UK Police Treat Parliament Crash as Terror Attack
LONDON — Police flooded central London streets and cordoned off the city’s government district Tuesday, after a speeding car plowed into cyclists and crashed outside Parliament in what authorities were treating as an act of terrorism.
Judge May Acquit Women or Call Defense in Kim Jong Nam Trial
KUALA LUMPUR — Two Southeast Asian women on trial in Malaysia for the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother could be acquitted...
Femininity in Color: Artist Chalita Tantiwikosol Prints Women’s Lives
BANGKOK — Through characters, colors and prints, a young artist is seeking to start conversations about femininity, beauty and the meaning women bring to...
City to Keep Closer Eye on Sex in Bangkok Parks
City Hall on Tuesday detailed plans to discourage people from using Bangkok’s public parks for sex by increasing the frequency of patrols, putting up warning signs in Thai and English and adding more surveillance cameras.
Whistleblower Wants Justice For Felled Tree in Chatuchak
BANGKOK — A transparency activist filed a complaint Tuesday against city officials for cutting down a 50-year-old tree partly on public property.
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Police Investigating Car Crash Outside UK Parliament
LONDON — London's Metropolitan Police say no one is in a life-threatening condition following a car crash outside the Houses of Parliament.
Indonesia Woman Irked by Mosque Noise on Trial For Blasphemy
JAKARTA — Indonesian prosecutors have sought an 18-month prison term for a woman who was charged with blasphemy after she complained about the volume of a mosque's loudspeakers.
Casual Wear Banned for Government House Reporters
Jeans and T-shirts are out of fashion – at least for reporters covering junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha.
Prayuth Quiet on Assembly Triggering Another Poll Delay
Junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha was evasive Monday on whether a possible change to elections law by the assembly would further delay the next election.
Watchdog Activist Doused With Fermented Fish
BANGKOK – A pro-democracy activist on Tuesday said unidentified assailants threw fermented fish at him while he was walking to conduct a one-man protest outside the Government House.
