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DEMOSO, Myanmar — Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday urged voters to opt for "real change" and back her party in the first general election since the end of military rule, as she took her campaign into the backyard of a close presidential ally.

BANGKOK — The alleged mastermind behind the bomb attack that killed 20 people in Bangkok last month has fled to Bangladesh, a police official said.

BANGKOK — “Do you know who I am?” a very angry man asked again and again in videos filmed of him harassing people throughout Bangkok.

BANGKOK — Authorities have yet to decide whether the chief suspect in last month’s Bangkok bomb attack should stand trial in a civilian or martial court.

BANGKOK — In body armor, wrist straps and a bright yellow T-shirt, Erawan Shrine bombing suspect Yusufu Mieraili was escorted by a phalanx of police, military and media to locations throughout the Thai capital on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning to participate in a “re-enactment” of his alleged crimes.

KUALA LUMPUR — Children as young as 10 have been driven to attempt suicide or have suffered serious mental health problems after being trafficked as sex slaves or forced laborers in situations "akin to torture," researchers said on Tuesday.

CHONBURI — A crazed, knife-wielding man broke into a stranger’s condominium room in South Pattaya early this morning, only to lock himself in the restroom and tell police he’s a friend of God.

CHIANG MAI — Being a hero one time over wasn’t enough for Chiang Mai tuk-tuk driver Withoon Wattanakijjakul.

BANGKOK — A suspect arrested in connection to the bomb attack that killed 20 people last month has confessed to the charge against him, according to the Royal Thai Police spokesman.

BANGKOK — A British academic was released from a crowded cell at Suvarnabhumi Airport early this morning, after being held five days on an immigration blacklist he was placed on six years ago after accusing an official of plagiarism.