Ex Con Busted for Alleged 'Sex for Meth' Enterprise
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Two months out of prison, Tawee Boonthong was arrested again after reportedly caught offering to trade yaba for sex yesterday in Nakhon Si Thammarat.
Homeless Man Addresses Soldiers From Atop Chedi
An emotionally disturbed man scaled a chedi at a temple in the capital’s old quarter Monday evening before police managed to talk him down.
New Exodus of Rohingya Boat People Unlikely: Expert
BANGKOK — An expert on the plight of Myanmar's beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority said the sighting of several dozen boat people said to be seeking refuge in Malaysia probably does not portend a new exodus by sea.
Human Heart Prompts Southwest Flight to Return to Seattle
SEATTLE — Southwest Airlines says a Dallas-bound flight returned to Seattle last weekend because a human heart was left on board.
The Seattle Times reports...
HK Gov’t Condemns Rioters Who Struck Elderly Man With Bricks
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — A spokesman for the government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) expressed outrage on Thursday at the violence of rioters that left a senior worker critically injured.
COVID-19 Health Emergency Could Be Over This Year, WHO Says
GENEVA (AP) — The worst of the coronavirus pandemic — deaths, hospitalizations and lockdowns — could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly, the head of emergencies at the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Across Asia, Spike in Virus Cases Follows Lunar New Year
SINGAPORE (AP) — Many Asian countries are facing a spike in COVID-19 infections after the widely-celebrated Lunar New Year holidays, as health officials grapple with the highly-transmissible omicron variant and expectations that numbers will continue to rise in coming weeks.
EU Sanctions 22 Myanmar Officials, Gas Company, Over Abuses
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on several top officials in Myanmar and on a lucrative state-owned oil and gas company that has helped fund the military that overthrew the country’s elected government a year ago.
Moscow Tries to Draft Fleeing Russian Men at the Borders
LARSI, Georgia (AP) — Long lines of Russians trying to escape being called up to fight in Ukraine continued to clog highways out of the country on Wednesday, and Moscow reportedly set up draft offices at borders to intercept some of them.
Russia Launches Rescue Ship to Space Station After Leaks
Russia launched a rescue ship on Friday for two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut whose original ride home sprang a dangerous leak while parked...
