A Strong Earthquake Shakes Taiwan, Damaging Buildings and Causing a Small Tsunami
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Taiwan during the morning rush Wednesday, damaging buildings and creating a tsunami that washed ashore on...
Deputy Chief of Thailand’s National Police Surrenders for Arrest on Money Laundering Charge
JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI, BANGKOK — A deputy chief of Thailand’s national police force involved in many high-profile cases turned himself in to fellow officers on...
Two British Are Arrested for Working in Krabi Nightlife Venue
KRABI - On April 2, immigration officials from Krabi Province, along with police officers from Krabi Provincial Police Station and Ao Nang Police Station,...
From Palanquin to Golf Cart: Chula Royal Emblem Politicised
BANGKOK - The 75th Chula-Thammasat football tradition, which took place on Sunday sparked a fierce political debate in Thailand. The controversy was not about...
A 12-Year-Old Student Opens Fire at a School in Finland, Killing 1 and Wounding...
HELSINKI (AP) — A 12-year-old student opened fire at a secondary school in southern Finland on Tuesday morning, killing one and seriously wounding two...
Thai Female Doctor Kicked by “David” Suffers From PTSD
PHUKET - A month after the incident in which Doctor Tharndao Jandam, also known as Dr. Pai, was kicked by Mr. Urs Beat Fehr,...
Germany Has Legalized Possession of Small Amounts of Cannabis. Not Everyone Is Mellow About...
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Marijuana campaigners in Germany lit celebratory joints on Monday as the country legalized possession of small amounts of cannabis for...
Israeli Airstrike Destroyed Iran’s Consular Building in Damascus, With Several Deaths, Says Syria
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular section of Iran’s embassy in Syria, killing a senior Iranian military adviser and...
German and Canadian Are Arrested Teaching Shaolin Course in Koh Phangan
KOH PHANGAN - Tourist Police, the Koh Phangan District Administrative Officer, and Immigration Police arrested Mr. Somphet, 37, of German nationality, and Ms.Arbely Natalie,...
Australian Man Is Near-Drowning After Running Into Pattaya Sea at 3 a.m.
PATTAYA - At 3:16 a.m. on April 1, the Sawang Boriboon Dhammasathan Radio Centre in Pattaya City obtained a report of a person near-drowning...
