Thai Officials, Accused Of Coddling Jailed Ex-PM, Say Not Calling Him ‘Inmate’ Is Standard...
BANGKOK (AP) — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is serving a prison sentence after being convicted of wrongdoing in office, but he shouldn't...
Chiang Mai Pair Aims To Expand ‘Elephant Pants’ to Global Market
CHIANG MAI - Behind the popular elephant pants, a highlight product of Thailand, are a wife and a husband from Chiang Mai: Kingkarn Samorn,...
A Russian Visitor Breaks Into Phuket’s Governor’s Office
PHUKET - Sophon Suwannarat, the governor of Phuket, had to work outside his office on the morning of January 17, 2024, after someone broke...
How Watermelon Imagery, a Symbol of Solidarity With Palestinians, Spread Around the Planet
ANNA FURMAN - Over the past three months, on banners and T-shirts and balloons and social media posts, one piece of imagery has emerged...
Polish Women Apologise For Sunbathing At Chiang Mai Temple
CHIANG MAI - On January 16, tourist police officers in Chuang Mai Province discovered two female Western tourists who had been seen sunbathing on...
Bus Overturns on Phuket Road Curve, Injuring 17 Chinese Tourists
PHUKET - Seventeen Chinese tourists were injured, when their bus driver lost control of the vehicle at a road curve Tuesday morning, January 16,...
Thai Interpreter Arrested for Cross-Border Human Trafficking
CHONBURI - Arthit Leser, 21, a call centre gang interpreter, was arrested on Monday night, after he fled to Bo Win sub-district, Si Racha...
Trump Notches A Commanding Win In The Iowa Caucuses
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a...
Nauru Switches Diplomatic Recognition From Taiwan To China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The Pacific Island nation of Nauru said Monday that it is switching diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China, a move...
Tsunami Floods 190 Hectares After Central Japan Quake
KANAZAWA - Tsunami waves generated by the powerful earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and its vicinity in central Japan on New Year's Day...
