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Missing Japanese Tourist’s Body Found in Chao Phraya River: Police
BANGKOK — Police on Monday said a body found weeks ago in the Chao Phraya River matches that of a Japanese tourist reported missing from Khaosan Road last month.
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Falling Tree Branch Kills Italian in Pattaya
PATTAYA — Police on Monday said a heavy tree branch which fell and killed an Italian retiree on Jomtien Beach was most likely overlooked by city maintenance workers.
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Chiang Mai and Bangkok Show Solidarity With Women’s March
BANGKOK — Activists in Thailand who joined global protests against U.S. President Donald Trump over the weekend said Monday they hope more such events follow in the future.
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Green Line Link to BTS Mo Chit Won’t Close Lat Phrao Intersection
BANGKOK — Construction of a bridge between BTS Mo Chit and a new elevated train line will begin in February, a director of the project said Monday.
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Tourists Leap into Sea to Escape Flaming Diving Boat
SATUN — A diving trip in the pristine sea near a world-renowned island turned into a survival nightmare for 18 tourists Monday afternoon when their boat caught fire, forcing them to leave everything...
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Thai Official Who Stole Hotel Paintings Freed by Japanese
BANGKOK — Japanese authorities on Friday freed a Thai bureaucrat who was arrested for stealing three paintings from a hotel he was staying in Kyoto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
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30 Families Lose Homes to Khlong Toei Slum Fire
BANGKOK — At least 30 families were living in tents Saturday after their homes in an impoverished quarter of Bangkok were destroyed in a blaze.
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Monk Accused of Hosting Teen Meth Parties at Temple
SISAKET — Police arrested a monk Friday in Si Saket province after he hosted one too many teen drug parties at his temple.
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Artists Unveil Design for King Bhumibol’s Funeral Pyre
BANGKOK — The Late King’s contributions to society will be reflected in the design of his royal funeral pyre, according to the most detailed plan yet released by the officials in charge of the project.
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Probe Into Rolls-Royce Bribery Not Stalled: Anti-Graft Agency
BANGKOK — Thailand’s anti-graft agency is still working with its British counterpart to determine which officials took a billion baht in bribes from Rolls-Royce for over a decade, the agency’s...
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Genteel Protest to Media Censorship Swatted Aside
BANGKOK — A leader of the ruling junta said Monday that it will push ahead with new regulations decried by journalists as an attempt to gain control of the media.
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Official Apologizes for Painting Theft, Resigns
BANGKOK — A senior commerce official on Monday admitted to stealing paintings from a hotel in Japan and announced his resignation.
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‘Blackshirt’ Suspects Acquitted by Court – Then Returned to Jail
BANGKOK — When a court on Tuesday told two men and a woman they were cleared of charges they shot at security forces during a political unrest seven years ago, they probably expect to walk free.
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Prayuth Upbeat on Peace Talks After Insurgent Leader’s Death
BANGKOK — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters Tuesday he has seen progress in an ongoing peace dialogue with separatists in the Deep South following the death of their “spiritual leader”...
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Pattaya Terrorized by Knife-Wielding, Naked Farang
PATTAYA — Cops were called in Wednesday night to apprehend a Caucasian man who went on a naked rampage in Central Pattaya.
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‘11% Chance’ of 2017 Thai Coup? Unlikely, Defense Ministry Says
BANGKOK — A Defense Ministry spokesman said the public should not be concerned by an analysis published in a major U.S. newspaper that put Thailand near the top of a list of countries at risk of a...
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Big Bridge: Lane Closures Begin at Lat Phrao Intersection
BANGKOK — Construction of a new extension linking two elevated rail lines over one of Bangkok’s busiest crossroads took off Monday morning, with impacts on road traffic there likely for the next year...
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‘Millionaire Pretty’ Who Hit 8 Cars Cleared for New License
BANGKOK — Police said Monday they’re not sure why an internet celeb accused of crashing into eight cars while under influence of meth two months ago was allowed to take a test to regain her license to...
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Phuket Cops to Charge Boyfriend of Tourist Killed in Jet Ski Collision
PHUKET — Police on Tuesday said they will soon charge an Australian man for a jet ski collision that killed his girlfriend on the island of Phuket.
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King Appoints New Supreme Patriarch in Surprise Announcement
BANGKOK — Exercising his royal power under a recently amended law, His Majesty the King Tuesday named a new leader of Thai Buddhist authorities, ending years of vacancy on the ecclesiastic throne.
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