Man Slips From Khlong Saen Saep Pier, Drowns (Video)
BANGKOK — A 50-year-old man died this morning after he jumped from a boat pulling up to a pier and fell into the Saen Saep canal during the rush hour commute. Police named the victim as Teerapong...
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Separatists Shoot Toddler in Stomach in Narathiwat
NARATHIWAT — Police on Friday blamed the shooting of a man and his 3-year-old son at their home in Narathiwat on separatist insurgents. Prapan Laipraditporn, 32, and Peerapat Laipraditporn were...
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Thai Progressives React to Trump’s Shocking Victory
BANGKOK — This year hasn’t been kind to the brand of liberal democracy championed by progressives and internationalists. But advocates of liberal democracy in Thailand said they still have faith in...
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Bomb Wounds 2 in Pattani as Crown Prince Arrives
PATTANI — A bomb injured two local officials Monday morning in the southern province of Pattani just hours before Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn was scheduled to meet religious leaders there.
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Surprising Court, Jenphop Withdraws Insanity Defense
AYUTTHAYA — A businessman accused of vehicular manslaughter surprised the court Monday by announcing he he is now fit to stand trial.
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Overcrowded Loy Krathong Pier Sinks in Saraburi
SARABURI — A riverside pier north of Bangkok in Saraburi province sank Monday night under the weight of Loy Krathong festival-goers.
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Cop Recounts Hunt For Bangkok Bombers as Long-Delayed Trial Opens
BANGKOK — A police investigator told a military court Tuesday how police tracked down the two Uighur men accused of staging a bomb attack that killed 20 people last year.
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Bangkok Bombing Trial: Defendants Protest Chinese Interpreters
BANGKOK — As the trial began Tuesday against two Uighur men accused of bombing a Bangkok shrine in the worst single terror attack in modern Thai history, the court-approved interpreter did not know...
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Elderly Writer Arrested for Lese Majeste a Year After Alleged Offense
BANGKOK — A 75-year-old writer was arrested and charged with royal defamation for a speech he gave at a public forum a year ago, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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Full Moon Party Returns With Homage to Late King
SURAT THANI — One of the world’s most famous beach parties returned to Koh Phangan on Tuesday night.
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Gov’t to Honor Late King With Nationwide Event
BANGKOK — The military government on Wednesday called on provincial authorities to organize mass events Tuesday in honor of His Majesty the Late King.
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Chinese Tourist Dies After Going on Rampage
Police detained a number of people Wednesday for allegedly beating a belligerent and possibly disturbed Chinese man to death in the Huai Khwang district.
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Thai Worker Reported Missing in Tokyo
BANGKOK — Friends and family of a missing Thai expat in Tokyo were pleading for information Thursday about his whereabouts, three days after he went missing.
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Official Optimism on Tourism Tempered by the Numbers
BANGKOK — “Life goes on” was the key message Thailand’s top tourism official conveyed Wednesday night at a public forum on how the country’s tourism is weathering the death of its longest-reigning...
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Queen Treated for Lung Inflammation
BANGKOK – Her Majesty the Queen was diagnosed Thursday night with inflammation in her lung, a palace statement said.
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Pattani Car Bomb Destroys Gas Station, Injures 3
PATTANI — A car packed with explosives detonated at a gas station Thursday night in Pattani, wounding at least three people.
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Prawit Wants to Build a Wall Along Border With Malaysia
BANGKOK — We may soon see a great wall along our southern border, and we will make Malaysia pay for it. Or at least a portion of it.
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Melee Breaks Out in Pattaya Red Light District (Video)
PATTAYA — Pattaya police said Friday they were investigating a street melee between two women in the city’s red light district captured on film.
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Arrest Warrant Out for Anti-Monarchy Exile ‘Aum Neko’
BANGKOK — Police said Friday a court has issued an arrest warrant for a firebrand anti-royalist detractor living in French exile on a charge of insulting the monarchy, a count that carries a maximum...
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Junta Spokesman Denounces Army Caning of Recruit (Video)
BANGKOK — A spokesman of the ruling junta said Friday that a drill sergeant seen caning his recruit in a now-viral video will face severe punishment.
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