JJ Green Market to Stay Open Until Oct. 12: Legal Rep
BANGKOK — Despite a Bangkok Metropolitan Administration order calling on all vendors to vacate JJ Green Market property by Wednesday, the market representative said its last day will be postponed by a month.
Chula ‘Student’ Exposed for Years of False Enrollment Claims
BANGKOK — His name is Boy. He seems the typical, school activity-loving Chulalongkorn University student. At the recent Chula-Thammasat annual football game, he was...
Ex-Monk Activist Confesses to Assaulting Police
BANGKOK — A former monk known for leading an anti-government campaign in 2014 entered a guilty plea Wednesday to the allegation that he ordered two policemen beaten during the protest.
4,000+ Year Prison Sentence for Japan Scam Mastermind
BANGKOK — The mastermind of a tour scam that left thousands of holidaymakers bound for Japan stranded at an airport last year was sentenced to more than 4,000 years in prison Wednesday.
Storm, Super Typhoon to Shower Thailand Through Next Week
BANGKOK — Two tropical storms – mild and strong – will gain strength tomorrow through next week, bringing rains and possible flooding, meteorologists said...
Olivia Munn Finds Little Support From ‘Predator’ Peers
TORONTO — Actress Olivia Munn says she has found little support from some of her "Predator" co-stars and director after a Los Angeles Times...
Proposal to Create Whale Sanctuary in S Atlantic Defeated
FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil — A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic was defeated Tuesday at a meeting in Brazil of the...
‘Big and Vicious’: Hurricane Florence Closes in on Carolinas
WILMINGTON, North Carolina — Motorists streamed inland on highways converted to one-way evacuation routes Tuesday as about 1.7 million people in three states were...
Russia Launches Biggest Ever War Games Involving China
CHITA, Russia — Hundreds of thousands Russian troops swept across Siberia on Tuesday in the nation's largest ever war games also joined by China –...
Vietnam’s Capital Urges Residents to Stop Eating Dog Meat
HANOI — Authorities in Vietnam's capital are urging residents to stop eating dog meat because it hurts the city's image and improper raising and...