Florence and Mangkhut, Different Tales of Water and Wind
Nature expresses its fury in sundry ways. Two deadly storms — Hurricane Florence and Typhoon Mangkhut — roared ashore on the same day, half a world apart, but the way they ...
Thai Police Move Against ‘Little Ghost’ Recruiters
BANGKOK — Thai police promised to step up a crackdown on recruiting agents supplying illegal workers to South Korea, weeks after the Seoul government reportedly mulled an end to visa waivers for Thai travelers.
Thai Aviation Firm Sanctioned by US is Small Player
Little is known about a Thai company the US government announced rare sanctions against late Friday night for servicing an Iranian airline accused of aiding terrorist groups.
Colombian Kingpin Busted in Massive Smuggling Operation
LOS ANGELES — A Colombian drug kingpin who participated in a violent ring that used planes, speedboats and submarines to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars in cocaine in an operation stretching to Thailand faced federal trafficking charges Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, prosecutors said.
Typhoon Mangkhut Plows Through Rain-Soaked Philippines
Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the Philippines' northeastern coast early Saturday, its ferocious winds and blinding rain ripping off tin roof sheets and knocking out power, and plowed through the agricultural region at the start of the onslaught.
SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh Denies Allegation of Sexual Misconduct
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has denied an allegation of sexual misconduct from when he was in ...
Builder Faces Charges Over Silom Crane Collapse
BANGKOK — A construction engineer faces prosecution for a crane collapse Friday in the Silom area that injured three people, according to a city official.
US Accuses Thai Company of Aiding Terror-Linked Iran Airline
The U.S. government on Friday imposed sanctions on a Thai company it says provides services to an Iranian airline that Washington accuses of supporting terrorist activities directed ...
Nope, JJ Green Market is Done Already
BANGKOK — A woman in her 50s sat Friday in front the restaurant where she’s sold khao tom for seven years in a popular Bangkok night market. Not so far were piled boxes and bags of ingredients she didn’t know what to do with.
Endangered DTAC Customers Get 3-Month Reprieve
A court on Friday ordered regulators to extend service for DTAC customers using an old slice of spectrum the company has lost the rights to.