army trooper was charged Tuesday in court for possession of a T-shirt with an Islamic State logo, a deputy public prosecutor said.

BANGKOK — From Chiang Mai to Songkhla, an organized campaign turned out hardline supporters of the monarchy to denounce U.S. Ambassador Glyn Davies for his comments about Thailand’s harsh treatment of those found guilty of defaming the royal family.

ISTANBUL — Turkey has received the body of the Russian pilot killed in the downing of a fighter jet in Syria and will return it to Russia, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday.

YANGON — Myanmar election victor Aung San Suu Kyi was to meet the country's president and army chief later this week, for their first official talks since the landmark polls.