Udon Teens Blame ‘GTA’ for Beating Elderly Westerners
UDON THANI — Five youth claim they were imitating an infamously violent video game when they attacked three European retirees in Udon Thani on Wednesday, police said.
Booze Makers Lose Court Challenge to Label Ban
BANGKOK — Restrictions on what can be written on booze product labels are here to stay following a court ruling that affirmed their legality, a top alcohol regulator said Thursday.
For Girls and Gifts and Bribes, Cambodian-American Navy Commander Jailed 6.5 Years
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A Navy commander who fled Cambodia's killing fields as a boy to grow up to become a decorated U.S. military officer was sentenced Friday to 78 months in prison for providing classified ship schedules in exchange for the services of prostitutes, theater tickets and other gifts from a Malaysian defense contractor.
Snowden: Release of NSA Tools May be Russian Warning to US
PARIS — The exposure of malicious software purportedly linked to the National Security Agency is likely a message from Moscow, former intelligence worker Edward Snowden said Tuesday, adding a layer of intrigue to a leak that has set the information security world abuzz.
Midnight Motorcycle Race Leads to One Death
AYUTTHAYA — A 20-year-old man was killed and two injured early Tuesday morning after the three took part in a midnight motorcycle race that...
Bus Travel Kills Yet More Migrant Workers
TAK — At least six foreign laborers died when a bus left a mountain road early Monday morning in the northeastern province of Tak.
Airport Taxi Loses License for Gouging Swiss Traveler
BANGKOK — Authorities today revoked the license of a taxi driver who charged a Swiss national 6,000 baht for a trip from Suvarnabhumi Airport to his downtown hotel.
Jenphop Contests All But Lesser Charge
AYUTTHAYA — Cloaked in a monk's robe, Jenphop Viraporn stepped into a court for the first time today to plead not guilty to most of the charges relating to the two graduate students he killed in a high-speed crash 11 weeks ago.
Reporters Demand Full Report of Sexual Harassment Inquiry
BANGKOK — A petition was launched Monday demanding a national media association reveal the full results of an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment involving a prominent news director.
North Korea Conducts its Biggest-Ever Nuke Test
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Friday conducted its fifth nuclear test, producing its biggest-ever explosive yield, South Korean officials said, with the South's president calling the atomic detonation an act of "fanatic recklessness."
